Isaiah "Surprised" By His "Appearance" on Grey's - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-09-2008, 09:26 PM

You know, the moment I first saw the new promo I sensed trouble. Isaiah Washington, who is currently lensing a movie in New Orleans, reportedly was taken aback to see himself featured (via a newspaper clipping that raises Cristina's barely-there eyebrows) in the spot promoting the May 8 ep of Grey's Anatomy.

Noting that "Isaiah has no plans to go back" to the series, the actor's rep tells TMZ, "We were more than a little surprised that ABC used his likeness in a promo... and indeed advanced his character's storyline." (Dr. Burke is the recipient of an high honor that throws his former fiancée for a loop.) Adds the spokesman, "Mr. Washington's attorney has contacted the Screen Actors Guild and ABC as to the appropriateness of that action."

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AB · 05-10-2008, 11:37 AM

lol! I suppose he wants to be paid for a full episode now, even though he wasn't really on the show.

Rachel3118 · 05-15-2008, 04:31 PM

That's riddiculus, they should be able to use a picture of someone who was on the show before. Why does he have to make a big deal of it? Either way it was good to see them mention what was going on with Burke.

MusicJunkie · 10-03-2008, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rachel3118

That's riddiculus, they should be able to use a picture of someone who was on the show before. Why does he have to make a big deal of it?

actually, this is nothing new. Shannen Doherty on Charmed is a big example. She was canned in 2001 on very bad terms with Spelling and Alyssa Milano. But in the final episode, which ends with a bunch of pictures on the wall of the Halliwell sisters and their past and future relatives, Prue is convieniently missing... why? Because they had to have Shannen's permission to use her likeness after she was no longer a part of the series, and she refused to allow her pictures in the finale. Same with a flashback episode where they edited a scene to where you never see her, but only the back of a stunt-actresses head because Shannen wouldn't let them use clips she was in.

This is probably the same thing with Isaiah.

05-09-2008, 09:26 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Isaiah "Surprised" By His "Appearance" on Grey's You know, the moment I first saw the new promo I sensed trouble. Isaiah Washington, who is currently lensing a movie in New Orleans, reportedly was taken aback to see himself featured (via a newspaper clipping that raises Cristina's barely-there eyebrows) in the spot promoting the May 8 ep of Grey's Anatomy. Noting that "Isaiah has no plans to go back" to the series, the actor's rep tells TMZ, "We were more than a little surprised that ABC used his likeness in a promo... and indeed advanced his character's storyline." (Dr. Burke is the recipient of an high honor that throws his former fiancée for a loop.) Adds the spokesman, "Mr. Washington's attorney has contacted the Screen Actors Guild and ABC as to the appropriateness of that action." http://community.tvguide.com/blog-en...ised/800039207
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05-15-2008, 04:31 PM	#3
Rachel3118 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 1,768	That's riddiculus, they should be able to use a picture of someone who was on the show before. Why does he have to make a big deal of it? Either way it was good to see them mention what was going on with Burke.
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05-10-2008, 11:37 AM	#2
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	lol! I suppose he wants to be paid for a full episode now, even though he wasn't really on the show.