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Anatomy of campaign hit literature, part II: When tweets become ‘facts’ – MinnPost

This year, health care and health insurance arent the dominant campaign issues they were in 2018, when candidates support for the Affordable Care Act helped determine winners, especially in the suburbs.

But the issues still have resonance, placing second in a recent MinnPost poll when voters were asked to list the issues that most factor in their vote. As such, it has again been the topic of negative campaign mailers, especially those created by the DFL and DFL-leaning activist groups working against incumbent GOP members of the state Senate. Flipping just two seats would give the DFL control of that chamber.

One such mailer has been used in Senate District 26, a Rochester-area district where Sen. Carla Nelson is being challenged by Aleta Borrud.

But while incumbents take hundreds of votes, some of which are unpopular with some groups of voters, so much so that theyre frequently cited in negative mailers, the mailer against Nelson doesnt actually reference a Senate vote. Instead, it cites a tweet.

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Politicians like Carla Nelson supported a plan that would make our health care more expensive, they supported a plan to eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions, including cancer, heart disease, Alzheimers, diabetes, and even pregnancy and now were in a pandemic, reads the mailer from Everytown for Gun Safety, a national gun-control group funded predominantly by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg.

A footnote takes a voter to a box titled Follow the Facts that asserts the proof for that claim against Nelson can be found at Twitter, @MNGOP, 3/14/17.

The tweet in question, sent by the Republican Party of Minnesota, says: Its Time To Repeal & Replace #Obamacare So That Minnesotans Have More Choice, Increased Access, Lower Costs, & Better Healthcare.

A related tweet provided by Everytown to support the first tweet reads: Thank you @RepTomEmmer @RepJasonLewis @RepErikPaulsen for voting in favor of the AHCA today! That was sent by the state GOP on May 4, 2017.

AHCA stands for the American Health Care Act. Passed by the U.S. House in 2017, the bill engendered broad disagreement as to how it would cover pre-existing conditions, and 20 House Republicans voted against the measure. It did not pass the Senate.

Finding a tweet that is 3 years old is possible but its not easy. But even if the tweets could be found by an average voter, is that enough to say Nelson supported the elimination of pre-existing condition coverage? Did she actually take that position, or was it only politicians like Nelson? Or is that just a way to remind voters that the incumbent is, in fact, a politician?

When asked to support the claim, Everytown for Gun Safety provided two quotes it attributed directly to Nelson. One, from the Albert Lea Tribune on Nov. 13, 2017, said: Obamacare is a disaster, and if I am elected, I will stand with President Trump to repeal Obamacare. That was said while she was a candidate for Congress, eventually losing the GOP primary to Jim Hagedorn.

The second quote came from the podcast Up and At Em, on Aug. 28, 2017, said Everytown for Gun Safety: So its critical that the misnamed Affordable Care Act be fixed because it is causing significant problems, Nelson said.

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Neither of these quotes was used on the mailer itself to justify the assertion, however. And supporting repeal of the Affordable Care Act doesnt necessarily mean support for an end to covering pre-existing conditions, one aspect of Obamacare that is very popular with the public.

The lack of a replacement passed by both the U.S. House and Senate has allowed Democrats to say that the provision would be eliminated. Also, a lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court brought by a group of Republican state attorneys general seeks to have the law tossed out, a move that if successful would eliminate the pre-existing conditions mandate.

But the Minnesota Legislature didnt vote on either the Affordable Care Act or the American Health Care Act. It did, however, vote to implement the Affordable Care Act with a state marketplace for individuals to buy policies, which Nelson voted against. And they voted on a GOP measure to provide health insurance companies with help covering the claims of the most expensive insured people, which Nelson supported.

Republicans in the state Legislature who oppose Obamacare often point to an earlier state program to assure health insurance for those with pre-existing conditions. The Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association was established in 1976 by the Minnesota Legislature to provide health insurance for people turned down for other coverage. Sometimes called an assigned risk pool, the plan provided policies to anyone who needed one (though usually at a higher cost, and much more than under the current system).

