HOLLYWOOD - Disgraced Grey's Anatomy star Isaiah Washington was checked into a residential treatment facility in a bid to keep his job on the medical drama, according to news reports.
The actor hit the headlines last year with anti-gay remarks he made towards castmate T.R. Knight on the set of the show. He repeated the remarks in a bid to clear his name at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this month.
After publicly apologizing for using a derogatory anti-gay slur in public last week, Washington met with enraged gay community leaders on Monday.
Accepting he needs help, Washington checked into the unnamed facility for a "psychological assessment" this morning, according to a report in Life & Style magazine.
His decision to seek help for his comments came after Washington met with TV bosses at ABC, the network that airs Grey's Anatomy.
A source tells the publication, "ABC has told him he must enter a program to examine why he would say such hateful words."
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