I want to take this time to say thank you to the fans. My experience on “Grey’s Anatomy” is something that I will treasure for the rest of my life. I am very lucky to have worked with this amazing cast and crew for five seasons.
“Earlier this year, I made the decision that Season eight would be my last on “Grey’s Anatomy.” I met with Shonda and we worked together to give Lexie’s story appropriate closure. Leigh’s full statement appears below give it a read and share your new, illuminated thoughts on the actress - and Lexie’s - exit.
We had a lot of thoughtful discussion about it and ultimately we both decided this was the right time for her character’s journey to end.” But it was a decision that Chyler and I came to together. The night that the Grey’s finale aired, Rhimes went on Twitter to explain, among other things, that killing off Lexie “was not an easy decision.
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