{"id":151547,"date":"2022-12-08T07:02:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T07:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/former-greys-anatomy-scribe-elisabeth-finch-never-had-cancer-deadline\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T07:02:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T07:02:05","slug":"former-greys-anatomy-scribe-elisabeth-finch-never-had-cancer-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/former-greys-anatomy-scribe-elisabeth-finch-never-had-cancer-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Former ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Scribe Elisabeth Finch Never Had Cancer \u2013 Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tElisabeth Finch \u2014 the former Grey’s Anatomy<\/em> consulting producer whose myriad lies about her medical and personal history led to her resignation in March\u2013 gave her first career rehabilitation interview by saying \u201cwhat she did was wrong\u201d and how it was \u201cnot okay.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\tFinch admitted to The Ankler that she never had \u201cany form of cancer,\u201d nor did her older brother Eric commit suicide \u2014 another lie she perpetuated while writing for the ABC drama. Her brother is actually alive and working in Florida as a doctor.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cI know it’s absolutely wrong what I did,\u201d she said. \u201cI lied and there’s no excuse for it. But there’s context for it. The best way I can explain it is when you experience a level of trauma a lot of people adopt a maladaptive coping mechanism. Some people drink to hide or forget things. Drug addicts try to alter their reality. Some people cut. I lied. That was my coping and my way to feel safe and seen and heard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tIn March, The Ankler <\/em>questioned Finch’s medical history and some of her past claims like how she was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, how she lost a kidney and part of her leg but was then misdiagnosed, and how she had enduring verbal and sexual abuse by a male director while writing for The Vampire Diaries.<\/em> Before Disney could launch an investigation, Finch made the decision to leave the drama and check herself into an Arizona facility.<\/p>\n

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\tSince then, Finch told The Ankler that not only has her wife left her but family members have disowned her and she’s no longer allowed to see the children she helped to raise. Every days are apparently filled with unanswered emails and meetings with a therapist. <\/p>\n

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\t\u201cI wish I had a grid that would show who’s not talking to me because they can’t [legally],\u201d she said. \u201cWho’s not talking to me because they don’t know what to say. Who’s not talking to me because they’re pissed off. And then who’s sitting there waiting for me to reach out. I have no clue \u2026 it’s been a very quiet, very sad time. There were people who, when your article came out, were immediately very, very cute on text. Family and friends who called me a monster and a fraud and said that’s all I’ll ever be known for and soon more truth would come out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tFinch claims her lies started during the 2007 Writers Strike, when she hurt her knee while hiking. She ended up getting knee-replacement surgery. \u201cEveryone was so amazing and so wonderful leading up to all the surgeries,\u201d she told The Ankler. \u201cThey were so supportive. And then I got my knee replacement. It was one hell of a recovery period and then it was dead quiet because everyone naturally was like Arrow! You’re healed<\/em>. But it was dead quiet. And I had no support and went back to my old maladaptive coping mechanism \u2014 I lied and made something up because I needed support and attention and that’s the way I went after it. That’s where that lie started \u2014 in that silence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tBesides writing for gray’s<\/em>Finch was a prolific freelancer who shared her personal medical stories with outlets like by hand<\/em>, The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> and the Shondaland website. Each previous credits include Vampire Diaries, No Ordinary Family<\/em> and TrueBlood. <\/em>she joined Grey’s Anatomy <\/em>in 2015.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n