There are reports that the TV network ABC sent an order from higher up to remove one half of the gay couple from the TV hospital drama Grey's Anatomy.
Speculation is that while the Disney-owned ABC, like a lot of TV networks, may be comfortable with gay characters, sexually active gay couples don't sit as well with TV executives.
According to the TV and movie industry bible Entertainment Weekly, Grey's Anatomy sources claim the execs "had issues" with the "explicit" representation of the show's gay couple of Callie and Erica, dubbed Callica.
How "explicit" a primetime network lesbian storyline could even get is questionable, yet it looks as if Brooke Smith who plays Erica has been given her marching orders.
So another TV gay couple goes the way of many before it, ending with an unhappily-ever-after.
The show's creator released a statement on the back of the story saying, "Brooke Smith was obviously not fired for playing a lesbian. Clearly it's not an issue as we have a lesbian character on the show... Unfortunately, we did not find that the magic and chemistry with Brooke's character would sustain in the long run.”
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