That program went away when the state created the individual insurance marketplace, where residents without employer-provided insurance and who arent eligible for Medicaid or Medicare could buy policies. Pre-existing conditions could not be a reason for denial and could also not cause higher premiums for those people versus someone without pre-existing conditions.

While the individual market has stabilized, the first few years were volatile with fewer than hoped providers and higher than hoped premiums, leading Republicans in the Legislature to create a reinsurance program with a governmental subsidy. That was meant to cover the highest insurance claims as a way of bringing more providers into the market and keeping basic premiums lower. Democrats opposed it when it was created, but then-Gov. Mark Dayton allowed it to become law without his signature.

MNCHA was the Minnesota high risk pool that provided insurance for any Minnesotan denied coverage due to pre-existing conditions, Nelson told MinnPost. Furthermore, the premiums were held down by state subsidies. I have always supported coverage for pre-existing conditions and always will.

Everytown for Gun Safety says it stands by the allegation. Time and again shes called for repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and said shed stand with President Trump to end it, which would eliminate protections for Minnesotans with pre-existing conditions, said Andrew Zucker, a spokesperson for the group.

Walker Orenstein contributed to this report.

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Anatomy of a deal: How MyoKardia got BMS to bump up its buyout to $13B – FierceBiotech

MyoKardia wasnt looking for a buyout when it started discussing potential partnerships with Bristol Myers Squibb last year. But when the Big Pharma came knocking in September to ink a quick acquisition, the biotechs executives made sure they wrung as much as they could out of the deal.

Early partnering discussions between the two focused on danicamtiv, MyoKardias midphase heart failure drug, rather than its lead program, mavacamten, a cardiomyopathy med poised for an FDA filing early next year. But in April this year, BMS upped the ante with a request to broaden to talks beyond danicamtiv, according to a securities filing.

In July, MyoKardia presented its pipeline to BMS, while BMS laid out its capabilities, as well as a potential global partnership. The next month, MyoKardia revealed updated phase 3 data for mavacamten at the European Society of Cardiologys virtual annual meeting, whichit appearsinspired the Big Pharma to go all out.

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On Sept. 2, Bristol Myers CEO Giovanni Caforio , M.D., called MyoKardia CEO Tassos Gianakakos with an offer to buy all outstanding shares of MyoKardia at $185 apiece, in cash. Gianakakos replied that MyoKardias plan didnt include a sale, but that hed check with his board. He didnt have much timeBMS proposal would expire on Sept. 30, Caforio said in a letter laying out the offer.

That set off a back-and-forth, where Gianakakos repeatedly asked for an improved proposal, and Caforio kept increasing Bristol Myers bid. The board was expecting additional value, Gianakakos said, according to the filing, noting MyoKardias potential as a stand-alone company and the expectation that the price would reflect such potential.

Caforio upped the offer from $185 per share to $210, then to $220, eventually landing at $225. Along the way, he kept pointing to the first week of October as the target signing date, according to the filing.

In late September, MyoKardias board decided that the $225 offer was in the best interests of the company and its shareholders, and the duo inked the merger agreement on Oct. 3, right on schedule. The $13.1 billion acquisition will see BMS pay a 61% premium over MyoKardias closing price on Oct. 2 of $139.60.

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MyoKardias leadership team is picking up a premium, tooGianakakos himself is exiting the deal with $1.6 million in severance and bonus pay, as well as $80.6 million in equity awards, according to the filing. The rest of the C-suite isnt doing too shabby either, with Chief Business Officer Jake Bauer, Chief Scientific Officer Robert McDowell, Ph.D., and Chief Financial Officer Taylor Harris each leaving with more than $600,000 in severance and bonus pay. All three of them, plus Chief Commercial Officer William Fairey, each exit with more than $20 million in equity awards.

The deal is slated to close in the fourth quarter.

