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

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• 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
• EXCLUSIVE: 'GREY'S ANATOMY' STAR T.R. KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE'S GAY
• EVERYTHG ABOUT T.R. KNIGHT’S HBAND, WIFE & GAY QUERI, AND TV SHOWS & MOVI
• THE 'GREY'S ANTIGAY SLUR CONTROVERSY OUTTED T.R. KNIGHT TO HIS FAY
• IS TR KNIGHT GAY OR MARRIED? WHO IS HIS WIFE OR HBAND? HEIGHT, WORTH
• T.R. KNIGHT `LEARNED SO MUCH' SCE ANNOUNCG THAT 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

Knight's fay didn't know he was gay until an cint on the "Grey's Anatomy" set leaked.

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

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.

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

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.

"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.

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

"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 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.

IS TR KNIGHT GAY OR MARRIED? WHO IS HIS WIFE OR HBAND? HEIGHT, WORTH

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.

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