"I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the academy organization" decided against competing, Heigl said in a written statement provided by her publicist, Melissa Kates, who was contacted by the AP.
"In addition, I did not want to potentially take away an opportunity from an actress who was given such materials," added Heigl. She plays Dr. Izzie Stevens on "Grey's Anatomy," which slipped in the ratings this past season but remained a top 10 show.
Who does that? It just seems so ungrateful and self-centered. It's one thing to have personal feelings and private conversations regarding your distaste for something happening in your workplace (which is what the TV show is for her), it's another to issue a public statement which is obviously aimed at specific people (in this case, the writers).Now I've heard she's wanted out of the show and this could be her way of making enough waves to do that - but it's kind of back handed. And seriously, starring in two movies ("Knocked Up" and "27 Dresses") that did alright, but should in no way be considered Blockbusters or Classics (they made money - but I'm confident that it was not solely because of Ms. Heigl's capabilities as an actress - in fact I didn't like her at all in 27 Dresses - I liked James Marsden. That's it.)
And seriously, if she wasn't happy with the writing before...there's no way she's going to like what's in store next season. There's nothing worse than insulting the people who are responsible for your image - the people who actually made it possible for you to be nominated for an Emmy, because at the moment, the only other movies I can remember her starring in are "My Father the Hero" and "Wish Upon a Star" (which, incidentally, I just looked up on IMDB and I must say that she was also in The Ringer, which is actually a funny movie that I own, but also didn't like her in).
Anyway, that bugged me. I'm just not a fan of hers.
