TV Writer ‘Sorry’ After Her Wild Cancer Lies Get Their Own Docuseries

In a twist that feels almost ripped from Grey’s Anatomy itself, a writer who formerly worked on the Shonda Rhimes series has apologized for faking the cancer diagnosis that reportedly clinched her the job.

Staring down yet another exposé on her long con, Elisabeth Finch addressed the scam—in which she claimed to have advanced chondrosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer for which she underwent sham chemotherapy—in an Instagram post.

“I’ve...