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A14 PEOPLE & ARTS
Friday 24 March 2023
Kim Raver on how ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ puts women at center

By HILARY FOX say on ‘Grey’s’ in terms
Associated Press of in medicine, ‘see one,
“Grey’s Anatomy” has long do one’ and that’s what
championed women’s doctors do, right? That’s
rights and female leader- what the interns do with
ship on and offscreen not the attendings,” Raver ex-
only does the long-running plained. “There are many
hospital drama cover con- women doing many dif-
tentious topics like abortion, ferent roles on set. So ‘see
but it also offers women on one, be one,’ right? I see
the show a chance to ex- other female directors, I
pand their roles behind the see female editors, I see fe-
scenes. male boom operators, I see
Kim Raver is the latest cast female camera operators
member in that spotlight, and female DPs.”
playing both the new hos- She said that the feeling
pital chief in front of the of possibility is fostered by
camera and a first-time di- showrunners, executives,
rector behind it. Raver, who writers and producers of
portrays surgeon Teddy Alt- “Grey’s” like Allen, Rhimes,
man, has directed “Train- Betsy Beers, Krista Vernoff
ing Day,” an episode airing and Meg Marinis, which
Thursday with a storyline Raver appreciates after
that discusses reproduc- coming up in a time when
tive rights. This season, the she says female performers
series has not shied away Kim Raver poses for a portrait on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Los Angeles to promote her series were expected to “stay in
“Grey’s Anatomy.”
from addressing the con- Associated Press that lane.”
flict between anti-abortion “It wasn’t like, ‘Oh, well,
and abortion-rights ad- ter explained: “the female selves how they feel. need to have.” you know ... let’s give her a
vocates stirred up by the body has become a war “That’s really important in For the actor, directing is tiny little episode and see,’”
overturning of Roe v. Wade zone in this country and storytelling and that we the accumulation of over she said. “They gave me a
last June, and the resulting pink is a peacetime color.” have that, that we have three years’ work shadow- huge episode with like two
change in abortion ac- “I feel fortunate that we that freedom to approach ing directors on set and stunts, a birth ... (guest star)
cess. At the start of season can bring these stories to different uncomfortable being mentored by actor, Kate Walsh came back.
19, the gynecology staff light. They’re not easy,” storylines where we’re all director and executive pro- It was massive. And all
at Grey Sloan Memorial Raver said in a recent in- bound to, you know, dis- ducer Debbie Allen, who the while they were like,
swapped from pink scrubs terview. Then the audience agree,” Raver said. “But I plays Catherine Fox. ‘You’ve got this. We know
to black, as one charac- is left to decide for them- think it’s discussions that we “There’s this thing that we you can do it.’” q

Lindsay Lohan, other celebs settle with SEC over crypto case

By ALEX VEIGA social media followers with- in disgorgement, interest SEC complaint. A spokes- unregistered securities and
AP Business Writer out disclosing they were and penalties to settle the woman for Paul declined engaged in manipulative
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ac- being paid to do so. claims, the Securities and to comment. Emails left trading, while also creat-
tress Lindsay Lohan, rap- Lohan, Akon, recording art- Exchange Commission said with representatives for the ing secondary markets on
per Akon and several other ists Ne-Yo, and Lil Yachty, Wednesday. other celebrities named in which Tronix and BitTorrent
celebrities have agreed to boxer and internet person- None admitted or denied the SEC complaint weren’t could be traded, accord-
pay tens of thousands of ality Jake Paul, and adult the SEC’s findings as part of immediately returned ing to the complaint.
dollars to settle claims they film performer Michele Ma- the settlement. Two other Wednesday. “Although the celebrities
promoted crypto invest- son all agreed to pay more celebrities named in the In the complaint filed by were paid to promote TRX
ments to their millions of than $400,000 combined SEC’s complaint, rapper the SEC in federal court and BTT, their touts on so-
Soulja Boy and pop singer in New York, the agency cial media did not disclose
Austin Mahone, did not claims the celebrities were that they had been paid or
reach a settlement with the paid to promote Tronix the amounts of their pay-
SEC, the agency said. (TRX) and BitTorrent (BTT), ments,” according to the
In response to a request for both crypto asset securi- complaint. “Thus, the pub-
comment, Lohan’s publi- ties that were offered for lic was misled into believing
cist Leslie Sloane said the sale by three companies that these celebrities had
actress was contacted in owned by Justin Sun, a Chi- unbiased interest in TRX and
March 2022, was unaware nese national. Sun is the BTT, and were not merely
of the disclosure require- permanent representative paid spokespersons.”
ment, and agreed to pay of Grenada to the World Many celebrities and ath-
a fine to resolve the mat- Trade Organization and letes have used their influ-
ter. Lohan, who last week may be living in Singapore ence and massive social
announced she is preg- or Hong Kong, according media followings to pro-
nant, was called to give up to the complaint. mote cryptocurrencies
the $10,000 she was paid, Starting at around August in recent years, including
Actress Lindsay Lohan appears at the Christian Siriano Fall/
Winter 2023 fashion show in New York, Feb. 9, 2023. plus interest, and pay a 2017, Sun allegedly of- Matt Damon, Tom Brady
Associated Press $30,000 fine, according an fered to sell billions in the and Reese Witherspoon. q