{"id":146075,"date":"2023-12-10T21:48:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T21:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=146075"},"modified":"2023-12-10T21:48:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T21:48:24","slug":"the-real-reason-tr-knight-left-greys-anatomy-as-george-omalley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/tv-movies\/the-real-reason-tr-knight-left-greys-anatomy-as-george-omalley\/","title":{"rendered":"The real reason TR Knight left Grey’s Anatomy as George O’Malley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teddy unconscious on Grey's Anatomy<\/h3>\n

WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Grey\u2019s Anatomy.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Grey\u2019s Anatomy has seen an abundance of stars walk in and out of its doors but what was the reason for George O\u2019Malley actor TR Knight\u2019s exit?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kind-hearted George (played by TR Knight) was a fan-favourite in Grey\u2019s Anatomy for the first five seasons and was a big character at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not only was he best friends with Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) and close to many of his other colleagues, he was also married to Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) but cheated on her which resulted in their divorce.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His story came to an abrupt and heartbreaking end though in season six when he jumped in front of a bus to save a woman\u2019s life on his way home from work.\u00a0<\/p>\n

George was left severely disfigured from the incident so when he was taken into hospital, he wasn\u2019t immediately recognised.<\/p>\n

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It wasn\u2019t until he traced \u201c007\u201d on Meredith Grey\u2019s (Ellen Pompeo) hand that they realised who the \u201cJohn Doe\u201d patient was.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sadly, during surgery, George\u2019s brain fatally swelled, leading him to be brain damaged and his untimely demise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why did TR Knight leave Grey\u2019s Anatomy as George O\u2019Malley?<\/h2>\n

George O\u2019Malley star TR Knight left Grey\u2019s Anatomy due to a \u201cbreakdown of communication\u201d with the creators of the series, in particular executive producer Shonda Rhimes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His appearances started to be few and far between with George featuring in just 48 minutes of the first nine episodes of series five in comparison to 114 for Sandra Oh\u2019s Christina.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to Entertainment Weekly about his exit, Knight said: “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.”<\/p>\n

Prior to his exit, there was drama away from the cameras as well with an argument between himself and Dempsey with actor Isaiah Washington intervening and calling Knight a \u201cf****t\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This resulted in Knight coming out as gay to the public and Washington being fired for the remarks.<\/p>\n