Ellen Pompeo calls out really sty streaming residuals for Greys Anatomy cast

Ellen Pompeo is getting candid on her time at Grey Sloan Memorial.The actress, 55, has starred on “Grey’s Anatomy” for 21 seasons after the medical drama first premiered in 2005, but she isn’t receiving life-changing residuals on streaming platforms.“Them having the ability to use my voice, my likeness, my image, 47 billion minutes a year and not paying me a penny wouldn’t really feel great to me,” Pompeo told Variety on Tuesday after receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.“People don’t stream the last 10 years more than they stream the first 10 years.

Most people stream the first 10 years the most, and there’s no residual structures for any of those writers, actors, directors.”“That, to me, is really shitty and really unfair,” she went on.“So, me being on the show a little bit and still getting to at least make money from them profiting off of us is more digestible for me.

That’s why I stay on, to be honest.”Despite low residuals, playing Meredith Grey has allowed Pompeo to meet viewers that have connected with her character on a deeper level.The “Good American Family” star said she is “overwhelmed” at the fact that the ABC series “provided comfort to people in their absolute worst moments.”“I’ve had the chance to meet and shake hands and hug so many young people who are so sad,” Pompeo continued.“That alone leads the actress to “try to stop and see people and see their pain and just look them in the eye and acknowledge them.

If that brings people some comfort, then I guess that’s something I want to say I’m called to do.Every once in a while, a character comes along that moves people.

It’s not often that comes along.I’m trying to embrace it with as much grace and gratitude as I can.”These days, the “Art Heist” alum has stepped back as the lead and instead acts as a supporting character and a producer.

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