Actor Eric Dane just shared an update on his ALS diagnosis, saying his health has been noticeably deteriorating and he fears his young daughters will grow up without a father.
“My left side is functioning, my right side has completely stopped working,” the 52-year-old actor told Diane Sawyer during an interview with ABC&#8217;s “Good Morning America” on Monday. “I feel like maybe a couple more months and I won’t have my left hand either. It’s sobering.”
The “Grey’s Anatomy” alum was diagnosed with the degenerative disease in April after noticing symptoms including weakness in his right hand.  
“I didn’t really think anything of it at the time,” Dane told Sawyer. “I thought maybe I’d been texting too much or my hand was fatigued, but a few weeks later I noticed it got a little worse. So I went and saw a hand specialist, who sent me to another hand specialist. I went and saw a neurologist and the neurologist sent me to another neurologist and said, ‘This is way above my pay grade.&#8217;”
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ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to loss of muscle control. Over time, individuals with ALS may lose the ability to speak, move, eat, and breathe independently.
ALS has no cure, and people who receive this diagnosis usually live three to five years after symptoms start; however, some people live for decades following their diagnosis. Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking lived with ALS for more than 50 years after being diagnosed at the age of 21 until he died in 2018.
Dane also told Sawyer about the support he’s received from his wife of 14 years, Rebecca Gayheart. The actress filed for divorce in 2018 but called it off one month before Dane revealed his diagnosis. They remain friendly and share the responsibility of raising their two daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13.
“We have managed to become better friends and better parents,” the actor said of Gayheart since receiving his diagnosis. “She is probably my biggest champion and my most stalwart supporter, and I lean on her.”
“In my heart, I don’t feel like this is the end for me,” Dane said during the interview. “I’m fighting as much as I can. There’s so much about it that’s out of my control.”
The actor also said he’s upset about his diagnosis because of losing his own father to suicide at the age of 7. “I’m angry because my father was taken from me when I was young, and now there’s a very good chance I’m going to be taken from my girls when they’re very young,” Dane said.

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Actor Eric Dane, best known for his roles on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Euphoria,” announced this week that he has ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
&#8220;I have been diagnosed with ALS,” the 52-year-old told People in an <a href="https://people.com/eric-dane-diagnosed-with-als-exclusive-11713179">interview</a>. “I am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate this next chapter.”
“I feel fortunate that I am able to continue working and am looking forward to returning to [the] set of Euphoria next week,” he added. “I kindly ask that you give my family and I privacy during this time.”
Dane has been married to actress Rebecca Gayheart since 2004. The couple has two children, the outlet noted: Billie Beatrice, aged 15, and Georgia Geraldine, who is 13. 
Gayheart previously filed for divorce in 2018 but called it off in March 2025. “We are best of friends. We are really close. We are great coparents,” the actress <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1415961/rebecca-gayheart-addresses-eric-dane-marriage-status">told</a> E! News earlier this week. “We really figured out the formula to staying a family and I think our kids are benefiting greatly from it and we are as well.”
“I think it’s important to not look at a relationship that ends as a failure. It’s just a season. It wasn’t a failure. It was a huge success,” Gayheart added without clarifying the status of their relationship right now. “We were married for, I mean, we are still married, but together for 15 years and we had two beautiful kids so I think that’s a successful relationship, and that’s how we look at it.”
The popular teen drama “Euphoria” is scheduled to begin production for season 3 next week. The Emmy Award-winning HBO series includes Dane as Cal Jacobs, patriarch of the Jacobs family. Dane became nationally known thanks to his role as Dr. Mark Sloan, nicknamed “McSteamy,” on six seasons of the ABC medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.”
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to loss of muscle control. Over time, individuals with ALS may lose the ability to speak, move, eat, and breathe independently.
ALS has no cure, and people who receive this diagnosis usually live three to five years after symptoms start, however, some people live for decades following their diagnosis. Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking lived with ALS for more than 50 years after being diagnosed at the age of 21 until he died in 2018.

