European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 10 faces i Al l l Fol ii it is Snow after All abcs decision to fire by Lynn elber the associated press los Angeles starring on one of tvs hottest series is an actors and Isaiah Washington fought hard to keep his role As Preston Burke on Greys but after twice using an ant Gay Washington was doomed to lose the big Gest role of his career because of a track record of volatile behaviour and pressure within the while series creator and executive pro Ducer Shonda Rhimes wept when she got on the phone to Tell Washington he was the decision was a coolly calculated move by Rhimes Bosses at the network and Abc television his pattern of behaviour represented a potential liability that was too much risk for the Walt Disney com a source close to the production the source was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of the operation to remove was Quick and neat the studio declined to exercise his contract option for another season Washington would have earned about million in salary and he was dumped shortly after the May the decision was made by executives including Abc studios president Mark Abc entertainment president Stephen Mcpherson and Disney Abc television group president Anne Abc and the studio declined comment this but Washington said he was saddened by the i can Only apologize so Many can Only accept so much he told in an interview published Isaiah will go on and do what i love to and i have to go about the business of letting people know whats written about me is not the Gay rights Leader Neil Giuliano said Washington was caught up in changing attitudes toward ant Gay vitriol the same backlash Felt by Ann Coulter after she derided John Edwards with the same word Washington All of this is with peo ple enough is said president of the Gay lesbian Greys Anatomy cast from left Sandra Isaiah Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Washington will not be returning next Alliance against Hollywood image As an unbiased Haven for Gays is Giuliano but he did Field outraged Calls from writers and actors both Gay and straight after Washington re Giuliano said he told the callers to make Waves at the and i have Good reason to believe most of those who Are not made their feel Ings one Black Gay activist sees the lobby ing far Jasmyne a Friend of washing said the Case reflected a division be tween Hollywood powerful White Gays and lesbians and those who Are the ones calling for Washington head Are what i refer to As the Gay Cannick there May have been More behind the decision than intolerant Bryan who was work ing As a cos Turner in 1997 on the police drama High Inci said Washington erupted in anger on the set and then grabbed him after Birge asked him to remove a Magazine from his pocket for an upcoming it was Birge the Guy is less than easy to be a Houston native who served in the air had campaigned vigorously to redeem his he apologized to his colleagues and to he filmed a Public service announcement for glad and the lesbian straight education he made a publicly announced donation to a favorite help for the Afri can nation of Sierra we did everything that was asked of us by said his Howard did they sing Kum Baya or 9 to 5 Stephen hawking writing childrens novel Paris has a supporter Ellen Degeneres Dolly Parton is a country movie amusement Park owner and now Shes a girl was named a lifetime member of girl scouts of Tanasi Council during a presenta Tion before girl scouts at her dolt Wood theme Park Friday while i was never a girl scout myself when i was a i always wanted to Parton this great Honor lets me live out a dream and to be part of an organization that stands for Many of the same values i do and Hollywood Parton accepted a lifetime membership pin and led the audience in the girl scout then she honoured 28 girls who received the Gold the highest Honor in girl talk about science fiction Stephen author of the million Selling a Brief history of is writing a Middle Grade Georges secret key to the the Story of a Young mans compute driven Advent will be published this fall by Simon we Are thrilled that professor Stephen hawking has written this Oneo faking Book for Rubin senior vice president and publisher of Simon schuster childrens Trade said thursday in a the co written with Hawk Ings author Lucy Hawk is the Story of a boy named George who befriends a scientist and the scientists Ellen Degeneres Hopes Paris Hilton changes her ways when the partying socialite gets out of Degeneres Friday at the daytime emmy awards she would be willing to have Hilton As a guest on her talk she Means what she Degeneres i Hope she is Reading Good books and i Hope she comes out and changes her life a Little because she needed reports Rod Stewart marries Model British Rocker Rod Stewart married Model Penny Lan Caster in a private ceremony saturday on the italian Rivi gathering with a few friends and family in a 17centu by according to italian news the couple wed in Santa Margherita just outside the posh Portofino resort on Italy Northwestern according to the Ansa news Agency and other his Label was not immediately available for the couple have a son stories and photo from the associated press