Ellen Pompeo Praises 'Ballsy' Katherine Heigl for Complaining About 'Grey's Anatomy' Working Conditions
etonline.comEllen Pompeo is defending her former co-star, Katherine Heigl. On the latest episode of Pompeo's podcast, the 52-year-old actress reflected on Heigl's years-old interview, in which the actress spoke out against the working conditions on .During a 2009 appearance on, Heigl, who exited her role as Dr.
Izzie Stevens in 2010, blasted the medical drama for having a «17-hour» workday, which she called «cruel and mean.»«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.»«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.
When the truth is, she's 100 percent honest and it's absolutely correct what she said,» she continued. «She was f**king ballsy for saying it.
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