‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Writer Placed on Administrative Leave Amid HR Investigation
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Writer Placed on Administrative Leave Amid HR Investigation https://t.co/tDzGEwykc7
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 18, 2022
Writer Elisabeth Finch has been placed on administrative leave amid concerns that elements of her personal journey - some of which she wrote into the show - were allegedly fabricated.
Disney’s HR and legal departments are conducting an internal investigation to determine if elements including Finch’s cancer diagnosis and abortion while undergoing chemotherapy, among other subjects, were not accurate.
Over the years, Finch has detailed her personal struggles in essays for publications, while also doing multiple rounds of press for episodes that were allegedly based on her own experiences.
The doubt arose after Finch cited a family emergency and left the writers room to address it.
Colleagues phoned Finch’s wife, Jennifer Beyer, similarities to the story Finch told them and Beyer’s history matched. Beyer raised concerns with Disney and Shondaland execs, prompting Finch to be placed on administrative leave.
Finch and Beyer are now said to be going through an “acrimonious divorce,”
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