Katherine Heigl & Ellen Pompeo Reflect On 'Mouthy' Grey's Anatomy Comments That Led To 'Difficult' Label!

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It’s the reunion we’ve all been waiting for! Grey’s Anatomy alum Katherine Heigl sat down with Ellen Pompeo in Variety‘s latest Actors on Actors series, out on Tuesday, to catch up on their careers and the drama that led Katherine to be labeled “difficult” and “unprofessional” in Hollywood.

As you might recall, the actress was blasted after she criticized her own film Knocked Up in 2007. At the time, she said it was “a little sexist” and that women in the movie were “humorless and uptight.” She went on to complain about the 17-hour workday she had to complete at Grey’s before withdrawing her name from Emmy consideration in 2008 because she didn’t think she’d been “given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination.” Last year, Ellen broke her silence and finally supported her co-star on an episode of her podcast Tell Me with Ellen Pompeo, noting they were working “crazy hours” and if Katherine “had said that today, she’d be a complete hero.” But her support was too late.

In 2010, Katherine had enough and quit the medical drama after starring as OG character Izzie Stevens for the first six seasons. Related: Kim Cattrall’s New Show Premieres The Same Night As AJLT Season 2! Now, as we all know, Ellen was helming the show until this season when she decided to take a step back as Meredith Grey — though she says she will still appear in a much smaller capacity next season!

This is the first time the women have sat down together in years to rehash all their history — and the conversation didn’t disappoint!