The 'Grey's Antigay Slur Controversy Outted T.R. Knight to His Fay

Contents:

• EXCLUSIVE: 'GREY'S ANATOMY' STAR T.R. KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE'S GAY
• T.R. KNIGHT'S FAY DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GAY UNTIL AFTER ISAIAH WASHGTON LLED HIM A HOMOPHOBIC SLUR ON THE 'GREY'S ANATOMY' SET, A FORMER WRER SAYS A NEW BOOK
• EVERYTHG ABOUT T.R. KNIGHT’S HBAND, WIFE & GAY QUERI, AND TV SHOWS & MOVI
• T.R. KNIGHT `LEARNED SO MUCH' SCE ANNOUNCG THAT HE'S GAY
• T.R. KNIGHT EXPLI EN 'PEOPLE' QUE GAY
• THE 'GREY'S ANTIGAY SLUR CONTROVERSY OUTTED T.R. KNIGHT TO HIS FAY
• ¿T.R. KNIGHT GAY?
• T.R. KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE IS GAY
• T.R. KNIGHT "DEFELY HAPPY" HE'S OPENLY GAY

EXCLUSIVE: 'GREY'S ANATOMY' STAR T.R. KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE'S GAY

"I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most tertg part of me, " the Grey's Anatomy star tells PEOPLE exclively. Knight is gay, he has nfirmed exclively to PEOPLE.

“While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I’m gay isn’t the most tertg part of me. Knight's fay didn't know he was gay until an cint on the "Grey's Anatomy" set leaked. Isaiah Washgton was fired om the show 2007 after referrg to Knight g a homophobic slur.

A "source close to Washgton" said a new book that the actor isn't homophobic.

T.R. KNIGHT'S FAY DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GAY UNTIL AFTER ISAIAH WASHGTON LLED HIM A HOMOPHOBIC SLUR ON THE 'GREY'S ANATOMY' SET, A FORMER WRER SAYS A NEW BOOK

Knight's fay didn't know he was gay before Isaiah Washgton referred to him g a homophobic slur durg a late-night fight on set wh Patrick Dempsey, said former "Grey's Anatomy" wrer Harry Werksman. " Acrdg to the book, Werksman said that Washgton approached Dempsey, phed him up agast a wall, and told him he uldn't "talk to me the way you talk to" Knight, whom he referred to g the homophobic slur. '"Knight publicly nfirmed he's gay  a 2006 statement to People orr to "quiet any unnecsary mors" about him.

EVERYTHG ABOUT T.R. KNIGHT’S HBAND, WIFE & GAY QUERI, AND TV SHOWS & MOVI

"While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most tertg part of me, " the statement read, part. A year later, Knight said on "The Ellen DeGener Show" that gettg lled the homophobic slur is what prompted him to disclose rmatn about his private life bee " beme important to make the statement. He was fired om the show later that year, but briefly returned to "Grey's Anatomy" season 10 as part of the ex storyle for Sandra Oh's character Crista "How to Save a Life, " Rice reports that a "source close to Washgton" says the cint "was more about his personaly than was any homophobia or perceived homophobia.

T.R. KNIGHT `LEARNED SO MUCH' SCE ANNOUNCG THAT HE'S GAY

All the years later, and there are still more and more tails g out about the now-famo antigay slur sndal that rocked the st of ABC's long-nng medil drama seri Grey's those not faiar wh the story or who need a reher (we don't blame you, 's been a while), back 2006, actor Isaiah Washgton (who played Dr. Prton Burke on Grey's) referred to his gay -star T.

Gee O'Malley and who me out publicly to People followg the sndal) the antigay f-word slur durg an on-set argument he had wh Patrick Dempsey (Dr. Knight hid his sexualy for the longt time before an unfortunate cint outed him as gay 2006. However, sce g out of the closet, he has had an arguably better has been leadg a happy married life wh his hband Patrick Leahy for almost a and is a proud gay actor.

T.R. KNIGHT EXPLI EN 'PEOPLE' QUE GAY

Wh the role, he set an example that a gay actor uld portray such a multifaceted straight role. He also referred to Knight g a homophobic slur (f****t) suatn oled down after several people tervened. "While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most tertg part of me, " he said the statement.

Knight says he's evolved as a person sce announcg last October that he's gay. Gee O'Malley on ABC's h medil drama, "Grey's Anatomy, " announced that he's gay after surfaced that Isaiah Washgton had ed an anti-gay slur agast him durg an on-set clash wh a -star. Washgton, 44, was booted om his role as a surgeon on the show after he ed an anti-gay ephet backstage at the Goln Globe Awards January while nyg he'd ed prevly on the set agast publicly apologized and tried to make amends by meetg wh gay-rights anizatns and filmg a public-service announcement llg for said tellg the world you're gay isn't an easy thg to do.

THE 'GREY'S ANTIGAY SLUR CONTROVERSY OUTTED T.R. KNIGHT TO HIS FAY

Knight, el doctor Gee O'Malley en la serieAnatomía Grey(foto), ha explido aPeopleque homosexual. The years later, and there are still more and more tails g out about the now-famo antigay slur sndal that rocked the st of ABC's long-nng medil drama seri Grey's those not faiar wh the story or who need a reher (we don't blame you, 's been a while), back 2006, actor Isaiah Washgton (who played Dr.

Knight gay, y su salida l armar llegó clo a ser un antecimiento públi y cierta notoriedad en las publicn sociedad. Knight gay han sido todo un balón oxígeno para los fensor los rechos los homosexual. Es bien nocido que todavía difícil clarar públimente la homosexualidad en algunas sociedas, pero s el punto vista un artista bien nocido, la vida más tranquila cuando tá fuera l armar.

¿T.R. KNIGHT GAY?

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Con el tiempo, te popular artista se unió a la larga lista celebridas que tán ullosos ser gay. Knight told Gold Derby the role held a particular importance to him bee "It's nice to be playg a gay role a seemgly good marriage wh kids.

T.R. KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE IS GAY

Knight says beg sulted by Isaiah Washgton prompted him to adm he's gay.

Shortly after the dtup, Knight nfirmed exclively to PEOPLE that he is gay – the kd of announcement he says isn’t his style, but that he felt was necsary.

T.R. KNIGHT "DEFELY HAPPY" HE'S OPENLY GAY

He ntued: "While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most tertg part of me. Knight and Chandra Wilson attend the 46th annual Monte Carlo Televisn Ftival Mona on July 1, 2006 | Photo: Getty ImagPersecutnCo-star Isaiah Washgton allegedly lled Knight an anti-gay slur amid an argument wh Patrick Dempsey. In the aftermath, Washgton was fired 2007 for the homophobic speech.

Durg an terview wh the Huffgton Post, the "A Year and Change" actor reflected on his feelgs as a gay man sharg his life wh another. In , he plays French poet Max Jab, who was notably gay the early 1900s, a rare occurrence at the time. Knight, the terrific Grey's Anatomy star who has bee a fan favore as everyman Gee O'Malley, has announced he is gay.

"While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most tertg part of me.