Laura Ann Tull Says Eric Dane ‘Bullied’ Her and Claims She Got Him Fired Days After His Death
laura ann tull posted multiple messages on Threads in the days after Eric Dane’s death, accusing the late actor of long‑running bullying on the Grey’s Anatomy set and saying she contacted Shonda Rhimes’ office and played a role in his firing.
Laura Ann Tull’s Threads posts
Tull began commenting on a tribute post shared on Threads and wrote bluntly that "He was a bully and a hole. " On the 24th (local time), just days after Dane died, she also called him "a bully and a bad person" and said his death "doesn’t change the destruction he caused me. " Those posts recounted episodes she said took place while she worked on the show from 2005 to 2008.
She details health struggles and earlier essay
Tull said Dane mocked and mistreated her while she was physically vulnerable, including after she had beaten cancer and while she was "getting sick with an autoimmune disease. " In her posts she wrote, "He was a coward who abused me. Bullied me. Made fun of me. When I had beaten cancer. When I was getting sick with an autoimmune disease. " She also referenced a June 2018 essay on Medium in which she wrote that she worked on the set of Grey’s Anatomy for three years as an extra, never spoke to Dane, and wrote, "I am still SAG AFTRA and I want justice for Dane’s bullying. "
Claims she contacted Shonda Rhimes’ office and helped trigger the 2012 exit
Tull went further, saying she contacted the office of Grey’s Anatomy creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes and that her call to Rhimes’ assistant came two weeks before the show announced Dane’s termination. She wrote, "I am why he was fired from Grey's. I called Rhimes’ assistant two weeks before they announced his termination. Rhimes I doubt will ever admit that. "
What the record shows about Dane’s departure
Eric Dane played Dr. Mark Sloan, known as "McSteamy, " on Grey’s Anatomy from 2006 to 2012. The exit was first reported in July 2012 and Shonda Rhimes said then that she and Dane "did not come to this decision lightly, but after much consideration and conversations, he and I have decided that this is the right time for his storyline to end. " Dane later said on the Armchair Expert podcast in June 2024 that he believed he was "let go" and suggested rising cast costs may have played a role.
Public reaction and unanswered questions
The allegations have prompted a sharp online divide. Supporters of Tull’s posts argue that background actors occupy a low tier on sets and that workplace bullying should be exposed, while opponents say airing unverified grievances immediately after a person’s death is ethically fraught, noting Dane can no longer respond. Some commentators also raised questions about what, if anything, lies behind Dane’s glamorous nickname "Maximimi. "
No official confirmations
Specific evidence supporting Tull’s latest claims has not been confirmed. There have been no public statements from ABC, Shondaland, or Eric Dane’s representatives or family addressing Tull’s posts. Some observers say Tull’s account conflicts with the official framing of Dane’s 2012 exit and the actor’s own comments about that departure.
Tull’s postings and her June 2018 essay together present a consistent narrative in which she describes repeated mistreatment, cites health struggles and industry standing, and asserts she took steps she says contributed to Dane’s firing. At the same time, those claims remain unverified by officials or other documentation cited in the available public record.
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