Ellen Pompeo: My Skepticism Over ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Attack Storyline Vanished with Denzel Washington Directing

Ellen Pompeo: My skepticism over Grey’s Anatomy attack storyline vanished with Denzel Washington directing

“I was skeptical when they told me that something else catastrophic was going to happen to Meredith,” Pompeo says of first reading the script for tonight’s midseason premiere. But, she adds, “the fact that Denzel stepped in makes everything OK. It gives everything a justification, because he’s such a creative genius that he can get away with anything … I can’t say enough about how he inspired me. I certainly gave it more than I usually do for him. I really wanted to inspire him and make him grateful that he came to work with us. I didn’t want him leaving here saying, “Why did I go and do that?” PLUS: Denzel’s wife is a huge Grey’s fan who schooled him on all the characters and storylines.

MTV News is being rebooted as part of an effort to revive MTV

MTV isn’t trying to find the next Kurt Loder, Gideon Yago and Tabitha Soren. But a new effort will try to breathe new life into MTV News with more higher quality content.

Master of None returns in 2017

Aziz Ansari’s Netflix comedy has been renewed for a second season.

Game of Thrones posts more than 20 Season 6 images

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HBO teases Silicon Valley Season 3

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NBC renews Days Of Our Lives

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Roots reboot premieres on Memorial Day — watch the official trailer

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Scott Porter books a recurring role on Scorpion

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Fox’s The Passion adds singers Yolanda Adams and Michael W. Smith

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ABC casts Daniel Sunjata on Notorious, the drama pilot based on one of Michael Jackson’s attorneys

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Dish Network agrees to disable ad-skipping for 7 days after shows first air

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Hulu acquires Battlestar Galactica, Saved by the Bell and 12 Monkeys

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