Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington has entered a residential treatment facility in an effort to quell the controversy surrounding his anti-gay remarks — and save his job, Life & Style has learned exclusively.
According to an insider, Isaiah, who issued an apology for his statements on Jan. 18, agreed to undergo a psychological assessment after talks with ABC executives.
The married 43-year-old father of three was spotted entering the facility at 9 a.m. today (Jan. 24).
Note that absolutely no addictive behaviour is mentioned.
We here at The Mama strongly disapprove of consigning people to rehab for purposes of publicity. We feel it makes people inclined to take rehab less seriously. In addition, being sent to rehab by one's employers for something one has said surely tends to inhibit freedom of expression, which We thought was necessary for creative enterprises such as a TV show (but We are left-brained, so, whatever). Further, we feel that the employer-employee relationship is by its very nature somewhat coercive, and that it would therefore be preferable to limit employers to firing serious offenders, rather than allowing them to suggest that the employee have his or her mind reprogrammed by strangers. In short, We find the whole thing doubleplusungood.
Way doubleplusungood. Even for Really, Really Bad Words.
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