Burke Scrubs Out of "Grey's Anatomy"

I usually don’t report on casting news that will give away storylines, but since the whole world will be talking about this one for a while, I figured I should to…

Isaiah Washington is gone from “Grey’s Anatomy.”

After months of speculation, Executive Producer/Creator Shonda Rhimes told Washington yesterday that he would not be invited back to the show. In a statement from his publicist, Washington said, “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.” The quote is a reference to the 1976 movie “Network,” but it’s still a classic example of what got Washington fired to begin with…his big mouth.

You may recall that Washington started a HUGE brew-ha-ha when he used a homophobic slur toward T.R. Knight (George) that caused Knight to go public with his sexuality. Then, he made it worse when he uttered it again at the Golden Globe Awards, causing Katherine Heigl (Izzy) to bash him in the media. Washington later went to rehab and recorded a PSA denouncing hate speech, but the damage was already done.

Knight, by the way, will return next season...