BURN-OUT POMPEO HUNTS MIRACLE CURE

BORED silly ELLEN POMPEO’s taking on her first new role since landing the lead in Grey’s Anatomy almost two decades ago! After 19 years playing Dr. Meredith Grey, the 52-yearold actress will headline and produce a heartbreaker for Hulu, Orphan, a limited series inspired by the twisted true story of Ukrainian-born dwarf NATALIA GRACE, who was adopted — and abandoned — by Midwestern parents MICHAEL and KRISTINE BARNETT, who claim she’s a 29-year-old “sociopath” posing as a sixyear-old! But Natalia insists she’s a teenager — not an adult — and even appeared on the Dr. Phil show with her new adoptive mom and dad, CYNTHIA and ANTWON MANS, to state her case, which has more turns than a pulp fiction fairy tale. The Barnetts insist Natalia — who claims Michael and Kristine are lying — arrived in Indiana with pubic hair and periods and tried to kill them when they caught on.

Insiders say the Hulu project is a match made in heaven because burnt-out Ellen’s trying to kill Grey’s, too, despite a hefty $20 million annual salary!

Orphan Natalia Grace was adopted, then abandoned Ellen’s producing and starring in a real-life drama series