Isaiah Washington Claims Ellen Pompeo Was ‘Uncomfortable’ With Him Potentially Playing Her ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Love Interest
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etcanada.comA new tell-all book about “Grey’s Anatomy” is revealing some surprising behind-the-scenes dynamics. In How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey’s Anatomy, by Lynette Rice, former star Isaiah Washington reveals that he originally auditioned for a very different role.
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The actor says that creator Shonda Rhimes had originally intended the love interest for Ellen Pompeo’s Meredith Grey to be “a brain surgeon who looked like Dr.
Ben Carson.” According to Washington, though, Pompeo didn’t want him playing Derek Shepherd, and the part ultimately went to Patrick Dempsey. “There’s a
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