‘Grey’s Anatomy’ writer suspended after allegedly fabricating medical history

A “Gray’s Anatomy” author who has been accused of fabricating components of her medical historical past within the writers’ room of the long-running ABC drama in addition to in private essays has been positioned on administrative go away pending evaluate, the community confirmed to The Instances on Thursday.

Elisabeth Finch, a 44-year-old author who has labored on the collection since 2014, is alleged to have embellished parts of her life, a few of which have been included into her writing on the Shonda Rhimes-produced present and had helped set up her worth to the present, in accordance with a narrative by commerce publication the Ankler revealed on Thursday. Finch usually detailed her illnesses and distressing experiences, which included being identified with a uncommon type of bone most cancers, having an abortion whereas present process chemotherapy and a misdiagnosis by a physician, in private essays for publications like Elle, the Hollywood Reporter, and the web site for Shondaland, Rhimes’ manufacturing firm.

The Ankler first reported that an investigation was launched by Disney.

An ABC spokesperson declined to remark. Requests for remark from Shondaland, showrunner Krista Vernoff and Finch’s legal professional weren’t instantly returned.

Finch, whose different credit embody “The Vampire Diaries,” “No Abnormal Household,” and “True Blood,” has written greater than a dozen episodes of the medical drama, together with the standout 2015 episode “Silent All These Years,” a couple of rape sufferer, during which she additionally appeared in a nonspeaking position as a nurse.