Do you agree with what Katherine Heigl said?

when katherine comes out calling that grey's anatomy set was toxic, everyone called her crazy and a traitor but now when ellen pompeo says it, she is strong. like wtf.

She was ahead of her time. She would have been praised if she said this now

Hmm. I wonder why trashing Twilight every chance he got, including while he was supposed to be promoting the movie, didn't have the same affect on Robert Pattinson's career.

I had no idea what happened with Heigl. From where I’m sitting she just had the guts to speak out and be self-reflective on her work and on her industry. Respect.

she was talking about how one sided female roles are in hollywood and they labeled her ungrateful and traitor haha

Honestly, being that dissatisfied with the character and still giving a good performance is a sign of dedication if anything

She was literally correct in that entire statement. Also: Shonda Rimes of all people has zero business judging anyone’s character.

She wasn’t wrong. And it’s cute that he sat at home waiting for her to call and apologize, rather than reaching out and saying, “Wow, I had no idea you felt that way!”

She's getting bashed for doing the same thing Robert Pattinson is doing.

She also probably experienced sexism on the SET. She was honest. I respect her for speaking out. She's a great comedian.

hollywood being sexist, and banning actresses for telling the truth? IM SHOCKED

Just goes to show how toxic Hollywood has always been, and the only time they pretend to be moral is when they think it will garner clout 😕

What she said wasn't bad. Geez.

This is the best example of how the world can make anyone seem insane even if they’re doing the right thing

Having been called “difficult”, “a diva” and “a princess” in a few work situations - and now happily in a company that welcomes women, honesty and high standards - I can empathise with her. I don’t work in Hollywood, can imagine it would be tough because it’s a small misogynistic town and you can’t just go somewhere else.

She was treated so wrong and honest in each thing she did. It wasn’t hypocritical. She probably was bothered by the next film as well but Actresses need to act to earn money. She probably just chose not to fight that battle again. Cutting off creativity is a terrible human trait.

How does “I had a good time 98 percent of the time “ translate to she hated the entire movie an process ? Not what she said ? Like they live to twist woman’s words around

It didn't make me scratch my head. She was correct.

Honestly, Katherine Heigl is on point with her commentary. I am glad I watched this as a grown man but many young boys would probably get that same impression and the viscous cycle of sexism will continue.

She's amazing in Firefly Lane. I've always liked her. I'm glad she stuck up for herself. Keep doing you girl!

For a woman, if you're honest and vocal but not complimentary, you're "difficult to work with" 🙃

gives an honest opinion . Hollywood: im about to end this women's whole career

Let me say something. Katherine Heigl deserved better! After 10 years she is finally getting her career back but she still lost 10 years of what honestly should have been her best years (like she was the perfect age, absolutely gorgeous (she still is but she’s still aged because she’s human everyone ages so yeah she does look different even though she’s still beautiful) an absolutely amazing actress who could play any role) She did NOTHING wrong. She spoke the truth. She stuck up for herself and her friends. She spoke out about all the things that everyone else was too scared to say. She was brave, and if she did what she did back then today (like if all of this was taking place right now in todays world) she would have been PRAISED for what she said, but instead she was labeled “difficult” and “ungrateful” and “rude” and was black listed by Hollywood. She spoke nothing but the truth and deserved better.

I respect her now more than ever. She’s too sane for that crazy business.

They pretty much proved her point about sexism by blackballing her for being candid.

"Difficult reputation" is literally just being an honest person and speaking your mind. Wow.

She’s a great actress despite her popularity!She really can act

Absolutely hit the nail in the head, it's great that someone can actually admit that these awards make zero reflection on the work done or quality of work for themselves, to me that's a genuine character and rare, she tells truths they don't want you to here, and let's face it the quality in this area is at an all time low but paying huge amounts, which they don't want upsetting, CGI is getting close to just about replace any actor, one day it will.

What she said was 100% true, but you're not supposed to say those things until years later as it can affect the box office!

She would be backed up by everyone if she said it today.... seriously hollywood owe her an apology!

Waited for her to call and apology 😂😂😂 Chosen people for ya

She was in a netflix series Firefly lane m and she was great in it, i love her as an actress, funny how some people speak out and branded as brave and never affects their careers, but then others it does.

thank god the comments passed the vibe check. She deserves a comeback. Like Megan Fox, she was punished for just being honest about her work.

Her having a damn opinion as a woman should not end someone’s career. The cancel culture honestly sucked then and still suck now

I have a feeling that the true reason for blacklisting her was not what she said about the films/roles/series. She did not agree to renegotiate her contract (Grey's Anatomy 2008) and also she exposed producers for treating actors and film crew as slaves/half-slaves/prostitutes. (17h shift). Her "controversial" comments were just excuses for trashing her later on.

People forget that acting is her JOB. She's not the character she plays on screen in real life, and although being paid to pretend she liked the job while on-screen, she was in fact being a real person and expressed her opinions off the clock.

