Eric Dane was scheduled to be a presenter at the 2025 Emmy Awards , but he dropped out at the last minute and didn’t appear on the show.

The 52-year-old actor was supposed to present alongside Jesse Williams as part of a Grey’s Anatomy tribute, but Jesse ended up presenting by himself and the tribute was scratched from the speech.

This would have marked Eric ‘s first appearance at a major awards show since he announced his battle with ALS earlier this year.

So, what happened?

The Emmys producers spoke to Entertainment Tonight after the show and explained what happened.

“We got the message halfway through, or not halfway, early on that he wasn’t going to be able to make it. I never got what it was. So we called Jesse and Jesse said he would just do it by h

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