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Isaiah Washington returning to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: report

The Hollywood Reporter is saying that former “Grey’s Anatomy” star Isaiah Washington, who was fired from the show, will return in an episode May.

Washington’s return may coincide with the departure of Sandra Oh, who plays Dr. Cristina Yang. In their last scene together, Washington, who plays Dr. Preston Burke, left Yang at the altar.

“Grey’s” creator Shonda Rhimes famously fired Washington seven years ago after he made gay slurs about co-star T.R. Knight.

“It’s important to me that Cristina’s journey unfolds exactly as it should,” showrunner Rhimes said in a statement. “Burke is vital to that journey — he gives her story that full-circle moment we need to properly say goodbye to our beloved Cristina Yang.”