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Washington issued an apology for his actions to People in and was fired from the show the following year. Parriott makes similar comments about Dempsey's behavior , saying the actor was often "terrorizing the set. Dempsey has never directly commented about any allegations regarding his behavior on set.

In his "Grey's Anatomy" exit interview with Rice, he said leaving the show "unfolded in a very organic way" but added that "it happened very quickly. In November , Dempsey went on a "hiatus" from the show for six episodes for reasons he didn't explain to Rice. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.

Get the Insider App. Off the back of the release, Washington doubled down on comments about Dempsey, insisting that star Ellen Pompeo had been paid to keep the controversy quiet. Lindsay began as a singer-songwriter in Los Angeles at the age of seventeen. She is the author of two novels. She lives in Los Angeles and is most often found running or hiking with her German Shepherd, working on her books, or eating Indian food.

Pompeo's then-boyfriend, record producer and fashion executive Chris Ivery, became her husband in The actress addressed her reaction to Washington almost being cast as McDreamy in an interview with the New York Post when the series was celebrating the th episode. Pompeo said Rhimes wanted "a Black man in the mix" to play Meredith's love interest, but the actress "didn't think they were really going to put an interracial couple on the show. It was too close to home," she told the Post.

Although Pompeo had her reservations about Washington, who was fired from the ABC medical drama in for using a homophobic slur on set, she's a vocal ally for people of color. She also infamously called out the lack of diversity in the room when she was on set for a "Women in Television" interview for Porter magazine in But I don't see enough color.

And I didn't see enough color when I walked into the room today. Representatives for Pompeo, Washington, and Rhimes didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.