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.

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.

A bag of sunflower seeds. “I had a bag of sunflower seeds, like organic sunflower seeds from Erewhon, so they were probably the most expensive sunflower seeds money can buy,” 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 Grey’s Anatomy star set off alarms while going through airport security in March because of something she had purchased from the trendy, upscale Los Angeles grocery store, Erewhon. “I had ...

What seemed like an assuming snack led Ellen Pompeo to getting screened by travel officials. The “Grey’s Anatomy” star told Travel + Leisure last month that she was searched while boarding a ...

In an interview with Travel + Leisure, published on May 29, actress Ellen Pompeo revealed she was detained by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) due to organic sunflower seeds. The ...

Ellen Pompeo’s recent airport encounter was a little explosive. The Grey’s Anatomy star, 55, recalled being detained by TSA and having the bomb squad called on her back in March during a new interview ...

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