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The "Grey’s Anatomy" Creator Says This Is Why She Left ABC – Yahoo Lifestyle

Stalwart medical drama Grey's Anatomy, whose 17th season kicks off in November, is the longest-running primetime show on ABC. It was the first major series success for creator Shonda Rhimes, though more would follow, including Scandal (which she also created) and How to Get Away With Murder (which she executive produced)both also hits for the same network. So it was a shock to the industry when it was reported in 2017 that Rhimes (and her production company Shondaland) was making the move from ABC Studios to Netflix to create shows for the streaming service. While it's a fair bet that the move was at least partially motivated by the bottom line, Shonda Rhimes opened up about another reason why she left ABC in a recent Hollywood Reporter interview, and it involves passes to Disneyland.

Working for ABC, which is owned by Disney, got Rhimes the perk of all-inclusive passes to Disneyland. She told the outlet she had two: one for herself and one for her nanny. When Rhimes's sister came to visit, she attempted to get a pass for her as well, so that she could help keep an eye on the creator's three children during a trip to the park. Rhimes wasn't able to give her own pass to her sister, as it was personalized. After a frustrating negotiation process with the network during which, Rhimes claimed, she was told over and over again, "We never do this," the pass was arranged. When the family arrived at Disneyland, it didn't work at the gate. And when Rhimes called again to sort it out, an ABC executive who she didn't name asked her, "Don't you have enough?"

To Rhimes, this was last straw. It put a point on her increasingly strained relationship with the studio, for whom she was running so many tentpole shows, and the exhausting demands of network television in general. "I felt like I was dying," she told THR. "Like I'd been pushing the same ball up the same hill in the exact same way for a really long time."

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Meanwhile, Netflix and specifically Chief Content Officer and co-CEO Ted Sarandos had been trying to woo her over to their side. In their very first meeting, Rhimes said that she made it clear that she wasn't looking to make carbon copies of her existing shows.

"'You're not going to get another Grey's Anatomynot Grey's Anatomy in a cornfield, Grey's Anatomy on a baseball field or Grey's Anatomy at an airport, that's just not happening,'" she remembered telling him. "And then I said, 'I just want to be in a place where I can make stuff and no one's going to bother me or make me feel like I'm beholden.'" Sarandos assured her that would be the case. And on that fateful Disneyland day, Rhimes was finally moved to call her team and put the shift in motion.

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While Rhimes is still the end of the creative line at Grey's, she confirmed in a 2018 interview with Entertainment Weekly that she no longer signs off on each episode script, trusting new showrunner Krista Vernoff, who also runs the spinoff, Station 19, to keep the ship afloat.

As for Rhimes's Netflix first projects, Bridgerton, a period drama based on a series of Regency-set novels, comes out on Christmas Day, while a documentary about the dance school run by Debbie Allen (who not only acts on Grey's but has also directed episodes of Grey's, Scandal, and HTGAWM), Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, premieres on November 27. Fans of Rhimes's eye for juicy drama are no doubt most excited for Inventing Anna, her drama about Anna Delvey, a real young woman who posed as a fake heiress to live it up in New York City society. A release date has yet to be announced for that show, but one thing's for sure: if you're a Shonda Rhimes fan, you're going to need that Netflix subscription.

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Boston Childrens Hospital will no longer perform two types of intersex surgery on children – USA TODAY

Shefali Luthra, The 19th Published 6:01 a.m. ET Oct. 22, 2020

This story was published in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy.

A top pediatric hospital has agreed to stop performing certain types of genital surgeries on intersex children if they are too young to meaningfully consent a decision that activists say could be a watershed moment for intersex rights.

A spokesperson for Boston Childrens Hospital told The 19th that it will not perform clitoroplasty or vaginoplasty in patients who are too young to participate in a meaningful discussion of the implications of these surgeries, unless anatomical differences threaten the physical health of the child. The decision came from the hospitals behavioral health, endocrinology and urology program.

Each year, about 1.7 percent of people are born intersex,or people with sexual or reproductive anatomy that doesnt neatly align into a binary of male or female. Some people develop those anatomical traits in adolescence or childhood, while others are born with them.

