Joining the list of rocky exits from Grey's Anatomy is the Australian actress, whose last day filming was Tuesday.And although she's publicly said that she left the show to "do something else," a source tells Star that she'd had it with show creator Shonda Rhimes.
After being courted by Shonda to play lesbian character Sadie Harris on the floundering ABC show, Melissa finally agreed to take the role. But soon after signing on for eight episodes with the option of a more permanent arrangement, she noticed that her role was being cut considerably.
"So many pages were being cut from my character every week," Melissa told a friend. "I was supposed to have a full-blown love affair with Callie (played by Sara Ramirez), but Shonda said the network was making too many notes on the storyline.
At first she commiserated with me, but then when I'd complain, she wouldn't even talk about it. My agents calls went unanswered, and I wasn't just going to sit there. Shonda promised me something and she didn't deliver. That's when I decided it's time to go."
Melissa went on to tell her pal that Shonda is "a nightmare. She's really lovely — until she wants to punish you."
The actress — who was up for a Golden Gobe last week for her role in In Treatment — hasn't said what she's doing next, but we suspect she'll land on her feet.
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