Isaiah Washington Upset over TV Patrick Dempsey Attack

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HOLLYWOOD - Disgraced actor Isaiah Washington is fuming over a new TV interview in which he seemed to poke fun at former Grey's Anatomy costar Patrick Dempsey for not sticking up for him in the aftermath of his gay-slur scandal.

Washington was feuding with Dempsey on the set of the medical drama last year when he uttered the 'F' word, which sparked a major controversy.

The comment led to costar T.R. Knight 'coming out' as a gay man, but Washington has always maintained the slur wasn't directed at Knight.

In a TV interview on news show Access Hollywood last week, host Billy Bush asked Washington if he felt Dempsey should have spoken up for him.

Bush posed, "Dempsey, it seems to me, could've cleared everything up by standing up and saying one thing: 'Isaiah never said that to T.R.--I was there.' If he's a friend, how could he not do that?"

A grinning Washington replied, "Nice observation, Billy... He (Dempsey) protects himself well. He did what he felt he needed to do and remained silent."

But now, Washington, who was let go from the show earlier this summer, is upset with the way the TV interview was edited, making it look as if he blames Dempsey for his firing.

Bush reports, "My only regret is that due to time on our show... in the edited interview we went straight to the outrage and it came off as if I was berating Patrick. Not the case. I should have fought for the extra time.

"I am quite sure that Isaiah is difficult on the set... a perfectionist that compares himself to others. It's divisive, but frankly, this town has plenty of difficult actors. The legends are there. He means well."

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