former “Grey’s Anatomy” writer Elisabeth Finch, who wove a web of lies more dramatic than anything Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh or Ellen Pompeo portrayed on-screen.
As the documentary covers, Finch — who worked on the show from 2014 to 2022 as both a writer and a producer — fabricated a cancer diagnosis, lied about her brother dying by suicide, claimed that Oscar-winning actress Anna Paquin secretly gave her a kidney, and more.
Vanity Fair first broke the story in 2022. Following that initial report, Finch was put on leave from the show, as Disney Television Studios launched an investigation.
She resigned from the job that same year. At the time, Finch’s attorney, Andrew B. Brettler, issued a statement on her behalf to People. “Ms.