The Everett native told Travel + Leisure that she almost missed a flight after a bag of sunflower seeds set off the airport’s security alarms. The post Mass. native, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star Ellen Pompeo said she was detained by TSA over her sunflower seeds appeared first on Boston.

Pompeo said that she even offered to throw the seeds away, but was told that TSA needed her to wait for the bomb squad to assess the unopened bag. "I almost missed the flight. It

Ellen Pompeo had quite the nerve-racking experience with TSA recently.  The 55-year-old "Grey's Anatomy" star was making her way through airport security in March when she almost missed her flight due to a bag of unopened sunflower seeds in her luggage.