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Katherine Heigl Submits Self For Emmy, Co-Stars Ask ‘Why?’

June 9, 2010 By Holly Stafford Leave a Comment

Though she only appeared in a handful of episodes this season of “Grey’s Anatomy,” Katherine Heigl has thrown her hat into the ring and submitted herself in the supporting actress category for this year’s Emmy race. Despite her absence for most of the show, Heigl has submitted herself in the Best Supporting Actress category, leaving many – including ex co-star Eric Dane, wondering why.

Per E!:

Reporters asked Eric what he thought of Katherine putting her name in for Best Supporting Actress. His response: “For what?”

“Um, for Grey’s Anatomy,” we gently reminded him on the carpet at the 9th Annual Chrysalis Ball, where he was there with his equally good lookin’ wife Rebecca Gayheart.

“Oh,” Dane said catching himself. “It’s great! Fantastic! I love it! Why?”

Ellen Pompeo has also jumped into the race, vying for the Leading Actress category this year while others like Patrick Dempsey and Sandra Oh are joining Heigl in the supporting category. “Grey’s” itself is rallying for best drama. The two-hour season finale as well as “The Time Warp,” “Suicide is Painless,” “I Saw What I Saw,” and “Give Peace a Chance” episodes have been submitted for consideration. Heigl only appeared in a handful of episodes this year before her character, Dr. Izzie Stevens, was last seen around Seattle Grace in January. She was due back on the set of the ABC drama March 1st but never showed up. ABC Studios said it was mutually agreed upon that Heigl would end her run this season. In 2008, Heigl took herself out of Emmy contention because she didn’t believe the material the writers gave her was worthy of recognition. Nominations for the 62nd Primetime Emmys will be announced July 8th, while NBC will air the Emmys on Aug. 29th.

Amazing. After sabotaging herself and her career for so many years with asinine rants about working hours, working conditions, not feeling that the quality of the writing was up to standard, etc., now suddenly she wants recognition for a season in which she did absolutely nothing spectacular! She did not appear in many episodes at all and chose to leave the show in a lurch and abandon the fans who’d supported her character for many years. I really hope she doesn’t even get a nomination, she doesn’t deserve it.

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Katherine Heigl Filmed Last Episode of Greys Anatomy

March 12, 2010 By Holly Stafford Leave a Comment

After a stormy 6 year stay, it seems as Katherine Heigl is just waiting on her official discharge papers from “Grey’s Anatomy.” Series creator Shonda Rhimes has agreed to release Heigl from her contract, and now ABC and her representatives will work out an exit agreement. However, don’t expect her character Izzie Stevens to return to Seattle Grace Hospital to tie up any loose ends. Heigl, who adopted a baby last year and has been on maternity leave, did not return to the set as expected March 1st to film the five final episodes of the season. But ABC and Heigl mutually decided to end their relationship now instead of at the end of the season.

Per EW:

A source within the actress’ camp claims Heigl “was at home and ready to return to work.” Another insider, however, “insists it’s much more complicated than that.” The source adds that talks between Heigl and ABC have been going on for months and last week both sides mutually decided that the best solution would be to part ways now as opposed to at the end of the season. As a result, Heigl is not expected to return to the Grey’s set, which means her final episode as Izzie has already aired.

This should be no surprise as Heigl and “Grey’s” have had a rocky relationship. In 2007 she was in the middle if the TR Knight/Isaiah Washington feud, and publicly trashed Washington for repeating a derogatory word at the Golden Globe. Then in 2008 she knocked writers of the show, stating that she wasn’t in the Emmy race because she “did not feel I was given the material… to warrant a nomination.” In 2009, she called the 17 hour work-days on the show cruel and mean while on David Letterman’s show.

I honestly didn’t realize she was even still on the show.

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Katherine Heigl Leaves ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

September 2, 2009 By Crista Webster 1 Comment

Katherine Heigl is once again claiming to be too big of a movie star to partake in the production of the little television show that made her famous, aka “Grey’s Anatomy”.

Now the cast and crew of the show are being asked to accommodate Heigl’s busy movie-making schedule. Really? Because last I checked ‘Grey’s’ made more money than any of her movies.

Via Entertainment Weekly:

“Sources confirm to me exclusively that the actress is taking a five-episode hiatus from the ABC drama to go shoot the Greg Berlanti-directed romantic comedy ‘Life as We Know It.’“

The fact that the show’s producers are willing to do this baffels me. You are all aware of Heigl’s anti-Grey’s comments and her decision last year to pull her own name from the Emmy race (only to be snubbed this year…teehee).

I am now hoping the producers are keeping her around in order to have her character gain 70 lbs. and get hit by a bus. One can dream!

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