Thread: 'Grey's' creator squashes rumors of T.R. Knight's departure

Grey's' creator squashes rumors of T.R. Knight's departure
May 30, 2009, 3:58 PM EST
MSN Entertainment

Will Dr. George O'Malley survive a sixth season on "Grey's Anatomy"?

No way, says show creator Shonda Rhimes, who calls the latest rumors of T.R. Knight planning to leave the show before his contract is up, "hilarious," "ridiculous," and false," in a recent Twitter post.



Since he asked to be let out of his contract in December, rumors have swirled that Knight's disinterest in the show, lack of airtime for his character and growing tension in relations with Rhimes would result in the imminent death of Dr. O'Malley.

Earlier this month, Rhimes told Entertainment Weekly, "There have been lots of rumors about TR, but TR's never said anything. Take from it what you will."

But in a blog on E! Online this week, Mark Malkin claims that mutiple sources have confirmed Knight won't return next season.

The back and forth continued Thursday when TV Guide sussed out a "well-placed source" at ABC that claimed, "That story is utterly false. Nothing at all has changed in T.R.'s status."

Meanwhile, Knight's co-star Katherine Heigl, who was also rumored to want an early out of the show, has decided to stay on as the cancer-afflicted Izzie.



New episodes of "Grey's" return this fall, on Thursdays at 9/8c on ABC