Grey’s Anatomy

So what exactly were the repercussions of Isaiah Washington’s recent bad behavior? Let’s see, there was a trip to rehab and what else? During his acceptance speech at the 38th Annual NAACP Awards over the weekend, he said last year when he won he felt deserving, but this year he was just grateful to be there at all. So maybe he really has changed his tune. I hope for the sake of the rest of the cast he has. And besides, I want to see what’s next for Burke.

But, it does appear that he’s getting the proverbial wrist slap from the network in the form of less cash than his castmates. Sources are claiming that, “Isaiah knows it is his fault that he may not get the fat raise he was going to get. ABC doesn’t have to give him anything - he is under contract for seven years - and this is going to cost him millions. It’s just a bitter pill he is going to have to swallow.”

Hmm…. this sounds about right. I’m sure we’ll continue to hear all kinds of rumors on contract renegotiations for the next few weeks. I’ll be glad when all that off screen drama is over with!

Isaiah Washington, Grey’s Anatomy

Grey’s Anatomy once again brought home some hardware at this year’s NAACP Image Awards. Isaiah Washington won for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series.

Chandra Wilson picked up Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series went to Creator/Producer Shonda Rhimes for the episode “It’s The End of The World.”

And the show won Best Drama

James Pickens, his wife, Shonda, Eric Dane, Justin Chambers and Chandra

Anyone else think it is weird that James brought his wife on stage?

Congratulations to the cast!

Grey’s Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes, Chandra Wilson, Isaiah Washington, Justin Chambers, Eric Dane, James Pickens

Rumors have been spreading since late February that Kate Walsh and Brothers and Sisters star Dave Annable are dating. The pair were spotted at an InStyle party on Feb. 23 looking all cozy. And they appear in a photo in the new issue of People Magazine (the one with Daddy Patrick Dempsey and his twins on the cover). In that picture, he has his arm around her at an Oscar Party. Too bad I had no luck finding that one online, but here’s the first picture I mentioned. For all we know they may just be pals, but I think they’re super cute together and hopefully this will put to rest the rumors that Dave is dating his on screen mother Sally Field. (Yes, you read that right).

Grey’s Anatomy, Kate Walsh, Dave Annable, Patrick Dempsey, Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters

Wow. Katherine Heigl decided to respond publicly to this week’s contract drama. Here’s what she had to say:

“I am embarrassed that this has become a public matter and disappointed that Touchstone felt it necessary to divulge private employment information. I had hoped I would be able to deal with this issue confidentially with my bosses. I dropped out of the renegotiation simply because I wanted to treat myself with the respect I was not getting from them. No matter how unhappy I am about their decision to respond to this publicly, I continue to be passionate about and committed to this character.�?

Bottom line is this - Katie should be treated as well as the other supporting players on the show. If she isn’t, then I don’t blame her for getting upset. She is still contracted for three more seasons of the show and if she were to leave, she would owe Touchstone lots of money. So go ahead and grab that Snickers, she’s not going anywhere for a while.

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Cutest. Picture. Ever. Patrick Dempsey shows People Magazine his twin boys. Too cute!

Patrick Dempsey, Grey’s Anatomy

It turns out all that crap yesterday about Katherine Heigl leaving contract talks was just that - crap. ABC says it isn’t true and Izzie ain’t going anywhere. Here’s their statement:

“Katherine is an integral part of Grey’s Anatomy and its success. Fortunately, we have a long-term contract to ensure she’ll be with the show for several years to come. In recognition of her tremendous talent and value to the show, we recently approached Katherine with an offer to raise her compensation significantly above the terms of her current contract. We were surprised to see this gesture reported negatively in the press, and want to reassure fans that she will continue as Izzie Stevens.”

Yea! I know everyone’s irritated wtih Izzie lately, but I think she’s one of the more interesting characters on the show. I’m glad this is resolved.

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Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy

The cast of Grey’s Anatomy is still out on the town, living it up. Some of the gang even showed up at Vanity Fair’s Oscar bash on Sunday. And Katherine Heigl took her turn on the catwalk for GM’s 10 Show - Eric Dane and wife Rebecca Gayheart were in attendance cheering her on. These pictures are too cute. Enjoy!

Ellen Pompeo and Joy Bryant at the Vanity Fair Oscar party

Ellen arriving at the Vanity Fair Oscar party

Eric Dane and wife Rebecca Gayheart arriving at the Vanity Fair Oscar party

Katherine Heigl arriving at the GM 10 Show

Katherine walking the runway at the GM 10 Show

Patrick Dempsey and Lance Armstrong at the Vanity Fair Oscar party (will last summer’s infamous trifecta of Lance, Matthew McConaughey and Jake Gyllenhaal become a quad?)