Boston Children's Hospital says it will no longer perform certain intersex surgeries on children too young to consent, unless their health is in danger.(Photo: AP File Photo)

For decades, the standard medical protocol was to use surgery and hormonal therapy to try to change intersex childrens physical appearance. Clitoroplasties, the surgical creation of a clitoris (which can involve reducing its size), and vaginoplasty, which involves constructing a vagina, are two such surgeries. Activists have been protesting these practices for decades, and though legal worldwide they have been condemned by theUnited Nations,Amnesty InternationalandHuman Rights Watch.

Boston Childrens decision could reflect a turning point, activists said. It comes on the heels of a similar move bythe Ann and Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospitalof Chicago, which announced in July it would suspend such intersex surgeries.

One hospital was cool, but people might be like, Oh, thats an anomaly. Now that there are two hospitals, people in the community are going to feel more ability to pressure their hospitals to do the same, said Pidgeon Pagonis, co-founder of the Intersex Justice Project.

Advocates are pushing for similar changes in other major cities, including New York, Seattle, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Oklahoma City, Pagonis said. Both New York City Human Rights Commissioner Carmelyn Malalis and its former health commissioner Oxiris Barbot have also spoken out against performing intersex surgeries in children.

Still, Boston Childrens change isnt exhaustive. The hospital has not indicated it will drop other intersex surgeries, including gonadectomies, which constitute the removal of certain reproductive glands, or phalloplasties, which enlarge penises.

Vaginoplasties and cliteroctomies are very destructive, and its very welcome news, Pagonis said. But it means theres still more work to do.

There are a host of physical consequences to intersex surgeries: loss of sexual sensation, incontinence, fertility problems and pain during intercourse are just a few. And beyond physical consequences, intersex surgeries can have lifelong pyschological impact.

There are cases when surgery can provide benefits namely, if a child is unable to pass urine, said Sean Saifa Wall, another IJP co-founder. But those arent the norm. Broadly, a2017 reportauthored by three former U.S. Surgeons General noted little benefit to conducting genital surgery on children.

The level of hypervigilance, of just trauma, the emotional and mental health trauma is lifelong, Wall said. We can lessen the potential psychological and physical trauma.

Wall said he hopes Bostons shift spurs change, not only from other hospitals, but from insurance companies and lawmakers as well, so that it is not incumbent on activists to pressure their individual medical providers.

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In recent years, state lawmakers in California, New York and Connecticut have put forth bills to halt intersex surgeries, though none ended up becoming law.

We need legislation with teeth, Wall said. We need legislation that is actually going to say that these surgeries cannot be done on children unless the medical providers can prove these surgeries are necessary.

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Greys Anatomy season 16 recap: What happened in Grey’s Anatomy series 16? – Daily Express

Baileys child

Viewers will remember how Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) suffered a miscarriage in season 16.

However, by the end of the series, she had made a decision to become a foster parent, inviting a teen to move in with her family.

Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) found out she was pregnant at the start of season 16.

However, there was a lot of mystery about who the father of her child was.

In the finale, she had her baby boy and it was revealed Link Lincoln (Chris Carmack) was his dad.

Greys Anatomy season 17 will begin on ABC on November 12, 2020.

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 17: From Teddy to Jackson, all the characters who have overstayed their welcome – MEAWW

Over the course of 16 years, 'Grey's Anatomy' has had a rich assortment of varied characters, many of whom have stayed with us. Others have fallen through the cracks because they couldn't quite leave an impact, to say the least, some have been unceremoniously killed off, while a precious few managed to leave the show unscathed. There have been car and plane accidents, George (TR Knight) got hit by a truck, Izzie (Katherine Heigl) survived cancer but left the show anyway, and there's a slight chance that Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) was eaten by animals *shudder*. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) is just one of those lucky ones, who got a promotion and took off.

We're on the verge of catching Season 17 of the show and keeping the favorites aside, there are still so many characters whose arcs have been stretched too thin, and honestly, it's time to say goodbye to them. Many have lost their spark and value and don't seem to offer anything to the show anymore. Here's our pick.

