Ellen Pompeo says she was held at airport over Erewhon sunflower seeds: 'They brought the bomb squad in' "They literally held me for an hour," the "Grey's Anatomy" star revealed of a flight she ...

Ellen Pompeo said she was pulled aside by TSA to have her bag of organic sunflower seeds inspected for explosives.

Pompeo then recalled watching "a few seasons" with Stella, before a certain character's death made her tap out. "I think she had it, and a lot of people do, when they see 007," she said.

Pompeo explained. "And I can't believe it sometimes, that 10-and 11-year-olds watch the show, because I know what was going on in those early years… and still goes on, I guess." Michael ...

It was really like no one would ever believe this! I was texting my publicist saying, "I might not get on this plane, and you're never gonna guess why,"' Pompeo said.

Ellen Pompeo says she faced a sunflower seed-related security snafu at the airport, when the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) brought in a bomb squad to inspect her snack food. The ...

Martha Stewart is joined by Ellen Pompeo and Snoop Dogg at the grand opening of The Bedford by Martha Stewart. Pompeo was recently detained for expensive Erewhon pumpkin seeds (Denise Truscello ...

Ellen Pompeo said she was recently detained by TSA "for over an hour" in a new interview. She almost missed her flight because of the incident. The Grey's Anatomy star also shared her must-haves ...

Ellen Pompeo has revealed that she was detained by TSA and had a bomb squad called in after she attempted to board a plane with sunflower seeds in her carry-on luggage back in March.

“I had a bag of sunflower seeds, like organic sunflower seeds from Erewhon,” Pompeo told the outlet. “They literally held me for an hour, and they brought the bomb squad in.” Pompeo, 55 ...

Ellen Pompeo was detained by the TSA and "bomb squad" over a "bag of sunflower seeds." The Grey's Anatomy actress has revealed an awkward moment at the airport recently when she set off the alarms ...