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Isaiah Washington Claims Ellen Pompeo Was 'Uncomfortable' With Him Playing Her Love Interest on 'Grey's Anatomy'

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Isaiah Washington is sharing some details what allegedly happened behind-the-scenes on Grey’s Anatomy.

The 58-year-old actor played Dr. Preston Burke on the first three seasons of the medical drama from 2005 to 2007. In Lynette Rice‘s new book How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey’s Anatomy, Isaiah shared that he had originally auditioned for a different role on the show. Click inside to read more… “I didn’t audition for Burke, I auditioned for McDreamy,” the actor said, per Yahoo!

He went on to say that creator Shonda Rhimes had planned for Meredith Grey’s love interest to be “a brain surgeon who looked like Dr. Ben Carson.” However, Isaiah claims his co-star Ellen Pompeo didn’t want him playing Derek Shepherd, so the part went to

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