Patrick and Jimmie Johnson

Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Katherine Heigl, Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart, Grey’s Anatomy

We haven’t discussed the fact that the entire cast of Grey’s Anatomy is in the middle of contract negotiations with ABC. This kind of thing happens all the time and usually we don’t hear a peep about it. The bottom line is, everyone wants more money just like you and I want more money when we have our reviews each year. It doesn’t make us greedy, it’s just a fact of life. This cast isn’t tight like the cast of Friends and they are all negotiating separately. Now TV Guide is reporting that Katherine Heigl has left the talks because she is upset about the money she is being offered. This is what I was talking about the other day when I said the show was so huge right now that everyone is looking with a critical eye at every single bit of news that breaks about the show or its stars. I don’t think badly of Katie and I don’t blame her for wanting to be treated equally. I’d say the same thing if it was any of the other cast members, too. (Well, except maybe Isaiah Washington, as much as I enjoy Preston Burke, I’m still shocked they didn’t fire him). Anyway, here’s what TV Guide has to say:

Katherine Heigl has dropped out of contract talks with Grey’s Anatomy, due to matters of dollars and cents, People is reporting. “Katie is disappointed and hurt that Touchstone doesn’t value her as much as her other costars, especially Sandra Oh and Isaiah Washington,” says a source who apparently didn’t get the memo that Touchstone changed its name to ABC Television Studio about two weeks ago.

Heigl, if you think way, way back to the pre-Anna Nicole/Bald Britney era, was perhaps the most vocal of T.R. Knight’s cast mates in publicly expressing disapproval with Washington’s gay slur.

I’m sure this will all work out just fine. It typically does. My guess is Katie is still pissed about the whole Isaiah thing and how it was handled since she and TR Knight are very close off the set. Hopefully we’ll hear this has been resolved soon.

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Billy Bush interviewed Patrick Dempsey last week to get an update on Isaiahgate. Here are the highlights:

“Has he changed?�? Billy asked Patrick about Isaiah.

“It’s hard,�? Dempsey sighed. “I haven’t spent enough time around to honestly know what’s going on with him.�?

“I haven’t spoken to him about it. You do have a feeling when you look at him that something is different and that he is working on things,�? Patrick explained. “You can’t get away from the fact he’s doing a great job on the show. He does beautiful work.�?

Here’s hoping this whole ugly mess is behind the show and we can get back to enjoying the onscreen antics instead of dealing with the off screen ones.

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Grey’s Anatomy, Patrick Dempsey, Isaiah Washington

Some of the Grey’s Anatomy cast partied with other television and movie stars at EW’s Pre-Oscar party. Here’s a lovely shot of Justin Chambers, Sara Ramirez and Kate Walsh.

And a lovely shot of Sara and Kate

Grey’s Anatomy, Justin Chambers. Sara Ramirez, Kate Walsh

Well, I’ve been looking around and it seems that the news of the Kate Walsh spin off is true. I’ve seen conflicting sources saying ABC did admit to it, but most news outlets say ABC isn’t commenting yet. We’ll have to wait and see, but one source says the show is already in PRODUCTION and will absolutely debut in May. Rumor is Shonda has shelved her Jeffrey Dean Morgan show about journalists to focus on Addy’s Anatomy. No title yet.

The Wall Street Journal (of all places) is reporting that Kate Walsh will star in a spin off of Grey’s Anatomy. This rumor was also reported by TV Guide:

Though unconfirmed by ABC, the Wall Street Journal — in its “Ask Greenspan” TV scoops column? — is reporting that ABC is pursuing a spin-off of Grey’s Anatomy, with a two-hour pilot to likely air in May. This additional dose of the popular drama would star every guy Mer has slept wi-…. Nah, that cast is too big. Actually, says the WSJ, it will be fronted by Kate Walsh’s Addison. Meaning your choice of titles is:

A) “Montgomery’s Ward”
B) “Addison By Subtraction”
or
C) “Ad’ About You”

OMG - what a HORRIBLE idea. Seriously. I love Addison and don’t want her to leave the show. While I’d love to see another hour of Grey’s each week, this would be overkill. I’m afraid this is what happens when the cast grows to too big. What do you think???

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Add runway model to Ellen Pompeo’s resume. According to BuddyTv:

Pompeo is one of many Celebrities signed up to appear at the Swarovski ‘Fashion Rocks’ event that kicks off during Oscars week. Launched in London in 2003, Runway Rocks has traveled to Paris, New York, Barcelona and Tokyo, and comes to Los Angeles for the first time this year. The Runway Rocks show will include designs from Cate Adair, Christopher Kane, Tae Ashida, Shaun Leane and Philip Treacy for Alexander McQueen, Tarina Tarantino and more. This is the first time Grey’s Anatomy’s Pompeo has attended the event which in the past has attracted celebrities as diverse as Courtney Love, Cheryl Tiegs, and Fran Dreschner.

I bet reporters will be all over her like white on rice trying to figure out if she’s really gone from the show or not. Could the week be any slower? Seriously.

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USA Today has a great article on Elizabeth Reaser. You should definitely check it out.

Grey’s Anatomy, Elizabeth Reaser

Katherine Heigl’s new movie, “Knocked Up” will premiere at the 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival. Katherine costars with Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann. The film is wirtten and directed by Judd Apatow (writer/director of “The 40 Year Old Virgin”). The film is “comic look about the best thing that will ever ruin your best-laid plans: parenthood.” 2007 SXSW is March 9-17. The movie opens nationwide in June.

Katherine Heigl, Judd Apatow, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Grey’s Anatomy, Seth Rogen