Isaiah Washington hires openly gay P.R. man...

Isaiah Washington has hired Howard Bragman and his successful PR company, Fifteen Minutes, to represent him. Bragman is openly gay and well-regarded and most recently helped in the launch of gay former NBA player John Amaechi's book, "Man in the Middle." I was in Bragman's offices last week to interview Amaechi and Howard popped his head in to say hello.
Perhaps he can be of some help to Washington whose remains on "Grey's Anatomy" but whose reputation has been badly tarnished by his use of the word "faggot" toward co-star T.R. Knight on the set of the show last fall then denied doing so in front of the international press backstage at the Golden Globe Awards.
Bragman's office confirmed in a statement to TMZ.com that Washington has signed on with the firm: "Our work with Isaiah is about his future—not the past. There is an important dialogue in our society about diversity that needs to happen, and Isaiah is uniquely positioned to be the catalyst for this."
Patrick Dempsey, involved in the on-set altercation that involved Washington's gay slur toward Knight, was asked recently on "Access Hollywood" if Washington had changed since going into therapy for his behavior.
"It's hard," Dempsey sighed. "I haven't spent enough time around to honestly know what's going on with him."
"I haven't spoken to him about it. You do have a feeling when you look at him that something is different and that he is working on things. You can't get away from the fact he's doing a great job on the show. He does beautiful work."
Interviewer Billy Bush referred to Washington as "an intense, passionate actor" to whch Dempsey replied:"He's very passionate about it. He allows himself to feel deeply and sometimes, that's very difficult to contain and control appropriately...I think good will come from this."

Time will tell...