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Greyâs Anatomy , titled Tradition.
After the much-anticipated Japril reunion that more or less coincided with
Greyâs Anatomy s Season 18 renewal, Jackson had made his decision to leave Grey Sloan Memorial in order to run the Fox Foundation and make some big changes. The episode Tradition featured Jackson saying his farewells to the hospital after a dozen years, and star Jesse Williams understandably had thoughts to share about the departure.
While many TV exits are made public well ahead of time, Jesse Williams departure was kept under wraps for an impressive amount of time. Williams told Deadline why it makes sense for Jackson to leave after all these years, and why itâs so important: