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ABC Calls NBC “Stupid” for Isaiah Washington Hire
Written by Brenda on July 26th, 2007
I love when people speak there minds, especially when they throw away the whole political correct concept and just say how it is. I am among the many disappointed to see NBC put Isaiah Washington back on TV in the upcoming Bionic Woman. The man has made far to many slips and the problems on the set of Grey’s Anatomy could spell problems for the upcoming Bionic Woman. Here is what ABC’s President Steve McPherson had to say:
“ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson, in unusually candid remarks to reporters Wednesday, lashed out at NBC’s new Co-Chairman Ben Silverman as “either clueless or stupid” for failing to tell the whole story about Isaiah Washington’s firing, and for his handling of his own hiring.
In a business where few executives speak their minds, McPherson set a new standard for candor in springing to the defense of his close personal friend Kevin Reilly, who was forced out by NBC to make way for Silverman, and now is co-president of Fox Broadcasting. His anger was fueled by the way Reilly was treated and how NBC executives last week characterized his exit.
McPherson complained to a gaggle of reporters after his formal remarks during the semi-annual TV critics press tour, that reporters and critics had let Silverman have a free pass on his description of hiring Isaiah Washington, who had been dropped from “Gray’s Anatomy” by ABC after he made remarks about gays.
“You guys let him off the hook,” said McPherson, “but that’s your prerogative.”
Source: Hollywood Today