Actor Bruce Willis has described Isaiah Washington's dismissal from 'Grey's Anatomy' as "a little over the top".
Willis said that he felt the decision not to renew Washington's contract, after he made a homophobic comment about one of his co-stars, was too extreme.
Willis told Time magazine: "I hate to think we live in a time when you can get fired from your job because of what you say."
"(Isaiah Washington) didn't punch anyone. I think we'll think differently with hindsight," he said.