Teddy Altman (Kim Raver)

Haters gonna hate, but from having complexity of character in the earlier seasons with powerful storylines, Teddy is now just a character who is torn between two men....which leads to her infidelity. This was the arc for Season 16, and it's such an insult to her normally steadfast and compassionate character. What did they to do Teddy for Season 16? The best way for her story to end is, get her married off to Tom Koracick and both of them leave the show. Teddy has no chemistry with Owen, whatsoever.

Jackson Avery

Sorry, but not sorry. Jackson's (Jesse Williams) arc was best when he was with April (Sarah Drew) and he showed the full range of his acting capabilities. He didn't seem like just a playboy, who was unable to make up his mind, which is what he has now become. Like Maggie, we're pretty sick of his indecisive behavior. But what hurts is that he is slowly receding into the mass of forgettable characters on the show. He was usually a favorite. Get him a good storyline or make him leave for 'Station 19', so he has a better chance with Vic.

Tom Koracick

The Tom-Teddy-Owen drama was one of the most annoying arcs of Season 16. Tom Koracick, who is usually a snarkfest and an unlikeable soul, is in love with Teddy and wasn't pleased when she announced her wedding to Owen (Kevin McKidd). Due to some insecurity about Owen being the father of Amelia's (Caterina Scorsone) baby, Teddy slept with Tom a couple of times, even before her wedding. Unfortunately, Owen found out and stood her up at the altar. Tom Koracick and Teddy should get married and leave? Maybe?

Levi Schmitt

Levi Schmitt's (Jake Borelli) back-and-forth love story with Nico as the token same-sex tangent on the show doesn't have the same depth as Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Arizona's (Jessica Capshaw) turbulent tale. In fact, Levi and Nico's story just seems to be filled with bland gaslighting and manipulating and sometimes serves as a deviation from the actual storylines of the show. 'Grey's Anatomy' used to be known for its complex characters and at the moment, Levi seems to be receding into nothingness.

Nico

Like we said, Nico (Alex Landi) has turned into a gaslighting and manipulative individual. His storyline with Schmitt doesn't add any weight and is just plain annoying. Time to say bye?

'Grey's Anatomy' Season 17 will release on November 12, ABC Thursdays at 9 pm.

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’: 1 of April’s Best Scenes Was Also 1 of the Most Tragic – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Greys Anatomy is known for many things stellar acting, intense, emotional storylines, heartfelt romance, and a revolving cast of popular actors. One of the most popular and controversial performers from the shows history is Sarah Drew, who appeared on the show for nearly ten years.

While Drew is no longer on Greys Anatomy, fans still look back on her time with the series with appreciation. Recently, some fans on Reddit discussed one of Drews most iconic scenes, featuring some of her very best acting.

There are a lot of medical dramas on television, but few are as popular or influential as Greys Anatomy. The series premiered in 2005, and over the years, has become the gold standard in long-running medical shows. Greys Anatomy tells the story of a group of dedicated residents, physicians, and staff that work at the fictional Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in Seattle, Washington.

From love stories to tales of powerful loss, nothing is off-limits for Greys Anatomy and viewers love it.

The cast has changed a great deal over the years, but the show has featured stars such as Patrick Dempsey, Eric Dane, Katherine Heigl, Sandra Oh, and Kate Walsh. One of the actresses who made a splash on Greys Anatomy was Sarah Drew, who joined the cast in 2009 and was the subject of several of the shows most dramatic storylines.

Sarah Drew was born in 1980 and started acting when she was still a teenager. Her early roles included voiceovers in animated projects as well as some parts in theater productions. Drews first big break came in 2004 when she was cast as Hannah Rogers in the series Everwood. She appeared on the show for two years, after which she went on to guest roles in shows like Medium, Castle, Cold Case, Supernatural, and Private Practice.

In 2009, Drew was cast as Dr. April Kepner on Greys Anatomy. She quickly became a fan favorite, in spite of the fact that Dr. Kepner was disliked by many of the main characters in the series.

