![]() ![]() “It’s so interesting because that’s the anniversary I’m celebrating tomorrow,” he says, uttering what will end up being a refrain of our conversation as we discuss the Grey’s incident and his career since: “Beautiful things come from ugly times.” That’s when he brings up his eight years with Leahy, and maybe perhaps the lesson of it all. “It’s weird that it’s 10 years,” he says, shaking his head as we talk in the lobby of the Dominick Hotel, where he’s staying in Tribeca. Knight’s eyes practically projectile from his head when we mention that it’s been 10 years since all of that happened “Isaiahgate” took place in early 2007, and Knight left the show in 2009. A behind-the-scenes incident in which co-star Isaiah Washington allegedly called Knight a “faggot” leaked to the media, culminating in Knight candidly discussing his sexuality, his discomfort with the environment on set, and ultimately his early departure from his $14 million Grey’s contract. George O’Malley on Grey’s Anatomy, he was forced to publicly come out of the closet. It’s been an entire decade since Knight saw himself thrust from journeyman actor to tabloid staple when, in the midst of his hot-and-bright run as Dr. ![]() The milestone comes up in our conversation about another anniversary of Knight’s life, albeit one that he hadn’t been aware was coming. It’s the eighth anniversary of meeting his now-husband, ballet dancer and writer Patrick Leahy, whom he married in October 2013. Yet for all the reasons to toast the buzzed-about National Geographic series, there’s another event Knight is more eager to celebrate. A day that began at an exhibit of original Picassos at Sotheby’s on Manhattan’s Upper East Side is scheduled to end with a premiere party in Tribeca. It’s been an exhausting day of press in support of Genius: Picasso, the former Grey’s Anatomy star’s most recent project. Knight is already planning his Irish goodbye. ![]()
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