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NEWS ABOUT: Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy stories: 21 news summaries

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TELEVISION

DVR Viewers Give Ratings Boost to Grey's, Others

Execs hope these watchers will eventually translate into ad dollars

(Newser) - TV networks dismayed at low ratings early in the season are getting a ray of hope in the form of the once-feared DVR. Sure, ad buyers won’t pay out when a viewer watches Grey’s Anatomy on TiVo, but that and other shows are gaining a massive audience... More »

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 Grey's Stars in Baby Battle 

Ellen Pompeo, Katherine Heigl engage in baby one-upping competition

(Newser) - Wondering why Ellen Pompeo didn’t announce the arrival of her daughter—who was born last Tuesday—until yesterday? Perhaps it’s because her Grey’s Anatomy co-star Katherine Heigl chose last Tuesday to make the adoption of her own daughter public. "It was very curious timing,”... More »

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 Victoria Dishes 
 on Becks, Boobs, 
 and Life in LA 

Posh Spice spills to Elle about her TV habits, perpetual pout

(Newser) - Victoria Beckham, who graces the October cover of Elle, is speaking out about her life, her marriage to soccer megastar David, and how she's perceived. Among her pearls of wisdom:
  • "People think I’m a moody bitch. I do have my insecurities. Maybe that is why I look
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 Ellen Pompeo's Hubby 
 Stepping Out: Tab 

19-year-old hostess says they had affair

(Newser) - Pregnant Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo has a cheating husband, Star reports. The tab says Chris Ivery, 41, had an affair with a 19-year-old Boston restaurant  hostess—and she confirms it. "We were intimate several times," Rachel Artz said. The two met up in Boston, Miami, and Martha's... More »

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 Heigl to Adopt 
 Korean Baby Girl 

10-month-old Nayleigh is from Korea

(Newser) - Grey's Anatomy star and negative-publicity magnet Katherine Heigl is adopting a special-needs Korean baby, RadarOnline reports. The baby's name is Naleigh, and she's 10 months old. The adoption has been in the works for months, and Heigl, whose sister Meg was also adopted from Korea, and hubby Josh Kelley are... More »

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(Newser) - The situation keeps getting ickier for poor Eric Dane and his nude video. Now it turns out the second woman who appears with the Grey's Anatomy star and wife Rebecca Gayheart in their hot-tub threesome has worked as a "madam" setting up hookers on jobs, reports the New York ... More »

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OPINION
(Newser) - Katherine Heigl was “supposed to be America’s new sweetheart,” but somewhere we fell out of love. Sarah Ball, writing in Newsweek, lays some of the blame for her image as a “diva-like shrew” on "pure sexism. Every decade has a Most Annoying Actress,”... More »

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GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Winehouse Assault Trial Begins 

Plus, no one cares about Mischa Barton, and more

(Newser) - Hair and booze, two of Amy Winehouse’s better-documented crutches, came into play at the start of her assault trial today, People reports. When demonstrating the height difference in court between herself and the dancer who accuses Winehouse of slapping her, Winehouse pointed out, “my hair does make a... More »

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(Newser) - It won't come as a huge shock to Grey's Anatomy fans, but TR Knight—aka Dr. George O'Malley—is leaving the show, reports Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly. Knight has been unhappy with his shrinking role and has reportedly clashed with creator Shonda Rhimes. Knight's character was seriously injured in... More »

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 Corpses 
 Having Sex 
 Sparks Uproar 

Popular traveling exhibit of bodies triggers new controversy

(Newser) - A controversial traveling exhibit of preserved bodies has sparked a storm of controversy with a new addition of corpses having sex, reports the Guardian. "It's not meant to be sexually stimulating," said creator Gunther von Hagens, who opens the Berlin exhibit to the public today. German politicians and... More »

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Disney to Buy Hulu Stake, Upload ABC Shows

Lost, Grey's Anatomy to join Hulu roster

(Newser) - Disney and Hulu have a deal to allow the web-video site to show episodes from ABC properties, the Wall Street Journal reports. Disney’s approximately 30% stake in Hulu will be comparable to that of NBC and News Corp, which bankrolled the site initially. Disney said popular shows like Lost... More »

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(Newser) - Tormented Dr. Meredith Grey of Grey's Anatomy will be heading to the hospital for real soon when actress Ellen Pompeo delivers her first baby, reports People. Pompeo, 39, and hubby Chris Ivery, 41, are said to be "ecstatic" about the pregnancy. "It's great news," said their spokeswoman.... More »

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Heigl: I'd Be Happy to Stay with Grey's

Actress has no idea whether character will live or die

(Newser) - Katherine Heigl says she's happy to stay with Gray's Anatomy if the producers want to keep her, the AP reports. The Golden Globe winner—rumored to have been ready to quit after griping about the show’s poor writing—will stick around if her character survives. Heigl remains as clueless... More »

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(Newser) - Neither Katherine Heigl nor TR Knight will return for another season of Grey’s Anatomy, the New York Post reports. The information comes from co-star James Pickens Jr. Neither actor has been happy on the show recently. Knight has complained about lack of screen time, and Heigl has... More »

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 Grey's to Lose Another: 
 'George' Wants Out 

As role diminishes, Knight moves on

(Newser) - It's not time to turn off the lights just yet, but TR Knight is the latest actor to leave Grey's Anatomy. His character has been twiddling his thumbs this season, making it a good time to move on, insiders tell Entertainment Weekly. Knight's departure, date TBA, supposedly isn't linked... More »

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 Grey's Axes Lesbian Doc 

Brooke Smith's last show airs Thursday

(Newser) - ABC is ending Callie and Erica's lesbian romance on Grey's Anatomy—and Brooke Smith's role as Dr. Erica Hahn along with it. Though Grey's executive producer said Smith's firing was due to a lack of "magic and chemistry," not her character's sexual orientation, insiders told Entertainment Weekly that... More »

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 Trauma Unit:
 TV's Leading
 Luckless
 Ladies 

If these characters didn't have bad luck, they wouldn't have any luck at all

(Newser) - As a cokehead-dating addict who, among other things, got shot by carjackers, burned in a house fire, and suffered amnesia, Kelly Taylor of "Beverly Hills, 90210" is the gold standard of TV victims. Employing the misery-measuring "Kellyness" scale, Radar rates prime time's most luckless ladies.
  1. Meredith Grey,
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 Where Did 
 the Ratings Go? 

Networks, still shaking off writers strike, hoping big names' May return is cure

(Newser) - Television shows hoping for welcoming arms after a strike-imposed hiatus are out of luck: Viewership is down sharply for scripted shows, in many cases more than 10%, the Hollywood Reporter notes. The exception appears to be CBS’ Monday night lineup, which is up after returning ahead of most other shows... More »

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Chelsea Shows Best of Both Clintons

On the stump for mom, she looks like a political natural

(Newser) - Chelsea Clinton has come into her own on the campaign trail, “self-assured, soothing … at once affable and urbane,” even “the ideal amalgam of her parents’ political talents,” glows Lloyd Grove in a New York profile. Bill and Hillary have adroitly managed their daughter's public persona,... More »

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Her Space is in the Music Biz

Singer's Web site launches a successful career

(Newser) -   Living with her parents and toiling as a teacher in an after-school program, Ingrid Michaelson’s music career consisted of gigs in a coffee shop and a dream of having one of her songs on “Grey’s Anatomy.” Thanks to MySpace, the dream has come true, a... More »

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