Dr. Cristina Yang was right when she said to Dr. Meredith Grey that he may be very dreamy but he’s not the sun.
Lynette Rice’s new book, “How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey’s Anatomy,” where makers, previous cast individuals, and even Patrick talked about his experience on the show and is revealing insight into why the entertainer purportedly left the series after his notorious flight during Season 11 of the long-running ABC clinical dramatization, “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Executive producer Jeannine uncovered that there were times where Ellen Pompeo who played Dr. Meredith Grey “was frustrated with Patrick and she would get angry that he wasn’t working as much,” and later added, “She would get angry that he wasn’t working as much… she was very big on having things be fair. She just didn’t like that Patrick would complain that ‘I’m here too late’ or ‘I’ve been here too long’ when she had twice as many scenes in the episode as he did.”
According to the former executive producer for Grey’s, James D. Parriott, things were exceptionally tense among Patrick and Shonda via season 11. “Shonda needed an OG to come in as sort of a showrunner for fourteen episodes.”
“There were HR issues. It wasn’t sexual in any way. He sort of was terrorizing the set. Some cast members had all sorts of PTSD with him. He had this hold on the set where he knew he could stop production and scare people. The network and studio came down and we had sessions with them. I think he was just done with the show. He didn’t like the inconvenience of coming in every day and working. He and Shonda were at each other’s throats.”
Patrick has a remark with respect to his conduct on set in the book that peruses, “It’s ten months, fifteen hours a day. You never know your schedule, so your kid asks you, ‘What are you doing on Monday?’ And you go, ‘I don’t know,’ because I don’t know my schedule.”
“Doing that for eleven years is challenging. But you have to be grateful, because you’re well compensated, so you can’t really complain because you don’t really have a right. You don’t have control over your schedule. So, you have to just be flexible.”
Reactions to Patrick Dempsey “Terrorizing the Set” Lead To His Brutal Grey’s Anatomy’s Exit
Patrick Dempsey wanted off the show. At the same time this is the life of an actor. Long hours. He was away from his family when he was racing cars and filming different movies after 2015. I’m so confused. #Greys
@C_Lynn_osen
Patrick Dempsey wanted off the show. At the same time this is the life of an actor. Long hours. He was away from his family when he was racing cars and filming different movies after 2015. I’m so confused. #Greys pic.twitter.com/7lDkYZHXO9
— Miss Courtney. (@C_Lynn_osen) September 16, 2021
patrick dempsey the ‘nightmare’ that ‘terrorised’ everyone’ on set....gimme a break lmaooo are we even talking about the same guy bc
@shephrry
patrick dempsey the ‘nightmare’ that ‘terrorised’ everyone’ on set….gimme a break lmaooo are we even talking about the same guy bc pic.twitter.com/9KYzEhvi56
— ً (@shephrry) September 17, 2021
my baby deserved none of that shit. especially on his last day. i’m glad he chose his mental health and family over the show. forever and ever will be thankful for patrick dempsey
@mers_anatomy13
my baby deserved none of that shit. especially on his last day. i’m glad he chose his mental health and family over the show. forever and ever will be thankful for patrick dempsey https://t.co/8mS7qW8JNl
— mer (@mers_anatomy13) September 16, 2021
So Patrick Dempsey was an ass on set because they had him doing 15 hour days, think id be the same tbh
@PageSheps
So Patrick Dempsey was an ass on set because they had him doing 15 hour days, think id be the same tbh pic.twitter.com/ZU2qqS0Hgh
— Leah || EO ENDGAME (@PageSheps) September 16, 2021
i hope noone starts shitting on patrick dempsey due to a few little comments here and there in this article hes so so much more than just this show and he gave us SO MUCH im forever grateful to him
@shephrry
i hope noone starts shitting on patrick dempsey due to a few little comments here and there in this article hes so so much more than just this show and he gave us SO MUCH im forever grateful to him https://t.co/7D8gVLKPXW
— ً (@shephrry) September 16, 2021
patrick dempsey waking up this morning shaking and throwing up over this i fear
@patrickdempsea
patrick dempsey waking up this morning shaking and throwing up over this i fear https://t.co/dD5RDFQWga
— evelyn hugo’s pr manager (@patrickdempsea) September 16, 2021
haven’t been on this twitter in a hot minute but anyone knows that this is complete and utter bullshit. patrick dempsey has always been praised by co-stars. however, shonda rhimes has always had a personal vendetta against him.
@merdersmemories
haven’t been on this twitter in a hot minute but anyone knows that this is complete and utter bullshit. patrick dempsey has always been praised by co-stars. however, shonda rhimes has always had a personal vendetta against him. pic.twitter.com/L7tiSJiXZQ
— em is patrick dempsey’s long lost daughter (@merdersmemories) September 17, 2021
I guarantee if a woman conducted herself the way Patrick Dempsey did, there would be no softening of her behavior or excusing it as her being overworked. Ridiculous.
@SourceRyan
I guarantee if a woman conducted herself the way Patrick Dempsey did, there would be no softening of her behavior or excusing it as her being overworked. Ridiculous. https://t.co/SdEF4tH7iH
— ryan (@SourceRyan) September 17, 2021
Patrick Dempsey was about to go through a divorce while being severely over worked and over tired meanwhile Ellen Pompeo was going around complaining about him?? Weird behaviour are we surprised
@heavymetalcver
Patrick Dempsey was about to go through a divorce while being severely over worked and over tired meanwhile Ellen Pompeo was going around complaining about him?? Weird behaviour are we surprised
— emily (@heavymetaIcver) September 16, 2021
boycotting Greys, stan Patrick Dempsey he deserves better
@greysanatommy4L
boycotting Greys, stan Patrick Dempsey he deserves better
— GA | pd/ep😩 (@greysanatommy4L) September 17, 2021
Every single actor Patrick Dempsey worked talk about how great he is since 30 YEARS and now they said some HR issues GA IS GARBAGE I WILL BOYCOTT THEY I WILL WATCH ONLY FOR PATRICK RETURN. I DIDN'T WATCH GA FOR MER I WATCH FOR HIM DER MD CHEMISTRY.
@TeamMerDer4ever
Every single actor Patrick Dempsey worked talk about how great he is since 30 YEARS and now they said some HR issues GA IS GARBAGE I WILL BOYCOTT THEY I WILL WATCH ONLY FOR PATRICK RETURN. I DIDN'T WATCH GA FOR MER I WATCH FOR HIM DER MD CHEMISTRY. https://t.co/7RdHNk7VlM
— MerDer 🇲🇫 (@TeamMerDer4ever) September 16, 2021
If I had to work 15 hours a day I would be an ass too. I refuse to believe Patrick Dempsey was terrorizing the set. He just wanted to be done and @EllenPompeo didn’t like it. In the non Hollywood world some people don’t like their boss and coworkers #GreysAnatomy
@CLO93_30
If I had to work 15 hours a day I would be an ass too. I refuse to believe Patrick Dempsey was terrorizing the set. He just wanted to be done and @EllenPompeo didn’t like it. In the non Hollywood world some people don’t like their boss and coworkers #GreysAnatomy pic.twitter.com/Y5zafZXZWO
— Courtney. ❤️ RED ❤️🍁🍂 (@CLO93_30) September 16, 2021