Hollywood actor Denzel Washington has said that his past `Grey`s Anatomy` directing stint has been blown way out of proportion.
Following star Ellen Pompeo`s recollection of him “going ham” over a line improvisation, Washington shut down any rumors of wrongdoing. “It was nothing, really,” the Oscar winner explained during E! News` Daily Pop on Friday.
When asked if he thought he was a class act, Washington added with a smile, “I try to be. I`m not always. I think I was in that case.”
In September 2021, Pompeo went on her `Tell Me With Ellen Pompeo` podcast and recalled a moment where she yelled an improvised line to another character during an emotional scene.
“I was like, `Look at me when you apologize. Look at me,`” she recalled yelling at the actor during the scene. “And that wasn`t in the dialogue. And Denzel went ham on my ass. He was like, `I`m the director. Don`t you tell him what to do.`”
Pompeo continued, “I was like, `Listen, motherf–ker, this is my show. This is my set. Who are you telling?`”
Despite the alleged confrontation, Pompeo still maintained that working with Washington was an “amazing experience” on set. “We didn`t get through it without a fight, but that`s actors for you. Passionate and fiery and that`s where you get the magic, and that`s where you get the good stuff,” she concluded.
However, now Washington prefers to have someone else in the directors` chair–at least when it comes to his marriage!
“I am directed by my spouse. I`ve been cut out of that movie a few times, [but] she hasn`t replaced me yet!” Washington quipped, as per E! News.
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