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Disgraced “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grey’s Anatomy</a>” writer Elisabeth Finch finally issued a full apology for lying about having cancer on the same day a new three-part series debuted that dives into the insane lengths she went to in support of her hoax.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve given no one any reason to believe a word I say. I lied about so much; things so many people have been devastated by in real life,&#8221; Finch wrote in her lengthy statement to <a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/greys-anatomy-elisabeth-finch-apologizes-lying-cancer-1236179317/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a>. &#8220;&#8216;I&#8217;m sorry&#8217; feels like the smallest words compared to what I&#8217;ve done, yet they are the truest.&#8221;
&#8220;I trapped myself in the addiction of lies, betraying and traumatizing my closest family, friends, and colleagues,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I&#8217;m making amends and expressing my genuine remorse as best I can when people are ready. And I&#8217;ve accepted the fact that some may never be.&#8221;
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&#8220;I&#8217;ve been receiving mental health treatment for nearly three years, and I work hard every day to sustain a life where the truth matters more than anything&#8230;The truth is, there is no excuse, no justification—nothing will ever make my lies to anyone okay,&#8221; Finch continued. &#8220;Nothing erases the trauma I caused-the fear, the pain, the anger, the tears, the time. And nothing matters more to me than holding myself accountable in every way. I will continue to repair whatever damage I can and ensure I am not the worst things I&#8217;ve done&#8230;&#8221;
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The statement came with the release of the first clip from the Peacock series “Anatomy of Lies,” which focuses on a colleague who worked with Finch and details how she would take things like so-called “puke breaks” and allegedly change her looks to carry on her cancer lie, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/10/15/entertainment/greys-anatomy-writer-elisabeth-finch-would-shave-head-take-puke-breaks-to-come-off-as-seriously-ill-while-lying-about-having-cancer-former-colleague-claims/">New York Post</a> reported.
Finch &#8212; who started as a writer on the medical drama in 2014 &#8212; pretended to be sick with cancer for nearly a decade before her big lie was discovered and she was fired in 2022. Finch’s former colleague, writer and producer Andy Reaser, said even to this day he has trouble wrapping his head around the “betrayal” he experienced. &#8220;The thing is, it was so confusing. You have to move through eight years of interactions to even wrap your head around it, and I’m not even sure that I still fully have,&#8221; Reaser <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHhqoHPHcpY&amp;t=68s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in the clip</a>.
“She was showing up to work with a shaved head and a, you know, a greenish hue,” he added. “She looked like she lived in a microwave. She was eating these Saltines and drinking ginger ale and going to the bathroom to take puke breaks from her chemo. It’s just so hard to imagine that someone could commit that strongly to that and it seems so much harder to me than just doing your job well.&#8221;
The three-part docuseries hit Peacock on October 15.
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“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/greys-anatomy">Grey&#8217;s Anatomy</a>” actress Caterina Scorsone shared Monday the harrowing story of a recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fire">house fire</a> that took the lives of her four pets. 
The Canadian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">star</a> was thankfully able to save her three children, but recalled that she did so with just minutes to spare.
&#8220;While getting my kids ready for bed and finishing bath time, smoke began to seep up through the grout around the tub. When I looked down the hallway, a river of thick black smoke had already formed and was filling the house,&#8221; Scorsone posted to Instagram. She shares daughters Eliza, 10, Paloma &#8220;Pippa&#8221; Michaela, 6, and Lucky, 3, with ex-husband Rob Giles.
&#8220;I had about two minutes to get my three kids out of the house, and we escaped with less than shoes on our feet. But we got out. And for that, I am eternally grateful,&#8221; the “Grey’s Anatomy” star continued. &#8220;Heartbreakingly, we lost all four of our pets. We are still sitting with that loss, but we are lucky we got to love them at all.&#8221;
The post included photos of the fire’s aftermath and of the family’s lost pets. 
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&#8220;What we learned is that the only thing that matters are the people (and beings) that you love,&#8221; Scorsone continued. &#8220;The only thing that matters is community. We would not be here without it, and we are so grateful.&#8221;
Ultimately, the actress was grateful for first responders and neighbors who helped her during and after the tragedy. 
&#8220;This is not a post about a fire. This is a post about community. This is a love letter to the incredible people that showed up and the incredible ways that they did. Thank you to the firefighters and the investigators,&#8221; she went on. 
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&#8220;Thank you to my neighbor who answered our frantic knocks at her door. Thank you to the parents at my kids&#8217; school who sent toys and books, my friends at @greysabc and @shondaland, who sent clothing and supplies, and my sisters who flew in to handle logistics so that I could be with my kids. Thank you to my team, who made everything easier.&#8221;
The actress plays Amelia Shepherd on the hit ABC drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” She concluded her post by saying goodbye to the pets who perished in the fire and saying, “we have the only thing we ever really needed: each other.”