Now I understand why Hollywood actors always give the same answer to every question which basically is : I'm so excited!

Looking at this 10 years later, her comments about the movie do not seem that bad. I think the worst thing she did was loudly withdrawing from the Emmys with a complaint about Grey's Anatomy that she had not been given Emmy worthy material. That was unnecessary and biting the hand that feeds you.

I always liked her as an actress but my respect for her grew 100 % after this. She is brave enough to speak her mind and say if she doesn't like the final product.

Damn, the woman had an opinion. Seth Rogan and Judd Apatow aren't wrong for disagreeing, but they're both over-sensitive punks for turning on Heigl

Jesus Christ, all she did was be honest about here feelings and introspection on her work and experience, I guess that's the antithesis of Hollywood success.

This what all the fuss was over? I thought she had done something more egregious than this. Hmmph

Literally every American actress now trashes her own role if she's not playing a strong independant Mary Sue 🙄. Heigl was only stating facts but they hated her for being right too soon.

I was pregnant with my youngest when knocked up came out- we won tickets to an early viewing of the movie and I was ginormous pregnant and supposed to be on bed rest- but we went. We hadn’t been able to agree on a name at all until that night. I read the young ladies name tag out loud at the concession and me and her dad looked at each other and said that’s it- ❤

I totally agree, her character was so unlikeable in that movie. It makes me like her more knowing she said that now

I find her honesty refreshing especailly in a town where everyone lies their asses off about age etc. Good for her I wish more celebs would tell the truth.

After watching her exit, I am reminded of 'Arizona's' last season. She spent most of it sleeping around and THEN coming up with the cabinet for maternity floors. It feels like they 'quietly quit' the character. I like watching KH. I've never met her but I think it would be cool. I wonder why George left, Callie, Derek, lexie, Jackson, and Karev. Especially karev. He was my favorite and I bawled when he narrated the letters. I can't help but wonder if the set is toxic

I completely agree with what she said. The portrayal of women angered me when I watched that movie, I couldn't believe it was so successful.

Don't get why she got thrown under the bus for that, it's true, she got done dirty

I've seen her work and she is being held unfairly to a double standard. Women should be able to comment on story and character honestly when it suits them. Katherine is just too strong a woman for these men's bruised little egos.

how is/was this a "cancellable" statement? it was a valid, offhand criticism of the writing behind a comedy movie. that was taken and hyped as some sort of deep critique and hatred for rogan when it was really: "i had an ok time making an alright, yet flawed movie with sometimes questionable writing/directing" its hollywood, its acting - cant all be multimillion dollar oscarbait. and the fact that they took this so seriously and actually punished her for this; is a clear indication of a time before metoo (not that this doesnt still happen today if you have the wrong opinions, have said the wrong thing, or are on the wrong side of a powerful man/woman/corp.)

So sad. They treated her just like her role in knocked up...like she was the problem. So really, the industry proved her theory.

When SNL brought out their “every female lead in a male driven comedy” weekend update character it made me think about how she was dragged so badly for pointing out her character issues in Knocked Up. If she said this now, she’d be praised for what she said. It sucks. Not saying she’s a saint, because there’s proof that she wasn’t wholly professional on some sets, but she should not have been trashed as bad as she was for what she said about Knocked Up.

Wow this actually aged really well. If she said that today, she’d be a hero

I think there was some other reason why they blackballed her. she is a wonderful actress.

People just love to hate strong, intelligent and beautiful women that disagree with them/say no to them.

So being honest makes your career sink and sexual assault accusations, homophobia doesn't?

She literally didn’t like her characters and gave good reasons why, yet still did the roles. Most of us works jobs we are happy about to survive and we’re still vocal about the fact we don’t like it .. what’s the difference..

does it ever cross your mind that someone has had their words misunderstood ? we are not always prepared for the perfect response ,when pressed for time, impatience, fatigue, incorrect reporting counts for a great deal, could we just admire the work and inspiration such professionals give us ?

I think she's right.

She has integrity & was bashed for it. This world is a scary place!!

This woman deserves her flowers. Hollywood is still very much a boys club and women who speak up are branded as “difficult”. Things are slowly changing for the better. A lot of work to be done, though.

I like her even more now

I think ppl r just sensitive about everything now a days..... she didn’t like her role why does she need to be ostracized for voicing her opinion

She basically said I want to be the fun one, and that ended her.

It’s the ‘pretty, smart & opinionated girl affect’. If you’re pretty, people don’t like it if you have a brain and point out real issues. They know you’re right but they don’t respect you enough to change anything. I’ve had this happen to me SO MANY TIMES. I say something, it’s ignored and you get looks. Another person says the same thing a while later. All are onboard. It’s a phenomenon that’s been driving me insane all my life.

Given what is coming out about Hollywood now, I suspect there is more to the story about her declining the nomination. Good for her.

