Engaged Grey's Anatomy alum Kate Walsh has bought a $4.75 million, 5-bedroom, 6-bathroom Spanish style home in Los Feliz with her fiance, Alex Young. The couple's new pad boasts a media room, wine room, pool house, free-standing hot tub and outdoor fireplace. Walsh's previous home, a 4-bedroom house in the same neighborhood is currently up for lease for $8,800 a month.
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After much speculation, it has finally been announced that Isaiah Washington will not be returning to Grey's Anatomy next season. Washington's publicist confirmed that his client's contract was not renewed, and released a statement from the actor reading, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore." No further explanation was given. Washington's fellow cast members were alerted of the decision on Thursday evening.
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Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl spoke to USA Today about tension on set and adoption plans while promoting her new movie Knocked Up. Some excerpts:
Your Knocked Up character has a truly gruesome birthing scene. And you were in the delivery room with your older sister, Meg. That at all impact your decision to have kids of your own? "Oh, yeah. I've always planned to adopt anyway, but that definitely reinforced my want to. I'm done with the whole idea of having my own children. [It] doesn't seem like any fun. I don't think it's necessary to go through all of that."
Have you had a big, life-changing moment that caused you to grow up fast? "I feel like a totally different person at 28 than I was at 21. I don't even recognize that naive person. I grew up a lot in the last five years. My engagement (last June, after a year of dating musician Josh Kelley) was a very altering moment, going from feeling footloose and fancy-free to 'This is huge. This isn't just dating. This is my future husband.' I'm ready for something like this now."
Have you made wedding plans? "Not yet. Isn't that depressing? I think we're trying to get our acts together and try to do this sooner rather than later. But it requires so much planning and thought if you want to have the kind of wedding I want to have."
You were raised Mormon, but don't practice anymore. "I haven't since I was about 19 or 20, when I moved to L.A. and was working a lot. I couldn't find a ward I was comfortable in. It kind of petered out mostly because of that. My good friends are Mormon, some of the best people I know."
What has been the fallout of all the drama over the homophobic slur used by Isaiah Washington and you coming to the defense of T.R. Knight? "I was ultimately grateful that it opened up a dialogue. To me, I wasn't making a political stand. I was making a stand about hurting people's feelings. It's very simple in my mind. You do not actively seek to hurt other people's feelings. I don't care what their sexual orientation, race or gender. You don't do that. We are all human beings, part of the human race, and we need to be compassionate and giving and kind with one another. Enough with the Michael Richards. Enough with the Mel Gibson. Enough with this. It's disgusting. The world is still very bigoted. Go see Borat. I didn't laugh during that movie. I cried. I was horrified."
What do you think of Washington's PSA? "What PSA?"
He just shot a public service announcement for GLAAD. "Oh, he did? Oh, that was nice. (Pause.) To me, I don't live this every day the way both T.R. and Isaiah do. I think it's their journey and their burden. I don't see Isaiah that much and don't have as many scenes with him, so I don't know what he's going through personally right now. I know that he was very ashamed and that was a necessary emotion to move forward and not backward. His attitude and behavior and thought process needed to change, and the only way to do that is to be self-aware and honest."
What about your quotes in February about being contractually obligated to return to Grey's despite your unhappiness with the amount of money you were offered? "For me, that was never about me not wanting to play Izzie anymore. I want to play that character. I want to be there. So that was an unnecessary threat. I don't know why they did that."
Has it all been worked out? "No. It's sort of stagnant right now. I'm grateful the show's over [for summer] so I can have a break from it. It's been a tough year for everybody."
Former Wings actor Tim Daly will appear on a special two-hour episode of Grey's Anatomy this spring, and his guest turn could serve as a springboard for a part on the show's spinoff series, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Daly's character will be "handsome, sincere, like a McDreamy."
There is more drama on the set of Grey's Anatomy. Sources say most of the cast are upset by the news that a spinoff series is in the works that would follow Kate Walsh's character, Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd. "The rest of the cast seemed instantly resentful of [Walsh]," says an insider. "They each thought they'd be the one chosen to get their own show, and now they're giving Kate the cold shoulder." Lead actress Ellen Pompeo "seemed particularly peeved because she felt that, as the star, she should have been consulted," adds the source. People mag is reporting that Katherine Heigl has now dropped out of contract talks with show producers over salary issues. "Katie is disappointed and hurt that [producer] Touchstone doesn't value her as much as her other co-stars, especially Sandra Oh and Isaiah Washington," an insider told the mag. A rep for ABC Touchstone had no comment.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that ABC has plans to create a Grey's Anatomy spinoff starring main character Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd, played by Kate Walsh. A two-hour pilot of the show is expected to air in May.
Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl spoke to USA Today about tension on set and adoption plans while promoting her new movie Knocked Up. Some excerpts:
Former Wings actor Tim Daly will appear on a special two-hour episode of Grey's Anatomy this spring, and his guest turn could serve as a springboard for a part on the show's spinoff series, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Daly's character will be "handsome, sincere, like a McDreamy."
There is more drama on the set of Grey's Anatomy. Sources say most of the cast are upset by the news that a spinoff series is in the works that would follow Kate Walsh's character, Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd. "The rest of the cast seemed instantly resentful of [Walsh]," says an insider. "They each thought they'd be the one chosen to get their own show, and now they're giving Kate the cold shoulder." Lead actress Ellen Pompeo "seemed particularly peeved because she felt that, as the star, she should have been consulted," adds the source. People mag is reporting that Katherine Heigl has now dropped out of contract talks with show producers over salary issues. "Katie is disappointed and hurt that [producer] Touchstone doesn't value her as much as her other co-stars, especially Sandra Oh and Isaiah Washington," an insider told the mag. A rep for ABC Touchstone had no comment.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that ABC has plans to create a Grey's Anatomy spinoff starring main character Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd, played by Kate Walsh. A two-hour pilot of the show is expected to air in May.