As we noted last week, Katherine Heigl blamed the Grey's Anatomy writing staff for her decision to withdraw from Emmy contention, claiming they hadn't given her good enough material. Which is obviously total horseshit. If bad writing were an impediment to getting an Emmy, John Lithgow's mantle would be bare as our ass on the day we were born. So little surprise, perhaps, that Heigl's real motivations may have come to light over the weekend.
[Heigl's withdrawal and comments have] fueled speculation in Hollywood that Ms. Heigl, 29, wants out of her contract on the series. This is the second time in little over a year that a dispute between Ms. Heigl and the show’s producers has spread beyond the studio soundstage.
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Ms. Heigl is currently under contract with the program through at least the 2009-10 season, according to one of the people involved in its production. But the thinking among the show’s executives, that person said, is that Ms. Heigl wants to be free of the commitment to pursue more feature film roles.
What do you think: if Heigl gets her wish, gets out of her contract, and gets to do movies, will she be the next Shelley Long or the next... er... that move must have worked for someone, huh?