Grey's Anatomy Writer Apologizes After Cancer Hoax Exposed

Elisabeth Finch, whose fabricated cancer story inspired Grey's Anatomy episodes, responds to new docuseries Anatomy of Lies.

Elisabeth Finch, a former Grey's Anatomy writer, fabricated stories about having cancer, which she used to gain sympathy and job opportunities.
The docuseries Anatomy of Lies, now streaming on Peacock, delves into Finch's deception and its impact on those around her.
Finch's lies included claims of surviving a rare bone cancer, undergoing chemotherapy, and losing a kidney, which she later admitted were false.
Her fraudulent stories were first uncovered by her ex-wife, Jennifer Beyer, who alerted Grey's Anatomy producers, prompting an investigation.
Finch has publicly apologized and stated she is undergoing mental health treatment while seeking to make amends with those she deceived.