'According to an insider, Isaiah, who issued an apology for his statements on Jan. 18, agreed to undergo a psychological assessment after talks with ABC executives.
The married 43-year-old father of three was spotted entering the facility at 9 a.m. today (Jan. 24).
ABC has told him he must enter a program to examine why he would say such hateful words, the insider says.'
Rehab for saying a slur? I didn't know such things existed. Don't you usually just have to take a sensitivity class or whatever in most workplaces? I don't mean to offend anyone, but if they're actually making him go to "rehab" that seems just a little silly.
i know it's wrong to say use that offensive term about about gay people..but sending him to do a course in rehab seems a bit extreme. seems like a move on ABCs part to keep their reputation.
i'm sure alot of people say offensive things about gay people everyday..
and i'm not meaning to offend people at all..
He should have been fired. To make a bigotous comment like that and get away with a slap on the wrist? Unacceptable behaviour towards gay people is still permitted without consequence and its very sickening. But this is America, so I dont expect any sensitivity.
You can't rehabilitate the ignorant and the stupid. I'm getting so sick of this fad of going to rehab when you're true colors are shown to be less than pleasing. Michael Richards seeking help for dropping the n-bomb, this guy going into rehab for calling someone a fag.....jeez. Can anyone really say that they'd be convinced by their "reformed" ways?
Sometimes people need help with their emotions. But more often than not an ******* is simply an *******.
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This is just what I was going to say. I think he released a statement about going into a counseling program? I think it must be anger management/therapy? Who knows if he really wants to change or if he just is trying to save his image and ABC's though.
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His comment stirred a LOT of drama ... I wonder if the same amount of drama if his comment was demaçeaning to any other minority ... I think his timing was AWFUL
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Isaiah Washington’s Grey’s Anatomy castmates are keeping their distance as the disgraced actor battles his demons in rehab.
The star was a no-show at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, where his castmates claimed a Best TV Ensemble, after checking into a treatment centre to address issues that reared up after he twice referred to gay co-star T.R. Knight as a “faggot”.
And while co-star Chandra Wilson offered her support to him during her Best Actress acceptance speech, other castmates weren’t quite so warm towards Washington.
Katherine Heigl, who suggested the actor shouldn’t be allowed to speak publicly after mentioning the ‘f’ word at a Golden Globe Awards backstage press conference earlier this month, was still chilly towards him.
Of his SAG Awards absence, she said, “As far as we know, he’s seeking treatment right now to help with some of his issues. We don’t know when he’ll be back, or for how long.”
After publicly apologising for his remarks, Washington checked into a residential treatment facility last week in a bid to keep his job on the medical drama, according to news reports in America.
It's all bloody PR. He's only sorry cos he got caught, as was Michael Richards, Mel Gibson.... with the latter two's comments much worse than Washington's.
That kind of bigotry is innate. Call me a cynic, but no amount of rehab can change what's in your blood.
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