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Shonda Rhimes initially thought the drama surrounding Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington’s controversial exit would end in the show’s cancellation. “I think the thorn was having the bubble of joy b

Shonda Rhimes initially thought the drama surrounding Grey's Anatomy star Isaiah Washington's controversial exit would end in the show's cancellation. "I think the thorn was having the bubble of joy burst so early on Grey's and not having anybody interested in helping us deal with it because that really shaped a lot of how we looked at the world going forward and a lot of how Betsy [Beers,