Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes looked back on the scandals that nearly ended the medical drama in its early days, including Isaiah Washington’s use of a homophobic slur.

Washington's firing over the use of a homophobic slur made the "bubble of joy" from the show's success "burst so early," Rhimes saidShonda Rhimes thought that the Isaiah Washington scandal that surrounded Grey's Anatomy nearly two decades ago would be the show's final straw.

Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes has spoken about a moment on set involving Isaiah Washington nearly 'killed the show'.