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Actor Isaiah Washington announced his early retirement from acting on Friday, declaring that the role he played in the 2022 film &#8220;<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12814440/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Corsicana</a>&#8221; would stand as his last hurrah in the entertainment industry.
Washington, best known for his three-season stint as Dr. Preston Burke on long-running medical drama series &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/actor-praises-trump-supporting-blacks-agenda-ryan-saavedra/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grey&#8217;s Anatomy</a>,&#8221; made the announcement in a lengthy tweet that was subsequently picked up and <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/03/04/greys-anatomy-alum-isaiah-washington-retiring-from-acting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published</a> by entertainment site Page Six.
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It is with a heavy heart and a sense of relief that I am announcing my early retirement from the entertainment industry today. Those who have been Following/Witnessing my journey here on Twatter since 2011 all know that I have fought the good fight, but it seems that the haters,… <a href="https://t.co/arTybceWKn">pic.twitter.com/arTybceWKn</a>
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&#8220;It is with a heavy heart and a sense of relief that I am announcing my early retirement from the entertainment industry today,&#8221; Washington began, adding, &#8220;Those who have been Following/Witnessing my journey here on Twatter since 2011 all know that I have fought the good fight, but it seems that the haters, provocateurs and the Useful Idiots have won.&#8221;
The actor made it clear that he was concerned over the future of the United States, saying that he wanted no part of the things that divide Americans down racial and political lines.
&#8220;I’m no longer interested in the back and forth regarding a ‘color construct’ that keeps us human beings divided nor am I interested in politics or anything vitriolic. I will be traveling this great country before it falls into Socialism and then Communism. Until then, know that this Frederick Douglass Conservative will keep his powder dry and loves you all!&#8221; he said.
Washington concluded with a hearty thanks to the fans who have supported his work throughout his career, explaining that &#8220;Corsicana&#8221; would be his last film and promising to continue to share his post-acting life with those who followed his social media accounts.
&#8220;I am truly grateful for your support over the years. It looks like CORSICANA #CorsicanaMovie may be the last time you see me as an Actor born here in America,&#8221; Washington said. &#8220;Just know that I will be posting a few pictures of my retirement shenanigans here and there, but until then. Be safe out there. Your loved ones love you and need you. SALUTE!&#8221;

