Don't be so quick to dismiss the "tabloids"! We told you back in October that Grey's Anatomy star T.R. Knight "came out" and declared himself a homosexual after his co-star Isaiah Washington called him a "faggot" in a much-publicized (and spin-doctored) fracas on the set. Of course, there were denials and claims that we and others were jumping to conclusions. And on Monday night, Washington himself made a big show of his compassion and denied using the "f-word."
But guess what? Today, T.R. appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and confirms it all. He says his co-star did indeed direct the slur at him--and that because of the ugly attack and ensuing publicity, T.R. felt it was important to make a statement-- and come out.
He's quoted in a show transcript:
"I was under no delusion. My friends on the set knew. We talked about it. They knew. I was not under any delusion that they didn't know but I think publicly it's not my thing to like call up People magazine and be like, hey you want to know something about me? You know, I think when it happened, I've never been called it, and you know you go through things in life and you lose friends when you go through the process-- whatever your journey is-- but I've never been called that to my face. So, I think when that happened something shifted and it became bigger, you know what I mean, than myself. I look to people like you (Ellen)... to your bravery, and other people's bravery, and you're just really grateful for that because I could've just let it slide and not said anything but it became important."
Ellen asked about Washington's denial that he called Knight a "faggot." T.R. said: "Yeah, he denied that he said it. I don't know what to say... really, about that."
(Watch for changes in the Grey's cast. After Washington's display at the Golden Globes, and his co-stars' public adminishments, he's not long for the show. Eriq LaSalle might be putting on the scrubs again, after all.)