T.R. Knight spills to Entertainment Weekly on why he decided to scrap the role of Dr. George O’Malley on Grey’s Anatomy.

And it doesn’t put executive producer Shonda Rhimes in a very good light.  Apparently she did not agree with his decision to publicly come out following the whole Isaiah Washington gay slur incident.

This led to a “breakdown of communication” between him and Shonda.   So at the beginning of season 5, when we hardly saw George at all, “the star came to the conclusion that his character had ‘expired’” and

chose not to ask his boss what was going on with his character. Instead, he simply asked to leave. “My five-year experience proved to me that I could not trust any answer that was given [about George],” he explains. “And with respect, I’m going to leave it at that.”

So – SPOILER ALERT!! – George going to be killed off.  Knight says he is “at peace” with his choice to leave the show.

“There just comes a time when it’s so clear that moving on is the best decision.”

Knight is headed to Broadway to appear in a revival of Lend Me A Tenor, opening early next year.  On to bigger nad better things!!

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