Dr. Kepner undergoes a dramatic transformation over the course of the seasons, going from an innocent, insecure character to an independent physician who is willing to do what it takes to make a difference in the world. Drew acted on Greys Anatomy until 2018 when she made her much-publicized exit from the series.

For the character of Dr. Kepner, leaving Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in order to serve homeless communities felt like the right choice, even if it was tough for fans at the time. These days, fans are debating the possibility of her return to Greys, all while reminiscing about her character arc in previous seasons.

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Recently, some fans on Reddit discussed the scene in season six where April Kepner discovers Reeds body and runs to alert Derek. The highly emotional scene was made even more dramatic by the fact that it was still early on in Dr. Kepners tenure at the hospital, and she was still very much struggling with finding her bearings.

Theres no doubt that Sarah Drew really sold the scene, and, as one fan on Reddit pointed out, her acting in the scene may have solidified Sarah becoming a regular on the show.

Another fan praised Drews performance, stating she even gets that pale, I just saw some s**t look.

While Drew would go on to act in many more dramatic moments throughout the course of her time on the series, this particular moment from season six stands out as a testament to Sarah Drews powerful acting abilities.

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’: Arizona Was a Great Doctor But a Terrible Partner – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Greys Anatomy is undoubtedly one of the best nighttime shows to have ever aired. In all its 16 seasons, the showrunners have managed to keep audiences tuning in to find out what their favorite on-screen resident doctors have been up to.

The series has had its high and low moments, fan-favorite characters, and those that the fans couldnt stand. Such a character is the attending surgeon Dr. Arizona Robbins.

Arizonas character has been a confusing one, and fans are now speculating that Arizona, although an excellent doctor, was one of Greys Anatomys worst partners.

Greys Anatomy is a medical drama TV series that follows a couple of doctors in the fictional Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital trying to balance their challenging work life and personal affairs.

Although the series shows different doctors and their relationships in and outside of work, it primarily focuses on Meredith Greys life.

Each season of the show starts with a voiceover done by Grey, who gives viewers a glimpse of what that season will cover. In each installment, the physicians try to complete their various academic years to qualify for higher surgical field levels.

At the end of every season on the show, something huge and dramatic always happens, including the departure or death of one of the physicians. Greys Anatomy sometimes sets aside medical ethical concerns for character development.

Some of the shows favorite characters include Meredith Grey, Cristina Yang, Max Sloan, Arizona Robbins, and her partner Callie Torres.

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Arizona Robbins is a character on the cult medical show Greys Anatomy. Arizona was introduced to fans in season five of the show as the new head of pediatric surgery. As a pediatrician, Arizonas personality is usually described as quirky, especially in how she dresses.

She wears wheely sneakers and a pink scrub cap to make her younger patients feel more at ease. Arizona was first added to the show to play Erica Hahns love interest. However, the shows writer and executive producer Shonda Rhimes felt that there wasnt any chemistry between the two characters. Thus came in Callie Torres.

Rhimes said that her decision to cast Jessica Capshaw to play Arizona was a massive achievement for her.

Arizonas storyline follows that she joins the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital as a replacement for Dr. Jordan Kenley. Here she meets the five-year resident Callie Torres and they fall in love. After Torres father refuses to accept his daughters sexuality, Arizona helps him see that Callies sexuality is a big part of who she is.

Throughout the show, Arizona is shown to share a loving yet tumultuous relationship with her partner Torres. Although Arizona is displayed as an experienced doctor who is good with her patients, fans cant help but feel like she is an awful person in general.

As revealed above, Arizona and Torres didnt have a perfect relationship. The two have had one too many fights in the past.

According to a Reddit thread, Arizona wasnt an excellent partner to Torres. The post went into detail about how the head of pediatrics was a nasty partner, including having cheated on Torres repeatedly and always being manipulative,

The thread continued to state that Arizona abandoned Callie at the airport and afterward demanded that Torres take her back without addressing it. When Arizona got involved in a plane crash, the doctors had to cut off her leg to save her.

After her recovery, she became mean and angry at Torres, not knowing that the latter had to make the tough call to cut off the formers leg to save her life.

