Ellen Pompeo Quitting Grey's Anatomy!
Globe|January 21, 2019

Incurable asthma taking tragic toll on beloved TV doc

J.K. Rowling
Ellen Pompeo Quitting Grey's Anatomy!

Drained by crippling asthma, exhausted Grey’s Anatomy superstar Ellen Pompeo is set to drop out of the hit medical drama — despite earning a staggering $20 million a year, sources say.

TV’s highest-paid actress has played Dr. Meredith Grey since the show’s 2005 debut but now says, “There is an end — and it’s nearing.”

Sources reveal the 49-year-old has been battling the breath-robbing condition for years, and now, working is such a struggle, she feels she can’t go on.

This story is from the January 21, 2019 edition of Globe.

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