Julianna Margulies Addresses 'ER' Backlash After Turning Down $27 Million Offer to Stay
Julianna Margulies had a decision to make after her six-year contract on was up: walk away or sign on for more two more years for $27 million. She chose the former, but not before having a spiritual awakening by way of a timely trip to a local bookstore in Los Angeles, Margulies writes in her newly released memoir, , out Tuesday. The actress, who later went on to star in the critical darling , recalled getting «a lot of flack» for leaving the long-running NBC medical drama, where she played head nurse Carol Hathaway.