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Debbie Allenis beggingEllen Pompeoto put her scrubs back on.
“Okay, Ms. Thing.
Are you okay now?
Ellen Pompeo and Debbie Allen on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.Credit:ABC/Eric McCandless
Now bring your butt back home.”
Allen told Pompeo that she’s the key to the medical drama’s success.
“Grey’s Anatomyis strong because of you,” she said.
Debbie Allen and Ellen Pompeo at the L.A. premiere of ‘West Side Story’ in 2021.Jesse Grant/Getty
“We are strong because of you.
I am standing here because of you.
And certainly, Ms. Shonda Rhimes.
We love you.”
Earlier in her speech, Allen praised Pompeo’s work ethic onGrey’s.
Who we build extra time [for] because she always has ideas.
Debbie Allen and Ellen Pompeo at the L.A. premiere of ‘West Side Story’ in 2021.Jesse Grant/Getty
She always has ideas about her character."
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Allen also noted her castmate’s inescapable global superstardom leading to positive changes inGrey’sviewers' lives.
You, my friend.
All over the world."
The actress went on to share an example of how far Pompeo’s fame reaches.
“I looked at her, she screamed, I screamed, she said, ‘Grey’s Anatomy!
You know Ellen Pompeo!’
I can’t make it up.”
Allen concluded her remarks saying, “Congratulations, my dear friend.
I love you.”
Watch Pompeo’s full Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony above.