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Greys Anatomy star Kate Walsh heaps praise on WA Premier Mark McGowans handling of COVID-19 pandemic – The West Australian

Greys Anatomy star Kate Walsh who has made WA home since the coronavirus pandemic has heaped praise on Premier Mark McGowan for his exemplary handling of the crisis and revealed her plans to bring a streaming show to the State.

Cocooned far away from her home in virus-ravaged New York and family across the US, the actor and producer has felt fortunate to have been grounded in WA after an impromptu holiday to Perth in March.

With little choice but to stay when COVID-19 prompted the Federal Government to close international borders, Walsh has since embraced the West Aussie lifestyle after settling in Cottesloe.

It's a really tricky time. Mark McGowan handled it so well with locking down and people were vigilant about social distancing, paid attention and adhered to the different lockdown phases.

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I wouldn't trade anything for being safe. People back home are like what, you don't wear masks? You're allowed to go to the gym? You can go to a restaurant?

As much as I would like to be able to go home and come back, there are surges and different rounds coming. How it's been handled here, like I said, is so exemplary and I feel very fortunate to be able to have a normal life here.

The Hollywood star has been making the most of her time in the State, from getting her diving ticket off Rottnest and seeing turtles off Exmouth to soaking up some Broome time Walsh has been ticking off bucket list destinations and experiences.

Speaking to The West Live podcast host Jenna Clarke, she revealed Ningaloo Reef was one of her favourite spots.

There's so much to explore and see part of what is so beautiful here. I'm just in love with it, she said.

Ningaloo Reef was like nothing I've ever seen before.

The reef is so pristine and I've gone snorkelling and diving everywhere. A lot of them are bleached out so it's just incredible how healthy Ningaloo is.

To be able to walk right out and snorkel and see there's just mass amounts of marine life we had a perfect day.

We just kayaked out and just snorkelled around, we didn't have to dive. Everything was there.

Mark McGowan handled it so well with locking down and people were vigilant about social distancing, paid attention and adhered to the different lockdown phases.

Walsh said another reason she loved WA so much was because it was literally the only place in the world that's doing theatre.

She has featured front and centre in American playwright Sharr Whites Tony-nominated Broadway drama The Other Place at the new Fremantle Theatre Company. The plays opening night on October 17 was to a sell-out crowd.

We've got an incredible cast of actors Dalip Sondhi, Lucy Kate Westbrook, Mararo Wangai, she said.

Chris Edmund who used to run WAAPA when Jai Courtney was there and Hugh Jackman he's in town so he has directed.

It's just been delightful to be able to get the community together and in to see theatre. Local businesses contributed to help make (Fremantle Theatre Company) happen. It's just incredible.

She renewed calls for WA to become a filmmaking hotspot, after spruiking the State in June on Sevens Perth-produced current affairs program Flashpoint.

Walsh said WA had a unique opportunity to build a production studio that will not only create jobs for local talent but also attract big names.

It was one of the first thoughts I had. Because there isn't a studio here or sound station, you're not accessible to big international productions. WA is not on the map right now. It's not even a consideration, she said.

There's a lot of incredible artists right here in WA, cinematographers, camera operators, crew, post and pre-production and, of course, actors and writers and directors that come out of WAAPA.

You can not only create jobs for them... people can stay here and not have to leave. It'll just build jobs, community and another, I think, viable resource.

It's pretty exciting to bring in another business and be able to compete with the east. It has that ripple effect of catering, restaurants, hotels and rentals and property.

My aim is to also bring a streaming show here in early 2021. Even without a stage being built we could do one, so that's in the works now.

I have an idea already in mind but I'm just very excited to do it here. Hopefully it'll be sort of a bridge between now and when a studio is built.

Walsh will also take up a starring role at Telethon 2020 this weekend.

I'm going right after my play. Sunday night, I'm on the closing panel. I don't know exactly what that means but I'm looking forward to it, she said.

The amount of money that they raise it's just incredible, so I'm excited to be a part of that.

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