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Elisabeth Finch, a former screenwriter and producer for the hit television drama &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/kate-walsh-talks-pro-abortion-storyline-on-greys-anatomy-season-19-its-really-important/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grey&#8217;s Anatomy</a>,&#8221; admitted after months of investigation that she had fabricated claims that she had cancer and that her brother had committed suicide.
Finch came clean in an <a href="https://theankler.com/p/the-greys-anatomy-liar-confesses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with The Ankler months after several exposés prompted an investigation into her claims — which included a cancer diagnosis, an abortion, a kidney loss, and the death of her brother by suicide — and a <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/03/greys-anatomy-writer-elisabeth-finch-administrative-leave-investigation-1234981736/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leave of absence</a>. She later resigned from the show altogether.
&#8220;When you get wrapped up in a lie you forget who you told — what you said to this person and whether this person knows that thing — and that’s the world where you can get caught,&#8221; Finch told The Ankler before spilling everything. &#8220;I don’t have to worry about that now.&#8221;
Throughout the interview, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/07/greys-anatomy-writer-reveals-she-lied-about-having-cancer-dead-brother-i-f-ked-up/?_gl=1*6ybdmt*_ga*MTkzMTkwODE1Ni4xNjY3OTUyODk2*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY3MDQ1NjA0Ni4xMDEuMS4xNjcwNDU2MTc5LjAuMC4w&amp;_ga=2.93696861.1598016361.1670171891-1931908156.1667952896" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she admitted</a> that it had all been fabricated: the cancer, the abortion, and even a claim that she had helped to clean the remains of a friend from the Tree of Life Synagogue after the shooting. Her brother, whom she claimed had taken his own life, was still alive and working as a doctor in Florida.
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The whole saga began with a real knee injury, Finch said, adding that instead of medication, she became &#8220;addicted&#8221; to the special attention and care that she received from the people around her while she was recovering. As she recovered, that attention began to slip away — and she was desperate for a way to get it back.
&#8220;I had no support and went back to my old maladaptive coping mechanism. I lied and made something up because I needed support and attention and that’s the way I went after it,&#8221; she said.
The lies <a href="https://ew.com/tv/greys-anatomy-writer-elisabeth-finch-admits-lies-medical-personal-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ultimately unraveled</a> when Finch met and married Jennifer Beyer, a registered nurse who uncovered her wife&#8217;s deception and demanded that she come clean to her friends and colleagues. Finch said that she agreed to tell some close friends and family the truth, but was not prepared to reveal the truth at work — and her refusal prompted Beyer to go around her, telling Disney and Shondaland what she had discovered.
That was when Ankler reporter Peter Kiefer — the same reporter who conducted the interview published Wednesday — called Finch to warn her that he was about to publish a report exposing her lies.
&#8220;From that point on, I was cut off pretty quickly from everything. I slowly started to see people blocking me on Instagram and other social media,&#8221; Finch said. &#8220;It was so universal that I don’t know if an email went out or everyone just got together and decided ‘no thank you.’”
Finch, who at one time shaved her head to fake the side effects of chemotherapy, made it clear that she understood her current situation was self-inflicted — but it still hurt. &#8220;I really miss it. I miss my fellow writers. It&#8217;s like a family and … one of the things that makes it so hard is that they did rally around a false narrative that I gave.&#8221;
&#8220;What I did was wrong. Not okay. F***ed up. All the words,&#8221; she said.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Actress</a> Kate Walsh was excited to explore the topic of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abortion</a> on the newest season of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/greys-anatomy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grey’s Anatomy</a>,” she said during a recent interview. 
The 55-year-old portrays Dr. Addison Montgomery on the popular NBC drama, though she hasn’t been part of the cast for every season. Walsh was also part of the spinoff series “Private Practice.” After leaving for a while, the actress returned for season 18, believing it would be the final run.
&#8220;It&#8217;s an incredible platform to talk about social issues,&#8221; Walsh <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kate-walsh-end-greys-anatomy-and-why-hard-tell-joke-modern-culture" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News Digital. &#8220;I just think it keeps going because fans love it and it&#8217;s an infrastructure that works.” 
In season 19, Walsh again portrays an OB/GYN specializing in neonatal surgery. But now Dr. Montgomery also focuses on advocating for abortion following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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&#8220;When we were talking about me coming in this season, we discussed this whole storyline, and I was really into it,&#8221; the actress said. &#8220;Part of the magic of art &#8211; whether it&#8217;s great literature or television, or film, or painting &#8211; it connects us. That storytelling is more powerful than a lot of things you can do in the private sector. &#8230; It&#8217;s a connector.”
The “Grey’s Anatomy” star stressed the importance of bringing social issues into the storytelling, especially ones about abortion.
&#8220;It&#8217;s really important, I know for the show, to tell all sides to any story. And to really look at it from all different angles. And have empathy and connection,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I&#8217;m thrilled and happy to be participating.&#8221; 
&#8220;It&#8217;s a crazy time in the world and lots of change in the culture, and civil rights being taken away from people and I think it&#8217;s incredible to have a platform to explore it theatrically.&#8221;
During episode 5, “When I Get To the Border,” Dr. Montgomery and Dr. Bailey take a road trip to assist at an abortion clinic. One of the patients who lives in a neighboring state dies while trying to end her ectopic pregnancy. This leads to Bailey and Montgomery seeking to offer abortions at their home hospital.  
The show also hits on the topic during episode 3 when Dr. Montgomery helps a student procure an abortion procedure. Walsh indicated during an <a href="https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/2677715/kate-walsh-pro-choice-greys-anatomy-interview/">interview</a> with SheKnows that social issues like abortion would appear again in the second half of the season, which airs in 2023. 
The actress said she’s excited for viewers to “examine themselves and ask themselves questions about their own belief systems or their own values, and hopefully be entertained on top of all that.”

