Ellen Pompeo Reveals Why She Really Hasn’t Left Grey’s Anatomy
- Ellen Pompeo explained in an April interview why she hasn't fully departed Grey's Anatomy, which debuted in 2005.
- Companies profit from the images, voices, and faces of the actors in the medical drama, which was streamed over a billion times in 2024.
- Pompeo reduced her role in season 19 but took a role in a new TV series inspired by Natalia Grace's case.
- Pompeo stated, "If I were to leave completely, everybody profits from my work for 20 years and I don't make money."
- Remaining with Grey's Anatomy allows Pompeo to continue benefiting from her work, as echoed by Chandra Wilson's similar sentiment.
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‘Everyone Gets to Make Money from My Hard Work But Me’: Ellen Pompeo Says 'Grey’s Anatomy' Still Profits Off Her Work — And She’s Not Walking Away Without Her Cut
Actress Ellen Pompeo is clear on her reason for not leaving “Grey’s Anatomy” after 20 years of starring in the medical procedural drama created by Shonda
Ellen Pompeo Says She “Wouldn’t Make Any Money” If She Fully Left ‘Grey’s’
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesSeason 21 of Grey’s Anatomy is airing now, but the current iteration of the show is missing a lot of the star power and main characters from earlier seasons. Big names like Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, and Katherine Heigl have all fully exited the series, but Ellen Pompeo — who plays Meredith Grey — has not made that leap. During an interview with El País in March, Pompeo explained why sh…
Ellen Pompeo Said She Hasn’t Left “Grey’s” Because She Doesn’t Want Everyone Else To Profit From Her “Hard Work”
“Instead of coming off as she stays because she keeps a slew of people employed, it almost comes off selfish, like it's my show and they aren't allowed to make money doing it after I leave,” one person said about Ellen, whose $20-million salary was made public in 2018.View Entire Post ›
Ellen Pompeo Won’t Leave ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ as That Makes ‘No Sense’ Financially: Everybody Else Would Make Money ‘From My Hard Work and I Wouldn’t’
Ellen Pompeo has starred in “Grey’s Anatomy” since its debut in 2005, and it sounds like she doesn’t plan to leave the show anytime soon. Although Pompeo’s character, Meredith Grey, has had less screen time since 2022, she recently shared why she has no intentions of stepping away from the ABC medical drama for good. […]
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