In a story that would have been far more interesting in 2006, uppity blonde chain-smoker Katherine Heigl has announced her departure from Grey’s Anatomy, the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning primetime drama that used to be every girl in my dorm’s second favorite show.
According to a recent interview in Us Weekly, Anatomy costar James Pickens Jr. suggested that both Heigl and T.R. Knight would be leaving the show before shooting began for the upcoming season. In the past, Heigl and T.R. Knight have been outspoken about their disdain for the show’s production. True, Knight—the victim of another cast member’s homophobic remarks—might’ve been slightly more privileged to his disdain than Heigl, who complained that poor character writing resulted in her snubbing from the 2007 Emmys.
One can’t help but wonder what kind of future awaits Katherine Heigl in the chew-you-up, spit-you-out Hollywood acting melee. Entertainment authority AskMen.com saw her fall on its list of the Top 99 Women from first place in 2008 to something way lower—we’ve abstained from sharing the actual number for her own good—in 2009. Additionally, rumors of Heigl’s insufferable on-set behavior could be finally catching up to her. We at OneRiot only hope that when she does inevitably end up in the latest sequel to Date Movie, she’ll perform with the same grace and poise she did on—oh, wait, nevermind. Good luck, Izzie.
