Grey’s Anatomy,has cemented itself into pop culture history.
Before long,Grey’s Anatomygained a reputation for killing or writing off main characters during major episodes.
Here are the real reasons why these stars leftGrey’s Anatomy.
But in 2006, rumors began to circulate that Washington had caused some trouble behind the scenes.
During an argument with co-star Patrick Dempsey, Washington reportedly used a homophobic slur (viaPeople).
Not long afterwards, his co-star T.R.
Knight revealed toPeoplethat he is gay, causing Washington to face even more backlash for his alleged words.
I’d slept with numerous people at the hospital.
I was like, ‘What else can I do?’
other than start like making lunch for everybody."
Grey’s Anatomy actor T.R.
Knight may have butted heads with Shonda Rhimes
After Brooke Smith came T.R.
Knight, who played the beloved character George O’Malley.
Instead, he just asked to leave.
It wasn’t the first time Rhimes and Knight seemed to disagree.
Knight the best in his future endeavors."
Heigl gave a statement toEntertainment Weekly(viaE!
News), saying, “I am done,” noting, “We just finalized our agreement.
Everyone had been working really hard to find an amicable and gracious way of letting go and moving on.
It’s sad but it’s what I wanted.”
Apparently, however, that decision was all on Leigh.
In a statement given toE!
My experience onGrey’s Anatomyis something that I will treasure for the rest of my life."
Shonda Rhimestweetedabout Leigh leaving, saying, “I love Chyler and I love the character of Lexie Grey.
She was an important member of myGrey’sfamily.
This was not an easy decision.
But it was a decision that Chyler and I came to together.
As it turns out, that may have been exactly what she was doing while she was gone.
Dane, who played Dr. Mark Sloan, said he himself made the decision to leave the series.
However, Dane noted, “I loved doing Grey’s Anatomy.
Unfortunately, seems like Ferrer and Charles' contracts were not renewed past the tenth season.
Neither actor released any statements about the news of their departures.
The series was never picked up, and Hinton ended up taking a role on an HBO show.
In my mind it’s been left open-ended enough.”
As for Martin, this is not an ending for our relationship.”
We talked and she ran it down for me and had me at hello."
According to aDeadlinereport, the decision was made by producers.
Drew also released a statement on her own Instagram account.
I am so humbled and so thankful."
But according to an ABC source, it wasn’t just George’s decision.
“Melissa’s arc came to a natural end,” they said.
“Everyone at the show adores her.
I’m not old enough for this!
“The contracts are coming up, they’re getting ready to go into the second season of that.
So all of that is in the air,” she said.
It’s so hard to stay current in this business or to stay in the business, period.”
I’m still not over it.
It broke my heart to leave that show."
In fact, between 2006 and 2011, actor Jeff Perry only appeared onGrey’s Anatomy14 times.
Still, for Perry, coming back forone final episodein 2019 felt like his character was finally getting closure.
He toldPeople, “Actors are weird creatures.
Unlike more sane humans, we seem to enjoy going into the territory that is shaky and most vulnerable.
…So, I was really excited by the thought to get to the unresolved.”
The actor was also excited to step back into the Shondaland world.
He said the experience was “great and deeply comfortably [sic].”
Like Perry, Foley went on to co-star inScandal, a role he toldRedditwas more satisfying to film.
Chambers continued, revealing that he’d wanted to “diversify” his acting career for a while.