One day we will look back at what she said and be proud of her. Well, not everyone, but a good amount. She struggled with the character and still gave a good performance. I think she's pretty awesome.

I love her - and even more so now. She took a stand for these antiquated and sexist stereotypes in movies. But during the time - that's all there were so yeah - she did ugly truth because she still needs to work. And come on - I used to like Shonda rimes but seriously? It's her choice on whether she thinks her role and content and performance deserves to be up for an Emmy. And low and behold we now know Grey's anatomy is and has always been a hot mess environment to work in.

she said how she felt and then everyone was suddenly so offended and literally expecting her to go "oops, silly me, i was just on my period". so dumb

She's an amazing actress. Loved her then, love her now!

It’s kind of weird that no one likes her when she’s saying half of the stuff these new Hollywood comets are saying now in their me too movements

Hollywood doesn’t want actors exposing the truth about them so when they do like Katherine did, they dissed her

There’s nothing wrong with her statement. Seems like a level headed, self respecting move.

Honestly I hated her role in Knocked Up but reading her criticism about it made me both like and respect her. I do think the most candid thing would have been to talk to the team about her doubts. It's great that she's honest to the media but being honest to your co-workers while being in the process would be even better.

They did a whole documentary on this! As to how men direct women to be these 1d characters. This is the perfect example of misogyny. She acted the way they wanted her too. And she is dead on for her greys anatomy role. I used to like izzys character but they honestly made her character crazy. Falling in love with a patient then he dies. She starts dating Alex, but still has an affair with a ghost. Turns out to be cancer. Like come on! It was a crap season of writing

I’m sad that she was so stressed about it that she had to seek therapy. I remember having long term anxiety over a situation and it sucks so bad.

Katherine deserved to be championed for speaking her truth about her experience as a female lead in a Hollywood movie. Seth could have respected her more for that and been more opened minded to learning from her experience, but instead chose to participate in the negative backlash.

she literally trashed a movie she was in where she did nothing but read the lines which she knew of before they started filming its bad for bussiness . imagine you own a restaurant and one of waiters go outs and talks about they dislike the food publicly. would you want to hire them if you were another’s restaurant ?

She was right, those movies were crap. Terrible storyline. Pointless TV.

I really agree with Katherine. I think when she said that her role in gray´s anatomy was not enough, she meant that Izzy's ending was actually the most stupid and illogical, and yes! It's true, Izzy's ending is so silly, She just leaves, without showing any drama like the other characters (Derek, Mark or Lexie) who have a very dramatic ending.

Okay why would anybody care if she said she hates the character or doesn't agree with the movie? Obviously not every actor and actress is going to agree with every role they play. Nobody has a right to take that opinion from her

People particularly hate when a beautiful women has something intelligent to say. I'm with her, I hated that movie and have never watched it since

When you say what you're actually thinking rather than what people want to hear......

She was 💯 RIGHT tho

If she said that today, she would be Queen of Stan Twitter.

There's nothing wrong with her statement. Its an opinion, and the the rest is he said she said bs.

She was brave to stand up and Express her opinion & it pissed off the pampered elite. So they turned around and tried to black ball her, problem is; she's talented & said the truth. They need to get over it. They know who they R. She is awesome in Suits!

If she was a man (and I'm not a feminist or anything like that) she'd be praised for having an opinion on equality, and choosing roles that would improve her career...

I'm relieved to see that the top comments are supportive of her. But she still should not have had to deal with this bull or be called "difficult" for stating basic facts about the misogyny of the material she was working with! Smh.

Years ago she was on the opera show getting interviewed by oprah and She talked down about the popular Roswell series she was once on. which sounded disrespectful because it had a lot of fans. It was distasteful because I was a fan from that show happy to see her interview, but she sounded like it was beneath her. It was tacky.

Wow. I think that is a petty overreaction to her being honest in an interview.

All I can say, is that I was looking for her throughout the whole next season of Grey's Anatomy. Liked her bubbly character a lot. She had to play some deranged things, but pulled off everything. The writer(s) of Grey's Anatomy deserve a spanking, in my opinion. They let so many good actors disappear already, that you started to be fond of and subsequently really miss.

I remember hearing all this negative stuff about her, but listening to what she actually said in the interview, it isn't bad at all. It must be really hard to not be able to be authentic in an interview. To just have to fluff everything up, and have nonsense answers to questions that are politically correct so they don't get you censored and cancelled by a society that can't handle real thoughts and opinions anymore.

Robert Pattinson continuously trashed His character in Twilight WHILE MAKING THE FILMS. Same for Kristen Stewart. Why were her lines so shocking ? I mean yeah, she could have refused to take the job or the money but overall she can express her opinion about it.

The things that the knocked up producer said literally proved her point...

She was so right though. Everything she said.

I didn't see any interview.

I don’t get how saying “98% of the time it was an amazing experience” can translate to “she seemed to not like the process and the end product” ????? you can judge a character you’re playing if its a little underdeveloped whats wrong with that!!?????