Now that I got that out of my system, I present you with this exclusive excerpt…
Fans were shocked whenT.R.
Knightmade the surprising decision to leaveGrey’s Anatomy,the hit medical drama that launched him to fame.
Instead, he simply asked to leave.
“And with respect, I’m going to leave it at that.”
Rhimes denies this: “I said, ‘If you want to come out, that’s awesome.
We’ll totally support that.’
I remember saying to [fellow executive producer] Betsy Beers, ‘This is our proudest day here.T.R.
I was like, ‘We are not going to do that.’
The idea that a gay actor can’t play a straight man is insulting.”
But at first, his castmate and friend Heigl tried to talk him out of it.
“I didn’t think it was the right decision,” she says.
“I felt like some of the problems could be worked through.
Knight knows he’s taking a risk walking away from his top 10 show and $14 million contract.
“There are a lot of people who would like to be in my position.
But in the end, I need to be fulfilled in my work.”
