T.R. Knight says why he left Grey's Anatomy

We heard tons of rumors all throughout last season's airing of Grey's Anatomy that T.R. Knight was going to leave the show, but it didn't become final until just a few weeks ago. Now, T.R. is speaking out for the first time on just exactly why he decided to leave the show that made him a star. He said that in the first 9 episodes of the last season of Grey's, his character George was only featured for 48 minutes, versus Sandra Oh's character of Christina, who was featured for about 118 mins.

My five-year experience proved to me that I could not trust any answer that was given [about George]. And with respect, I'm going to leave it at that. There just comes a time when it's so clear that moving on is the best decision... From an outsider's perspective, I get the [impression that] 'He's just a spoiled actor... he doesn't know how good he has it.' 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 – that's more important than the money. [So] that's the goal. If I'm lucky to ever work again.

A few months ago, show creator Shonda Rhimes said on her Twitter page that she purposely underwrote George all season long so that the accident at the end of the season finale that involved him would be that much more impactful. I can see where she's coming from because it was definitely a HOLY SH*T! moment, but I don't blame T.R. for being pissed either.

T.R. Knight officially leaving Grey's Anatomy (for rizzeal this time)

I feel like all I've been posting for the last 6 months is "T.R. Knight is leaving. No, he's staying. No, he's going. Actually, I don't know what the f*ck he's doing." Well, now I DO know, because it's uber official now. T.R. is NOT coming back to Grey's Anatomy next season, which means that George O'Malley is going to die on the table that he flatlined on in the season finale. All of the rumors started because T.R. was pissed because the writers kept storylines for George at a real minimum and wrote light on him. A lot of people thought it was because T.R. and creator Shonda Rhimes had a little beef, but Shonda said he was written light all season so that the twist with him being the deformed John Doe that got destroyed by the bus would have that much more of an impact.

There IS good news for Grey's fans though -- a lot of people became skeptical that Katherine Heigl was going to be leaving the show too, especially since we saw Izzy Stevens flatline at the same time George did in the season finale. Katherine just re-upped on her contract, so she'll be back for another year. As bummed as I am to see T.R./George go, I'm beyond happy that this sh*t is finally figured out.

Shonda Rhimes shoots down another Grey's rumor

Just got word on another Grey's Anatomy rumor. Somehow, word got around that since T.R. Knight is possibly leaving the show, they were going to facially reconstruct the face of George O'Malley (because of his bus accident in the season finale) and re-cast the role to someone else. Well, the creator herself, Shonda Rhimes, hit up Twitter to say that the rumor is FALSE. Check out the confirmation below.

I'd LOVE to know how that one got started.

T.R. Knight leaving Grey's Anatomy?

And here come the Grey's Anatomy rumors. In what I think was a genius move by producers and creator Shonda Rhimes to play off of Internet rumors earlier this year of both T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl leaving the show, the season finale ended with both George O'Malley and Izzy Stevens flatlining and trying to be revived. Since the show, fans have wondered if both, just George, just Izzy, or neither were going to die. We just heard yesterday that you shouldn't expect George to make it.

I'm not going to completely confirm this, but I've heard from multiple sources that T.R. wasn't coming back. Then again, we've heard back and forth stories about him leaving since February, so who knows at this point.

Grey's Anatomy is about to get sucky

Grey's Anatomy very well could be on its way out after James Pickens Jr. (The Chief, Richard Webber) let it slip that Katherine Heigl (Izzy Stevens) and T.R. Knight (George O'Malley) are leaving the show. There's been rumors surrounding both of them since the beginning of the season, with people saying T.R. was leaving because he felt like he didn't get enough screen time, and Katherine possibly getting killed off because of remarks she made about the Grey's writers.

If this is true, I honestly can't say I blame them. I don't know if the producers and writers decided to team up and "punish" each of them for causing such a stir, but T.R. really hasn't gotten any screen time lately. I think last week he was on for a few seconds in the final minutes of the show. And Katherine's character just finished a little storyline about having sex with a dead guy. Really? Banging a dead guy? You can't do any better? Then again, if you're on one of the top rated shows on TV, you're probably making decent money. In which case, shut the hell up and ride it out.

Okay, I have NO idea what's going on with T.R. Knight

Us Magazine is reporting that T.R. Knight has actually decided to stick it out on Grey's Anatomy and not leave the show. Of course, that's what we reported from the start, then heard that it was just disaster control from his rep and that T.R. actually wanted to leave. So honestly, I have NO clue what's going on with him right now, but as soon as I find out for sure, I'll let you know.

On the other end of the spectrum though, Brooke Smith, who was let go from the show a few weeks ago, said that Grey's was a "good experience" and that "there's no hard feelings." Holy dramafest, Batman!!

Update on T.R. Knight wanting to leave Grey's

I realize that yesterday I posted the rumors about T.R. Knight wanting to leave Grey's Anatomy were false, so consider this a retraction. But it's not totally stupidity on my part. T.R.'s rep said that contrary to reports, he hadn't walked off the set during the middle of filming, and he was on the set as early as Monday filming like any other normal day. It turns out the rumors that T.R. wants out of his contract are true, though. It sounds like he's not happy with the direction his character of George O'Malley is going, and he's also still a little bitter that it took show creator Shonda Rhimes so long to publicly reprimand Isaiah Washington (Dr. Burke) for his gay-bashing comments.

Maybe instead of choosing to release their stars or allow them to leave, the execs for Grey's should look at their writers. They fire Brooke Smith about a month ago because the writers apparently couldn't further her character's storyline, and now T.R. isn't happy with the direction of his character? Not to mention they have Katherine Heigl's character banging a dead guy right now. Just sayin'.

T.R. Knight leaving Grey's Anatomy?!

Fear not, Grey's fans, contrary to reports in the tabloids and on other gossip sites, T.R. Knight isn't going ANYWHERE, and you'll still be seeing plenty of George O'Malley. Rumors were swirling that T.R. had walked off the set in the middle of filming and had even said his goodbyes to his hair and makeup artists, but his rep shot down the rumors and said he's never walked off set and he was on the set of the show yesterday filming like any other day.