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Grey's Anatomy writer who faked cancer took 'puke breaks' as ex-colleague brands her lies 'performance art'


In 2022, Elisabeth Finch Finch admitted that she had lied about her personal and medical history and confirmed she had not had any form of cancer and that she taped a catheter to her arm.

In a new clip from the upcoming Peacock documentary, Anatomy of Lies, Finch's former colleague, writer and producer Andy Reaser reveals how she would come into work 'with a shaved head and a greenish hue' in order to keep up the act that she was unwell. As part of the three-part Peacock docuseries, which dives deep into the fabricated stories of Finch's own medical and personal life to inspire episodes and get ahead in Hollywood, Reaser describes her actions as being 'like performance art,' following her 2022 confession. In December 2022, Finch admitted that she had lied about her personal and medical history and confirmed she had not had any form of cancer and that she taped a catheter to her arm and shaved her head to appear as though she was undergoing chemotherapy.

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