Celebrity Feuds
Isaiah: There's No Way I'm Homophobic

Isaiah Washington talks about his experiences working with gays and lesbians as if they aren't commonplace in Hollywood. And water is not wet, and the sky is not blue.

During an interview with the Houston Chronicle, Washington pointed out that he was once hired by a lesbian, saying, "I've been working with lesbian and gay [sic] for 21 years in this business. In New York, my first job was given to me by ... an African American lesbian."

Isaiah says he gets along splendidly with people of all sexual orientations. He told the Chronicle, "My whole existence has co-existed evenly and beautifully with individuals who happen to be gay." Well, except for that whole T.R. Knight thing.



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61. 1) i believe isiah w. is a fine human being. he genuinely apologized and needs to stop. he used the term gay (((which actually has several denotations including----happy, homosexual, weak/punk, etc.))) when talking to pat dempsey, who is not a homosexual. which definition does an honest and reasonable person believe he was referring to?

2) for anyone to compare him to don imus is an incorrect assessment.
don imus has been forever directing racist comments at the black community as corroborated by catalog after catalog after catalog of his broadcasts. his was not a one time incident, but a pattern of behavior. he apologized, but deserved to be fired.

3) i can only imagine the mickey mouse accusations that were piled on to justify isiah w.'s firing from grey's.



Posted at 3:36PM on Jun 28th 2007 by nameless

62. WOW! CAN THIS GUY BE EVEN MORE OF A JERK?
WHAT AN IDIOT, WAY TO GO!
I GUESS EVERYONE IS OUT TO GET YOU, AND IT'S EVERYONES FAULT BUT YOUR OWN, RIGHT?
WHATEVER! RACISM NOW?? THE GREY'S CAST IS SO ECLECTIC, PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST ON TV. YOU ACTED LIKE THE BIGGEST JERK, DENIED, APOLOGIZED, DENIED AGAIN, AGAIN, APOLOGIZED, REHAB?? FOR BEING A JERK? UNBELIEVABLE...NOW HE WAS FIRED BECAUSE OF RACISM. WHATEVER! WHY DON'T YOU QUIT TALKING AND MAYBE PEOPLE WILL FORGET ABOUT ALL THIS, AND WATCH YOU FOR YOUR FINE WORK, AND NOT YOUR CRAPPY PERSONAL IDENTITY....IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE I WATCH YOU AGAIN. WHAT AN EMBARASSMENT-TUNE THIS GUY OUT!
GO BACK TO WORK, AND ZIP IT! EVERY WORD THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH JUST BURIES YOU IN DEEPER.... :(

Posted at 2:35PM on Jun 29th 2007 by jewel

63. Isaih,
It wasn't racism that got you fired it was your own big dumb mouth, imus apoligized too and it was to late so why don't you get behind him in the unemployment line and you can cry on each others shoulder and tell racism stories!! Good riddens to two no talents.

Posted at 6:46PM on Jun 30th 2007 by Don

64. Isaiah was fired for telling the truth! T.K Knightley is a gay man by choice beacuse noone is born that way. fact T.k enjoys having sexual encounters with other men. fact it is by choice fact the Bible discribes his kind as an abomination fact homosexualality is a learned behavior fact homosexualality is perverted fact homosexual behavior is UNGODLY !!!!!!!!! These are facts about T.K knightly by his on choice because he chooses to an ABOMINATION TO GOD by practicing this perverted behavior!!!!!!!! So he shouldn't be so sensitive, He is a worldly man indulging in sinful ungodly behavior he should be a far more tougher than that cosidering he openly sins and commits blasphemy towards god by saying he was born that way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 2:53PM on Jun 30th 2007 by soulfulcrii

65. JOSE LUIS MIGUEL PEREZ i hope ur not on the guess worker program...lol.

Posted at 1:50PM on Jul 1st 2007 by Funny

66. OH MY GOD....MR.WASHINGTON...YOU NEED TO STOP.....ON LARRY KING I COULD
BARELY WATCH YOU TRYING TO FAKE A "YOUNG" MANS SMILE....YOU'VE BEEN
AROUND THE BLOCK. & IT SHOWS!! YOU SHOULDVE KNOWN BETTER......
BUT DONT WORRY TOO MUCH....THE SHOWS WRECKED BY THIS CRAP, T.R.KNIGHTS
STUPID HOOKUP WITH CATHERINE HEIGL (ON THE SHOW) AND MEREDITHS APPARENT ANOREXIA.............DUH!!!!! BAD CASTING ALL AROUND.....THE SHOW IS
DOOMED......GO DO SOME VOICEOVERS TILL WE FORGET......AND FOR GODS SAKE
STOP SPINNING!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM EMBARRASSED FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:29PM on Jul 4th 2007 by lizouttavegas

67. this is crazy because when i was watching cnn they said mr washington shouldnt tried and blame some else for what he said and. i said ok but why they didnt say that when don imus tried and blame rappers for what he said. matter of fact they agreed with him so that seem a lilttle crazy to me

Posted at 12:22PM on Sep 6th 2007 by josh

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