'Grey's Anatomy' writer Elizabeth Finch apologizes for lying about cancer: 'I let myself get addicted to lies'

On the day of the premiere of Peacock's investigative documentary “Anatomy of Lies” — which examines the long cancer scandal perpetrated by former “Grey's Anatomy” writer Elizabeth Finch — she offered something new: a full apology for her actions. In a post on Instagram, he began by writing: “I have never given anyone a reason to believe what I have said. I lied a lot; Things that have destroyed many people in real life. 'I'm sorry' seems like the shortest word I've ever done, yet it's the truest.”

Finch also wrote that stories in The Ankler and Vanity Fair in the spring of 2022 exposed many of her lies — and revealed that she was a con woman who got a job on “Grey's Anatomy” after lying about chondrosarcoma. Rare Cancer – He's been “undergoing mental health treatment for almost three years, and I work hard every day to maintain a life where the truth is more important than anything else: The truth is, I'm married to a woman I fell deeply in love with. .” He then describes falling in love with Jennifer Baer, ​​a woman he met while they were both in a mental health facility in Arizona, concluding, “The biggest mistake of my life (besides lying about cancer in the first place) was proposing to Jennifer.” I was honest with her before saying yes.

“Anatomy of a Lie,” directed by Evgenia Peretz and David Shisgal, paints a damning portrait of Finch. The three-part docuseries picked apart all of his lies, particularly involving that he had cancer, shaving his head, and faking chemo treatments and their side effects. She also lied about being sexually harassed by a director on “The Vampire Diaries,” where she wrote, cleaning up the remains of a friend who was killed in the 2018 Tree of Life murders and her brother died by suicide. Baer, ​​his now ex-wife, participated in the Peacock docuseries, as did his two children.

In diversityIn an interview with the directors of the docuseries, published today, Peretz said: “We've heard that some of his snippets have reached people who are still inquiring about jobs. We hear he has some work to do with his life.”

Perhaps this post is trying to lead in that direction. Finch concludes with this: “The truth is, no excuses, no arguments—nothing will ever fix my lies to anyone. Nothing erases the trauma I've created—fear, pain, anger, tears, time. And in every way I find myself.” Nothing is more important to me than being held accountable. I will continue to repair the damage I have done and make sure it is not the bad things I have done. I know it will take time.”