ABC is getting some negative feedback over a decision to
fire actress Brooke Smith, who portrayed Dr. Erica Hahn on
Grey's Anatomy. The character was one half of a lesbian couple, with the other half, Callie Torres, played by Sara Ramirez. Smith told
Entertainment Weekly's
Michael Ausiello that she was shocked by the news and that show creator Shonda Rhimes did not make the final decision.
Blogs are
buzzing with the
news, calling it "
not right and not OK," and
E! Online reported that a soon-to-be-introduced character played by Melissa George, who was originally to be bisexual, has been re-written. Smith's final episode will air this week.