She finally apologized. She apologized. She finally apologized. She said that the cancer required chemotherapy, which led to her having an abortion. Later, she developed a spinal tumour and lost a kidney. Her employers on the TV medical drama Grey’s Anatomy gave her medical leave and deadline extensions. She also wrote about her experiences for publications such as Elle and The Hollywood Reporter. She also asked loved ones for gifts and favors from her favorite celebrities to help her feel better — Finch has since admitted was lying about the entire thing.Related: On Tuesday, she issued a public apology to coincide with the release of a three-part Peacock docuseries, Anatomy Of Lies, which is based on a Vanity Fair article outlining her deceptions and its effect on her family, friends, colleagues, and now ex-wife. Some have disowned her and others have pledged never to forgive her. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. To aid her deceptions, Finch taped a fake catheter to her arm and shaved her hair to make it seem like she was undergoing chemotherapy. After the October 2018 shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylania, Finch said she had to secure FBI permission to collect her friend’s remains so they could be buried within 24 hours, in accordance with Jewish tradition — that too was a lie. In spring 2019, she said post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from the shooting’s aftermath compelled her to check into an Arizona mental health clinic. She met Jennifer Beyer who was a nurse with five children, recently divorced from an abusive man, and suffering from PTSD. They married in February of 2020. However, Beyer suspected that Finch had lied when she refused to answer any questions. Beyer filed for divorce on November 9, 2021, and then contacted Finch’s employer to whistleblow about her deceptions. By March 2022, her employers began investigating her claims and placed her on a leave of absence. She refused to provide medical documentation or let an independent medical evaluate her and quit the job in that month. By the end of December 2022 Finch told The Ankler that “I have never had cancer.” She also said, “What I’ve done was wrong.” Not okay. F***ed up. All the words …. It was the biggest mistake I ever made. I lied when I was only 34 years old. “I told a falsehood when I was 34 and it was my biggest mistake.” It just got bigger and bigger and bigger and got buried deeper and deeper inside me.” Elisabeth Finch Her lies began when she injured her knee during a hike amid the 2007 Writers Strike, requiring knee replacement surgery. She was given a lot of support while she recovered. But after she had recovered, she wanted more attention and support, so she started lying. “I do know that what I did was wrong. She told The Ankler, “I lied and it’s not an excuse.” “The best explanation I can give is that when people experience trauma, they adopt maladaptive coping mechanisms. Some drink to forget or hide things. Some drug addicts alter their reality. Some people cut. I lied. It was my way of coping, and I wanted to be seen and heard. ” On Twitter, she apologized publicly for lying. She began her apology by saying, “I have given no reason for anyone to believe anything I say.” I lied so much about things that have devastated so many real-life people. The words “I’m sorry” seem so small compared to the things I have done. Yet they are true.” The trauma that I caused cannot be erased — the fear, pain, anger, tears, and time. Nothing is more important to me than being accountable for my actions. I will do everything I can to fix the damage and make sure I’m not responsible for the worst of what I have done. I know it will take some time before people believe. “I will wait and work as long as I need to.” The series is based upon a three-part investigative piece published in Vanity Fair by EvgeniaPeretz. The show interviews Beyer, Finch’s coworkers and friends about how her lies affected their lives. One of Finch’s former professional colleagues, Carina Adly MacKenzie, said she has lost all empathy for Finch.” were not stupid,” Finch wrote on X, responding to commenters who mocked Finch’s associates for believing her lies. “We saw an obviously ill person. Her skin was green. Her teeth were decaying. She was bald and walked with cane when I met her parents. Why would I, as a normal person think that she lied to them? MacKenzie said, “We were all so impressed by her strength. We all felt weak in comparison.” She added. “This idea that it all started with one little lie, and then it snowballed, was a complete fabrication. She couldn’t control it. She’s sorry. She wants to atone. No. We were prepared for her diabolical behavior because we needed to show empathy in the writers’ room. “The document states that she was brilliant. She was not brilliant, but we were not stupid. We were prey & she was the predator. A zebra is not a difficult animal to catch for a lion. She was a lion who had been let into the f**king pen of zebras. Because her feet were already. in. the door,” MacKenzie wrote. She added, ” sat on panels at TV festivals about disability representation in TV writing — while actively stealing a job from someone that could actually speak to that lived experience.” She then posted a screenshot of an email that Finch sent her, asking for a chance to make amends. MacKenzie responded on X by writing, “My empathy reserves have run out, I’m freshout, go f**k yourselves.”