During an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, Patrick Dempsey commented on Brooke Smith and her departure From Grey's Anatomy - meaning he read a statement from ABC.

Clearly the Grey's Anatomy leading man can't say a lot about it - he may not even know a lot about it - but Patrick did manage to crack a joke at one point. Here's the clip below (if anyone can find the full interview please post the link and we'll add it)!

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