{"id":1407,"date":"2026-10-06T15:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2026-10-06T15:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:46:02","slug":"greys-anatomy-star-isaiah-washington-reveals-wife-died-from-mas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/?p=1407","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8217; star Isaiah Washington reveals wife died from \u2018mas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"speakable\" data-layout-index=\"5\">Isaiah Washington broke his silence on the death of his wife, Jenisa Garland, more than one year after she died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" data-layout-index=\"5\">The &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221; actor confirmed that his wife of nearly three decades died in June 2025 after suffering a &#8220;massive hemorrhagic stroke.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Yes \u2026 the rumors are true,&#8221; Washington wrote on social media. &#8220;My dear wife of 29 years collapsed suddenly on May 31, 2025 and passed away on June 9, 2025. It came as a huge shock to me and our entire family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She succumbed to a massive hemorrhagic stroke and never recovered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Washington encouraged his Instagram followers to listen to their bodies and noted, &#8220;some headaches are not just headaches or migraines, they can be much worse and a warning sign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Get a brain scan if you can and take those headaches seriously,&#8221; Washington wrote. &#8220;She has been gone 16 months now, but she left 3 incredibly amazing children behind to continue her legacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>&#8216;GREY&#8217;S ANATOMY&#8217; STAR PATRICK DEMPSEY FIRES SHARP WARNING AT POLITICIANS AS HE SPEAKS ON RUMORED SENATE RUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He added, &#8220;I don\u2019t know if this is an appropriate post, because Jenisa Washington was extremely private, but I guess I just have to be reprimanded from her on the other side.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\" data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/343\/192\/isaiah-washington-family-red-carpet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/686\/384\/isaiah-washington-family-red-carpet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/672\/378\/isaiah-washington-family-red-carpet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1344\/756\/isaiah-washington-family-red-carpet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/931\/523\/isaiah-washington-family-red-carpet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1862\/1046\/isaiah-washington-family-red-carpet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/720\/405\/isaiah-washington-family-red-carpet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1440\/810\/isaiah-washington-family-red-carpet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1200\/675\/isaiah-washington-family-red-carpet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Isaiah Washington red carpet with family.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Isaiah and Jenisa have three children: Isaiah Washington V, Tyme, and Iman. (Robin L Marshall)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Viola Davis sent condolences and wrote, &#8220;So very sorry Isaiah,&#8221; while actor Michael Beach noted, &#8220;It is appropriate, brother. We all need to pay better attention to what we are going through physically and mentally. Love to you and your family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU&#8217;RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Washington played Dr. Preston Burke during the show&#8217;s first three seasons from 2005-07.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In October 2006, he was <u>reportedly<\/u> accused of using a homophobic slur, directed at co-star T.R. Knight, during an argument with another cast member, Patrick Dempsey. Knight was not present at the time. Washington later publicly apologized in a statement that he shared with People Magazine.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I sincerely regret my actions and the unfortunate use of words during the recent incident on-set,&#8221; Washington said in the statement. &#8220;Both are beneath my own personal standards. I have nothing but respect for my co-workers &#8230; and have apologized personally to everyone involved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\" data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/343\/192\/greys-anatomy-origial-cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/686\/384\/greys-anatomy-origial-cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/672\/378\/greys-anatomy-origial-cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1344\/756\/greys-anatomy-origial-cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/931\/523\/greys-anatomy-origial-cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1862\/1046\/greys-anatomy-origial-cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/720\/405\/greys-anatomy-origial-cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1440\/810\/greys-anatomy-origial-cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1200\/675\/greys-anatomy-origial-cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The original &quot;Grey's Anatomy&quot; cast from 2005\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Isaiah Washington starred in three seasons of the hit medical drama. (Frank Ockenfels)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Amid the ensuing controversy, ABC decided not to renew Washington&#8217;s contract and his character was written out of the show. However, he returned for an episode in 2014 to send off actress Sandra Oh, who left &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221; after its 10th season. Washington&#8217;s character, Burke, was a former love interest of Oh&#8217;s Cristina Yang.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">While speaking about his departure on the Fox Nation series <u>&#8220;Isaiah Washington: Kitchen Talk<\/u>&#8221; in July 2020, Washington explained why he decided to publicly apologize for the incident.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The story was a lie and misconstrued. But as a family guy, a father, I thought I was helping the family,&#8221; said Washington.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The &#8220;God&#8217;s Not Dead&#8221; star went on to say that he wouldn&#8217;t ever apologize for it again.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media instagram\" data-layout-index=\"5\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DeCkm2MkfBS\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=656&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com&amp;rp=%2Fentertainment%2Fgreys-anatomy-star-isaiah-washington-reveals-wife-died-from-massive-stroke-2025%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawUx9mZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMU5sd1dXTlFqeGFwbThyazhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAw#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A6218.0999999996275%7D\" height=\"1166\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;That&#8217;s why I&#8217;ll never apologize again &#8212; to this day,&#8221; Washington said. &#8220;That&#8217;s why [former President Donald] Trump doesn&#8217;t apologize, because when you apologize for something, then that it is admitted to wrong &#8212; doing something wrong. I did nothing wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In a recent social media post, Washington alluded to getting back to work in front of the camera.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I have said &#8216;no&#8217; for 3 years now,&#8221; he captioned a series of snaps. &#8220;Time to say &#8216;yes&#8217; and get back on the big screen with a BANG! Keep watching me\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isaiah Washington broke his silence on the death of his wife, Jenisa Garland, more than one year after she died. 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