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Kate Walsh Talks Pro-Abortion Storyline On ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 19: ‘It’s Really Important’

Kate Walsh Talks Pro-Abortion Storyline On 'Grey's Anatomy' Season 19

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Roe v. Wade's Long And Brutal Legacy

On Thursday, the pro-abortion TV drama “Grey’s Anatomy” ran a typically heavy-handed piece in which pro-lifers were portrayed as crazed and out of control .
A scene from the show depicted general surgeon Miranda Bailey, the former Chief of Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, and Ob/Gyn Addison Montgomery as they drove up to the hospital.
Using the conservative state of Idaho as a launching pad for the dialogue, Bailey, who is driving, states, “Patients from Idaho have been flooding the place ever since the state restricted abortion.”
As the two women approach the parking lot, where scores of screaming pro-lifers await them, the voice-over states calmly, “The more experience we have, the less likely we are to be thrown when we encounter complications. We can shift gears more easily when it’s needed.”
The scene shows screaming protesters brandishing signs, then pounding on the windows of the car while Montgomery breathes, “Whoa.”
As the two women exit the car to enter the clinic, one pro-life demonstrator gets in Montgomery’s face and yells, “You’re stopping a beating heart. You’re terminating life and you know it. You’re killing babies.”
As the two women pass by, the pro-lifer yells after them, “You’re a baby-killer because abortion is murder. You took an oath to do no harm,” in a reference to the Hippocratic oath.
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ABC&#39;s &quot;Grey&#39;s Anatomy&quot; on Thursday portrayed pro-life protesters as angry screamers who pound on cars, very scary. At least one was allowed to yell about killing babies and &quot;you took an oath to do no harm!&quot; Yes, that&#39;s right. <a href="https://t.co/jSYhiJEDXx">pic.twitter.com/jSYhiJEDXx</a>
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As far back as 2019, “Grey’s Anatomy” released an episode in which a young woman, Cassidy,  in the first trimester of her pregnancy, falls down her basement steps, then is chagrined to discover the baby survived the fall and acknowledges she ate herbs to induce an abortion.
Arriving at the emergency room where she will have to have her spleen removed, Cassidy speaks with Dr. Amelia Shepherd, who tells her that Dr. Owen Hunt can ask an ob-gyn to perform an abortion while she’s having her spleen removed. Hunt refuses, prompting this conversation, as <a href="https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/karen-townsend/2019/11/08/pro-abortion-greys-anatomy-dont-force-poor-mom-give-birth">Newsbusters</a> reported:
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Amelia: What are you doing?
Owen: You really overstepped in there. I&#8217;m a trauma surgeon. I don&#8217;t order abortions.
Amelia: You would have if the fetus hadn&#8217;t survived.
Owen: But it did.
Amelia: Owen, she&#8217;s eight weeks. She doesn&#8217;t need a full d&amp;c.
Owen: Exactly. It&#8217;s not emergent, but her internal injuries are. So I&#8217;m gonna deal with those, and then she can go see an ob.
Amelia: She seems pretty clear in her thinking and committed to her plan. Why not just give her the help she&#8217;s asking for?
Owen: Thank you, Amelia, for your consult.
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But after the surgery, Amelia tells a nurse to give Cassidy two pills to abort the baby that will terminate the pregnancy, which prompts this conversation:
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Owen: Amelia. You crossed a line.
Amelia: She needed help that you wouldn&#8217;t give her.
Owen: You don&#8217;t work here.
Amelia: Well, from what I&#8217;ve heard, most of the people who do lack the skill and sensitivity that I have, so you could just say thank you. Owen, did you really want to force that poor mom to bring another human being onto the planet against her will, or did you refuse her an abortion because I wanted to help her have one?
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Shows Pro-Lifers As Wild-Eyed Fanatics

'Grey's Anatomy' Shows Pro-Lifers As Wild-Eyed Fanatics

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