Patrick Dempsey Gave 'Grey's Anatomy' Castmates 'PTSD,' Producer Says
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The actor "was terrorizing the set," the executive said in a tell-all book about the ABC medical drama.
Patrick Dempsey, who played a doctor known as “McDreamy” on the medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” was McNightmarish at times, producers suggested in a new tell-all book.
“There were HR issues. It wasn’t sexual in any way. He sort of was terrorizing the set. Some cast members had all sorts of PTSD with him,” executive producer James D. Parriott said in “How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey’s Anatomy” by Lynette Rice. The book was excerpted by The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, detailing Dempsey’s acrimonious exit during the show’s 11th season, in 2015. His character was killed off in a car wreck.
“He had this hold on the set where he knew he could stop production and scare people,” Parriott added.