Ellen Pompeo Refutes Claim That Her Salary Negotiation Resulted in Exit of Co-stars
Pompeo recently warned fans not to believe the recent claim that her new $20 million salary lead to the departure of Grey’s Anatomy co-stars Jessica Capshaw and Sarah Drew.
“Its unfortunate that @DEADLINE chooses to try to pit women against each other,” Pompeo wrote in one tweet.
Its unfortunate that @DEADLINE chooses to try to pit women against eachother on #InternationalWomensDay #shameonyounotme
— Ellen Pompeo (@EllenPompeo) March 8, 2018
In another, the actress states that this claim is above her pay grade.
I’m a big girl @DEADLINE can take shots at me if they want but to the fans please don’t fall into that trap. This is above my pay grade
— Ellen Pompeo (@EllenPompeo) March 8, 2018
Showrunner Krista Vernoff also spoke out against the claim in a tweet, writing, “The suggestion in the Deadline article that our cast changes are in any way related to Ellen Pompeo’s salary renegotiation is wrong and hurtful and misguided. It smacks of an old, broken, patriarchal notion that women must be pitted against each other and that one woman’s success will be costly to others.”
Regarding #GreysAnatomy and @EllenPompeo pic.twitter.com/d2ynURphsR
— Krista Vernoff (@KristaVernoff) March 8, 2018
We’re glad that Pompeo was quick to clear things up and call them out on posting such a divisive story.
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