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"Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy&amp;#039;s executive producer Shonda Rhimes has admitted that she isn&amp;#039;t sure whether Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo will remain on the series past this season. Dempsey and Pompeo, who play Derek and Meredith respectively, have previously confessed that they may leave the show as their contracts expire after the current run. However, Rhimes explained that although no decisions have yet been made, the duo are keen to remain on the series. &amp;quot;I have my fingers crossed,&amp;quot; she told TV Guide. &amp;quot;What I think is really lovely is that everybody wants to come back. There&amp;#039;s [money] stuff happening. &amp;quot;I am [confident], but I have a plan in place for the finale that can occur regardless of who is staying.&amp;quot; Rhimes also appeared to rule out a return for Katherine Heigl, who recently revealed that she would like to return to Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy. &amp;quot;I think it was really nice to hear her appreciating the show,&amp;quot; Rhimes said. &amp;quot;We are on a track we have been planning, and the idea of changing that track is not something we are interested in right now.&amp;quot; Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy airs on Thursdays at 9/8c on ABC. &amp;gt; Ellen Pompeo: &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;d never turn my nose up at Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Patrick Dempsey: &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;ll stay on Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy if I don&amp;#039;t miss races&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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