Isaiah Washington, NBC in TV talks
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Recently axed "Grey's Anatomy" co-star Isaiah Washington has been in preliminary discussions with NBC about a deal, although the talks have stalled, according to people familiar with the situation.
It was not clear whether NBC was interested in bringing the outspoken actor onto an existing series or casting him in a new project.
Washington alluded to conversations with NBC in his first interview after he was fired from ABC's hit medical show on June 7 in the wake of reported anti-gay slurs directed at fellow castmate T.R. Knight.
The actor told Entertainment Weekly that he and his agent "are sorting through a ton of offers in both film and TV ... There is one network in particular that's very interested, but I don't want to say anything specific until it's a done deal," the magazine quoted him as saying.
Washington made news during the past week with a couple of charged interviews, including one suggesting that Knight should have been fired instead of him and accusing Knight of milking the homophobic remark incident to get more screen time and better pay.
NBC declined comment Monday. A representative for Washington could not be reached for comment.
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