Jesse Williams fielded some questions about his full frontal scene in the new Broadway play Take Me Out.
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podcast “Tell Me” with her guest, “Grey’s” alum Kate Walsh.“I remember Heigl said something on a talk show about the insane hours we were working and she was 100 percent right. And had she said that today, she’d be a complete hero,” Pompeo said.
“But she’s ahead of her time, made a statement about our crazy hours and of course, let’s slam a woman and call her ungrateful.”She added, “When the truth is, she’s 100 percent honest and it’s absolutely correct what she said. She was f—ing ballsy for saying it.
And she was telling the truth. She wasn’t lying!”Pompeo admitted that much of the cast was willing to put up with the difficult production schedule because “when you’re younger, you’re so excited to be there, and you’re so happy to be invited to the party.”Walsh agreed with Pompeo’s assessment of the early seasons of “Grey’s,” adding that not much had changed over the years in terms of television production overall.“There’s nothing human about [the work hours],” she said.
“It’s made for a machine, it’s as if we’re a camera or a mic that just goes and goes and goes, and it’s not conducive to any kind of healthy habits.”The comments that Pompeo addressed were from a 2009 appearance Heigl made on “The Late Show With David Letterman.” At the time, the show was in its sixth season.During the appearance Heigl called out the fact that she’d recently been on set for a 17-hour day. “I’m gonna keep saying this ’cause I hope it embarrasses them,” she said.
Jesse Williams fielded some questions about his full frontal scene in the new Broadway play Take Me Out.
Ellen Pompeo is celebrating a Grey’s Anatomy milestone!
It’s Thursday night and you know what that means…. a new episode of Grey’s Anatomy and there’s been some news recently!
Charlotte Dawson and Helen Flanagan looked to be having the time of their lives at Chester Races. On Boodles May Festival City Day at Chester Racecourse, Coronation Street actress Helen and reality star Charlotte posed together for a day at the races. The pair laughed and kicked up their heels as Helen, 31, and Charlotte, 29, were seen in high spirits.
Wilson Chapman editorAfter almost 20 years of medical emergencies and juicy drama, “Grey’s Anatomy” is gearing up for its landmark 400th episode this May.Set to air on May 26, the 400th episode of the series will air as a two-part Season 18 finale. The episode’s plot remains unknown, but will feature the return appearance of cast members Jesse Williams and Sarah Drew, as the super couple Jackson and April (aka “Japril”).
Chester Bennington‘s pre-Linkin Park band, Grey Daze, have shared the first episode of their documentary series. Watch the first episode below.The four-part series, called Grey Daze: Creation of the Phoenix, follows the band from their origins in the ’90s up to their yet-to-be-released LP, ‘The Phoenix’. The record, which is set to come out on June 17, features re-mastered vocals from Bennington.The Linkin Park frontman left Grey Daze back in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.The band have shared the first episode of the docu-series, which features footage of Bennington and his bandmates playing together at their start, before getting into their experience of making ‘The Phoenix’, a follow-up to their 2020 album ‘Amends‘, which also featured re-mastered vocals from Bennington’s.‘The Phoenix’ will be a 10-song collection intended to honour the late singer, with contributions from Dave Navarro, Richard Patrick and Bennington’s daughters, Lily and Lila Bennington.“’Amends’ was more emotional and reflective,” Graze drummer Sean Dowdell said about the band’s coming release.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwitter is now in Elon Musk’s hands. What his successful maneuver to buy the company means for its 200 million-plus users — or for media and entertainment companies that use the platform to reach global audiences — is anything but clear.In the space of three weeks, Musk went from disclosing a 9.2% stake in Twitter to clinching a $44 billion deal for the company on April 25.
Jesse Williams and Sarah Drew will be returning to the ABC medical drama for a special guest appearance on the season 18 finale airing May 26, ET can confirm. This marks the first time Williams and Drew will be back on in more than a year when they last appeared.While details regarding their return is being kept close to the vest, the duo's united front can only lead to speculation that Jackson and April's reappearance will serve as an update of sorts for viewers.Drew returned for an episode last season to help Williams wrap up his storyline in a satisfying way as he left the show after 12 seasons. Back in February, Williams was open to the idea of returning to “I’d consider it,” he said while promoting his Broadway debut in the revival of .
Kate Aurthur editorThe once-and-future “Grey’s Anatomy” super couple of Jackson and April — played by Jesse Williams and Sarah Drew — are set to appear on the finale of the medical drama’s 18th season on May 26, Variety has confirmed.Williams left “Grey’s Anatomy” last season, having played Jackson since the show’s sixth season. Drew, who’d departed the show in 2018, returned for a guest appearance in May 2021 to send Jackson off to his new life in Boston, where he was taking over his family’s foundation.
Ellen Pompeo finally has something to say about her former co-star Katherine Heigl‘s infamous call out about the working conditions on set of Grey’s Anatomy.
Ellen Pompeo backed Katherine Heigl's claims that the "Grey's Anatomy" workday hours were "cruel and mean." Pompeo agreed about the "insane hours" during a recent appearance on the "Tell Me" podcast. "I remember Heigl said something on a talk show about the insane hours we were working, and she was 100% right," Pompeo said Wednesday. "And had she said that today, she'd be a complete hero.
Ellen Pompeo is defending her former co-star, Katherine Heigl. On the latest episode of Pompeo's podcast, the 52-year-old actress reflected on Heigl's years-old interview, in which the actress spoke out against the working conditions on .During a 2009 appearance on, Heigl, who exited her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens in 2010, blasted the medical drama for having a «17-hour» workday, which she called «cruel and mean.»«I remember Heigl said something on a talk show about the insane hours we were working.
Zack Sharf Ellen Pompeo said on a new episode of her “Tell Me” podcast that former co-star Katherine Heigl was “absolutely correct” when she called out “Grey’s Anatomy” in 2009 for unjust working hours (via People). Pompeo said Heigl was deemed “ungrateful” for her comments at the time, but if had she spoken out today “she’d be a complete hero.” Heigl was often vocal about her criticisms with “Grey’s Anatomy,” infamously pulling out of the Emmys race in 2008 because she felt the show didn’t give her strong enough material.“I remember Heigl said something on a talk show about the insane hours we were working and she was 100 percent right,” Pompeo said on the podcast.
Ellen Pompeo has a new hero; it’s her old co-star Katherine Heigl.
Ellen Pompeo is coming to the defense of Katherine Heigl over some controversial comments her former “Grey’s Anatomy” co-star made during a 2009 talk show appearance.
Ellen Pompeo is praising Katherine Heigl former comments about the long working hours on Grey’s Anatomy.