Can `Greys Anatomy Heal Cast Rift?
By LYNN ELBER The Associated Press Friday, January 19, 2007; 8:08 PM LOS ANGELES — Friendships betrayed, careers at stake _ how will the drama spilling from behind the camera into real life on “Grey’s Anatomy” affect the future of the smash hit TV series? Whatever the consequences of actor Isaiah Washington’s use of an anti-gay slur to describe castmate T.R. Knight, the pressure is on series creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes to restore order among the cast of the soapy medical drama. Millions of advertising dollars for ABC and corporate parent Walt Disney Co. are riding on her ability to keep the show healthy. On Thursday, ABC chastised Washington for using the term “faggot” about Knight in an on-set dustup in October with co-star Patrick Dempsey and then using the slur again at this week’s Golden Globes as he denied ever uttering it. Later Thursday, Washington, who’s gotten hold of the biggest role of his career on “Grey’s Anatomy,” conceded using the invective and issued
