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Years After Revealing That Other “Grey’s Anatomy” Actors Weren’t Pleased When She Negotiated A Huge Pay Increase, Ellen Pompeo Recalled The Backlash She Faced When Her Salary Was Leaked


“It’s my face, it’s my voice. I’ve done so much work promoting the show all over the world for the past 20 years…I know the show has generated this much money; I definitely deserve a percentage of that.”

Explaining that her manager warned her that plenty of people would not be happy with her pay increase, Ellen admitted, “That had never occurred to me.” I know the show has generated this much money; I definitely deserve a percentage of that,” she said before acknowledging how “challenging” it is for most women to advocate for themselves and their finances. Quoting Shonda’s reaction to finding out one of her actors is expecting a child, Ellen — who shares three kids with her husband, Chris Ivery — said, “‘How many days do you need off?

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