Katherine Heigl is dispelling a long standing rumor about turning down an Emmy nomination for her work on Grey’s Anatomy.
The 45-year-old actress spoke with Shannen Doherty on the “Let’s Be Clear” podcast and revealed what really happened! Keep reading to see what Katherine Heigl shared about the infamous moment… “Well, I didn’t [turn down an Emmy nomination] and everybody keeps saying that.
I didn’t turn it down,” Katherine said. “You know, you have to submit yourself. You have to submit your work and then they deliberate and then they decide if they want to give you a nomination.
I just didn’t submit my work that year … I should have said nothing. I should have said, ‘Oh, I forgot [to submit my work],’ because it created such a maelstrom that was so unnecessary, and it really was.” The rumor that’s been going around since 2008 started when Katherine said, “I do not feel I was given the material this season to warrant a nomination.” Today, she admits she was just being snarky. “I was kind of trying to make a bit of a snarky point about my material that year, but I was also just not feeling my material.
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