Disgraced TV writer finally apologizes for web of lies, including rare cancer diagnosis

Elizabeth Finchthe infamous exGrey’s Anatomy consulting producer who practically became a household name after that Vanity Fair published a scathing two-part expose on his list of lies, has finally broken his silence on the scandal.

Finch took to Instagram in the wake of Peacock’s new docuseries, Anatomy of a liewhich further details the jaw-dropping smokescreens constructed by the disgraced screenwriter to apologize for the “damage” caused by her actions.

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In a lengthy statement, she acknowledged that she has “given no one any reason to believe a word (she) says” before admitting that she “lied so much” and “devastated” people she knew in “real life”. , thanks to what she called an “addiction to lying.”

“‘Sorry’ feels like the smallest of words compared to what I’ve done, but it’s the truest,” she wrote, reporting that she is “making amends and expressing … genuine remorse as (she) can.” “

Finch has also “accepted the fact that some” amends may never be made, admitting that “there is no excuse, no justification” that can “make the lies okay (or) erase the trauma” he inflicted.

“Nothing matters to me more than holding myself accountable in every way,” she stated, revealing that she has spent the last three years “getting mental health treatment.”

“I’m going to continue to repair all the damage I can and make sure I’m not the worst thing I’ve ever done,” he said, concluding, “I’ll work and wait as long as it takes.”

According to Peacock’s docuseries, Finch got her job on the long-running surgical drama by lying about having terminal chondrosarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer. He shaved his head, wore a scarf and taped a fake chemo port to his chest to keep his wits about him.

He continued to lie about being sexually harassed by an unnamed director The Vampire Diaries when he wrote in that series and lied about the known victims of the 2018 Tree of Life massacre—he also claimed he traveled to Pittsburgh to help clean up the victims’ remains—and alleged that her brother abused her as a child before claiming he killed himself while working on the show (according to Anatomy of a lieis still alive).

The three parts of Anatomy of a lie are available for streaming on Peacock.

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