Ellen Pompeofought for pay parity onGreys Anatomyto match her co-starPatrick Dempseys salary.
To be completely fair, the television game was so different then.
He had done 13 pilots before me, Pompeo said.
Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’Bob D’Amico / Disney General Entertainment Content / Getty Images
But in all fairness, his quote was what it was.
No one knew who I was.
Everybody knew who he was, so he did deserve that money.
Im not saying he didnt deserve that money.
I wasnt salty about him getting what he got.
I see exactly how muchGreys Anatomy makes forABC/Disney.
I get to see the number.
Its my face, its my voice, she said.
Ive done so much work promoting the show all over the world for the past 20 years.
I am the Disney princess of that franchise.
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