Ellen Pompeo Admits Former ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Co-Star Katherine Heigl’s Complaints About Show’s Insane Working Hours Were ‘100 Percent Right’

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Ellen Pompeo is coming to the defense of Katherine Heigl over some controversial comments her former “Grey’s Anatomy” co-star made during a 2009 talk show appearance.

During the latest episode of her podcast, “Tell Me with Ellen Pompeo” she discussed what Heigl said during a visit to “The Late Show with David Letterman”, complaining about the ridiculously long hours she’d been putting in at “Grey’s”. READ MORE: Ellen Pompeo Admits She Hasn’t Seen ‘Most’ Episodes Of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: ‘I’ve Watched Only A Handful’ “I’m gonna keep saying this ’cause I hope it embarrasses them,” Heigl said, referencing a 17-hour shooting day that she described as “cruel and mean.” (Heigl’s remarks come just after the one-minute mark.) While Heigl took heat for her comments at the time, Pompeo said she was right on the money. “I remember Heigl said something on a talk show about the insane hours we were working and she was 100 percent right,” Pompeo said. “Had she said that today, she’d be a complete hero,” Pompeo added. “But she’s ahead of her time, made a statement about our crazy hours and of course, let’s slam a woman and call her ungrateful.” READ MORE: Ellen Pompeo Admits She’s Ready For ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ To End After Almost 20 Years As Pompeo recalled, Heigl was being “100 percent honest” and was “absolutely correct” about what she said. “And she was f**king ballsy for saying it,” Pompeo added. “And she was telling the truth.