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More Grey's Anatomy drama involving Isaiah Washington

by Isabelle Carreau, posted May 11th 2008 7:01PM
Grey's AnatomyEven if Isaiah Washington is not longer part of the Grey's Anatomy cast, that doesn't mean he can't be at the center of more behind the scenes drama surrounding the show. This time, the actor is suing because the ABC show used a picture of himself portraying his Grey's character in last week's episode, "The Becoming."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor filed a complaint with SAG because the show used his picture without permission.

Grey's Anatomy has the rights to use the character's name to further storylines -- in this case they made Washington's character win a prestigious award so it would affect two of the current characters' lives -- but can't use the actor's image without consent.

Washington, who just wrapped The Least of These in which he plays a priest and who is currently filming Patriots, a basketball movie set in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina hit, wants some sort of financial settlement with the show over this issue.

Let's hope Grey's Anatomy retires Burke for good so that we don't have to report about more Washington/Grey's drama in the future because we are starting to sound like a broken record.

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Jessica

We miss Dr. Burke in Greys it wont never be the same without his character. I love to see him again...............Please bring him back!

June 14 2008 at 7:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
chitown

Mr. Washington has every right to have something to say about the show using his likeness to promote the show. I think it would be fair for them to pay him for using his picture or at least offer him some guest appearances for compensation.

Mr. Washington has paid for his bad judgment with the words he spoke. He has been publicly ridiculed regarding his remarks. He said something out of character but I don't think it meant he did not like Mr Knight. There should not be a need to drag the situation on and on. Whatever is in the past leave it in the past!!!! You can't keep pinning a person to the stake without looking at your own sins. There is not a person on this earth that does not sin. Enough is enough. Let the man go on with his life and career.

Fairness is fairness! Give the man his money and move on or make a fair deal with him and be done!

May 22 2008 at 1:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dkny

good for him - that's what you get for being all PC - he made a tastless joke - boo hoo - people need to get thicker skin - so now he'll get a lot of money for something small and petty

May 12 2008 at 12:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Laura

i don't even know why they brought that storyline back - be done with it already!! Washington was such an a-hole, why even give him that type of publicity?

The Yang/Burke thing completely slowed down the entire episode...I hated it.

May 12 2008 at 11:40 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Prhime

good for him. he has every right to do so especially the way the breakup/kick-off the show went.

i gave up on this show after second season and first few episodes of s3 then realized the show lost its focus and became a ratings-beggar. it is probably in its last leg

May 12 2008 at 8:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sean g

i hope he comes back to grey's

May 12 2008 at 2:11 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Toby O

Did anybody try a high-def version of that picture? I'd like to know if the fine print reveals the award to be the Cushing Descending Left Arterial Award from 'St. Elsewhere' and 'Chicago Hope'!

May 12 2008 at 1:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MERVE-THE-PERVE

They should make an agreement to pay him for showing that photo and to show it one more time - with his obituary beneath it.

May 11 2008 at 10:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Ryan

Heh. I was going to say almost the exact same thing.

Basically I wanted to say:

Just throw him money for this little snafu and then kill the character off. Done and done.

May 12 2008 at 12:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iamored8907

Well I guess now we do know that he will never be back, EVER.

May 11 2008 at 10:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bash

It sucks so much that they now give him ammunition in the argument who's the asshole in the whole ordeal. I hate it when people who clearly made a mistake can point out that they were wronged too. It diminishes the fact that he is a hater.

May 11 2008 at 9:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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