Shonda Rhimes almost put a stop to “Grey’s Anatomy” before it premiered in 2005.

During Issa Rae’s new HBO documentary “Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television,” Rhimes, 55, revealed that she spoke up during the casting process for the medical drama series out of fear it was going to be “an all white show.”

“I’d done something, I guess, people didn’t do,” Rhimes said. “I hadn’t written anyone’s race into the script.” 7

The TV producer and writer recalled that she “kept saying, ‘Where are all the actors?’ They would keep sending us these actors who all look the same, who were white. I remember standing up in the room and looking at the president of the network at the time and saying, ‘I’m not going to have an all white show.'” 7

Rhimes said everyone was “really startle

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