‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Creator Shonda Rhimes Says Eric Dane Was Excluded From Oscars In Memoriam Because ‘He’s Not a Movie Star’: ‘We Can’t Fault the Oscars’

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“Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes is not angry over the exclusion of Eric Dane from the Oscars’ televised In Memoriam section. Dane, who died in February at 53 years old after a battle with ALS, was one of several prominent actors who were not included in the In Memoriam segment. James Van Der Beek, Brigitte Bardot, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Robert Carradine, and “Harold and Maude” star Bud Cort were also excluded.

“Well, he’s not a movie star,” Rhimes told Entertainment Tonight after the Oscars amid instant backlash over Dane and other actors’ omissions. “I feel like when the Emmys come around, he will be immortalized the way he should be. I don’t think… we can’t fault the Oscars for the fact they’re looking at movies, and there were so many people who were lost… Eric was unique to television.”

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