Shonda Rhimes Defends TV Star Eric Dane’s Oscars In Memoriam Omission

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Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes says stay tuned to the upcoming Emmy Awards to see the late Eric Dane given his proper due as a popular TV star.

“Well, he’s not a movie star,” Rhimes told Entertainment Tonight on Sunday night backstage at the Academy Awards when asked why the Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria actor was left out of the In Memoriam section.

“I feel like when the Emmys come around, he will be immortalized the way he should be. You can’t fault the Oscars for the fact they’re looking at movies, and there were so many people who are lost. Eric was unique to television and I can’t wait to see what they (Emmys) do with him,” Rhimes added.

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Dane died on Feb. 19 at age 53 years old from respiratory failure, and with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,

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