How some of TV’s biggest stars got themselves booted off their shows

[post_page_title]Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy[/post_page_title]

Dr. Shepherd, better known as “McDreamy,” was one of the medical drama’s most popular characters, and so viewers were absolutely speechless when he perished in a car accident at the end of the show’s 11th season.

Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy

The show wasn’t just trying to get a reaction, it turns out, as creator Shonda Rhimes is said to have decided to ax his character as a result of an affair Dempsey allegedly had on the set with a staff member. “It got very messy and emotional,” an insider said, adding the whole thing became a “huge liability.”

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