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New docuseries reveals how former ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ writer faked cancer to exploit empathy

TV writer Elizabeth Finch, who was known for her work on True Blood and The Vampire Diaries, as well as for helping to craft the immersive and tear-jerking episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, is now caught in a controversy.

Back in March 2022 Finch was placed on administrative leave after her uncooperative actions on the investigation being done towards her and her alleged illness. She later on resigned.

In December 2022, Elizabeth finally admitted that she didn’t have cancer as well as lied about various stories in her life including the death of her brother.

Titled “Anatomy of Lies,” the docuseries produced by Peacock details the story of the former writer and consulting producer Finch, who confessed to faking cancer while working on the show.

“She was showing up to work with a shaved head and a, you know, a greenish hue. She looked like she lived in a microwave. She was eating these Saltines and drinking ginger ale and going to the bathroom to take puke breaks from her chemo,” Andy Reaser, another former writer of the show recalled in Peacock’s new Anatomy of Lies. She worked with Finch back in 2014.

The IMDB of the 3-part docuseries describes Finch as “exploiting the empathy of those around her and using the trauma of others for her benefit.”

The series features some of Finch’s “closest contacts, many speaking for the first time.” It used a Vanity Fair article as source material that documented Finch’s lies while writing for the Shonda Rhimes series.

On Instagram the TV writer penned a lengthy message, she said “I’ve given no one any reason to believe a word I say. I lied about so much; things so many people have been devastated by in real life. “I’m sorry” feels like the smallest words compared to what I’ve done, yet they are the truest. I trapped myself in the addition of lies, betraying and traumatizing my closest family, friends and colleagues. I’m making amends and expressing my genuine remorse as best I can when people are ready.”

Social media users on X/ formerly Twitter shared their reactions, with some learning about Finch’s lies for the first time.

In light of Finch’s admission and the revelations presented in Anatomy of Lies, the docuseries not only sheds light on her troubling past but also raises important questions about trust, accountability, and the impact of deceit in the entertainment industry.

 

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