"Grey's" Creator: Isaiah Insulted Everyone
Posted Jan 24th 2007 2:49PM by TMZ Staff
Filed under: TV

Moments after reports circulated that Isaiah Washington checked into rehab, "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shondra Rhimes weighed in with a statement which sounds like she's hedging her bets on her embattled star:

"I speak for all the executive producers here at 'Grey's Anatomy' when I say that Isaiah Washington's use of such a disturbing word was a shocking and dismaying event that insulted not only gays and lesbians everywhere but anyone who has ever struggled for respect in a world that is not always accepting of difference ... We applaud and encourage Isaiah's realization that he needs help and his subsequent choice to seek immediate treatment for his behavioral issues."

What Rhimes didn't mention, was whether Washington would be fired or not. TMZ spies in high places in the production of "Grey's Anatomy" say Washington's fate will be determined by ratings, not moral outrage -- namely, whether his presence helps or hurts the show.

he went to stinkin' thinkin' camp

anything to satsify the American public's thirst for blood. They probably won't kick him off the show, so he has to do something to make it look good.

1sexymf said:

i understand that, i just dont understand how the american public thinks rehab cures hatred.

i mean, they are talking about rehab for dependancy on alcohol and /or drugs...

cborgman said:

that was assinine. We're not that stooopid.

Does that mean its not gonna be on anymore?????

1sexymf said:

i, for one, ain't buying it. i didn't buy it from mel, i'm not buying it from him, and here in a few days when the rachel ray shit hits the fan, i ain't gonna buy it from her either.

cborgman said:

What's gon' on with RR?

Perky talk show host Rachael Ray made disparaging racial remarks about the woman who gave Ray her big shot at daytime TV -- none other than Oprah Winfrey, according to TMZ sources. It's a shocking account of a dinner that occurred during the period that the show was being sold.

Rewind to December 3, 2005. Ray was at the Century City Shopping Mall in Los Angeles for a book signing. Reps from King World, the production company that was syndicating the show, were shooting the event for its sales presentation.

"Why is she wearing slave drag? She obviously has problems being black."
At around 7:00 PM, Ray, along with seven others, went to Houston's Restaurant in the mall. They sat in a booth in the far right rear of the restaurant. Ray ordered fish and complained to the table it was dry. She was also drinking red wine and lots of it -- one source says a minimum of four big glasses.

We're told Ray became "extremely loud and aggressive," and began dissing Oprah. Sources say she told the group about a portrait of Oprah that sits in the lobby of Harpo Productions in Chicago. It's from the movie "Beloved" and shows Winfrey's back, enhanced with scars. She's also wearing a skirt from the slavery era.

Back at the table, sources say Ray launched into attack mode: "Why is she wearing slave drag? She obviously has problems being black."

But Oprah wasn't Ray's only target. Sources say she told the group how much she liked Jennifer Aniston and then called Brad Pitt a "pussy boy." But her harshest comments were reserved for Angelina Jolie, calling her "a skanky, backdoor c**t."

TMZ contacted the Director of Publicity for Rachael Ray, Charlie Dougiello, who said, "Rachael did attend the dinner referenced and enjoyed wine and good conversation with friends and colleagues. She denies making any of the comments referenced. In fact, there are several words that are attributed to Rachael that she has never uttered in her life."

Dougiello added, "Neither in public nor in private has Rachael made a disparaging or cruel remark about her friend and mentor, Oprah, nor a celebrity couple she has never even met."

Dougiello also said, "There were several associates of Rachael's at that table who, unprompted, agreed that Rachael never made any of the comments she is being accused of making... and it seems very convenient that these accusations are being levied at a time when Rachael's success has focused the public eye on her."

I don't understand. I wish I really knew what his trip was. Some of these attitudes are sooo ingrained in people that it really seems insencere when they go and "take a class" about it.


M

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

yeah, it seems false to me too.

cborgman said:

Hi Sweety!!!!! xxoo

Did you know that Mr. Washington played "a gay" in a movie called Get On The Bus? He'll probably work that in somewhere in his defense or something.


M

Why are people so shocked over stuff like this? It's human nature to hate what's different. Folks try to be PC, but sooner or later the true feelings come out.

uPtoWnNY said:

i don't think it is natural. i think it's conditioning.

uPtoWnNY said:

i don't think it is natural. i think it's conditioning.

cborgman said:

I always wonder about dudes who are so openly anti-gay. Methinks they doth protest too much....

cborgman said:

So lame. I'm glad I do not watch that show...

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VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

yea, i dont watch either. not cause of this, i just watch precious little tv.

cborgman said:

like The View! I heard Ro shut Babwa up or something this morning...the fun never ends! Elizabeth's rant yesterday was crazy too...

Back to Isaiah...he just looks like a hateful monger....you can see the anger in his face!

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