VIDEO : 'Grey's Anatomy' star Ellen Pompeo blasts the show for how it handled McDreamy's departure

"Grey's Anatomy" star Ellen Pompeo recently spoke about Patrick Dempsey departure.

She said ABC wanted her character to move on from her TV husband's death quickly.

She said that they wanted to cast a new man as soon as possible.

Pompeo added that she was surprised at how quickly they wanted to move on.