Washington was scheduled to tape an interview with DeGeneres yesterday but pulled out after the TV personality joked about his on-set fight during a chat with castmate Katherine Heigl.
Heigl played down the spat on the show, admitting she wasn't privy to comments that were made to spark the brawl, but told the talk-show host, "It was something silly and manly."
And when lesbian DeGeneres revealed she was relishing interviewing Heigl's costar, who reportedly sparked the Dempsey fight by making a gay slur, the actress jokingly warned her to "step back."
DeGeneres responded by saying, "He better not call me a name... I'll be swinging."
Publicists for the chat show insist the interview with Heigl isn't responsible for Washington's decision to cancel--he was simply forced to change his plans due to a production schedule switch.
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