Due to the lack of a great storyline for her character in this past season of Grey's Anatomy, Katherine Heigl feels she should not be included in the choosing of Emmy nominees. The blossoming actress won last year for best supporting actress.
She says, "I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the academy organization, I withdrew my name from contention."
Oh Iz, always putting others before yourself. I hope this doesn't hurt you at all though within Greys, it's a kinda sorta subtle slap in the face to the writing staff.
Grey's and Private Practice docs put away the stethoscopes (and drama) for the evening and brought out the mics for last Friday's charity sing-along with proceeds going toward the crew members who were affected by the recent WGA strike.
McDreamy, aka Patrick Dempsey, started the night out with a video message from Japan where he is promoting his film Enchanted. He wore dark sunglasses and sat next to an action figure of himself. Katherine Heigl looking ravishing in red once again, introduced costar (and Tony winner) Sara Ramirez from the UCLA stage. Ramirez sang "Meadowlark" and recieved a standing ovation.
Next up was T.R. Knight where he nervously joked that he hadn't done anything like this in 13 years. But not to worry, he went through with it. He sang the show tune, "Losing My Mind/You Could Drive A Person Crazy."
McSteamy, aka Eric Dane, then joined the newest Grey's cast member Brooke Smith on stage where they read fan fiction followed by Chandra Wilson who sang her rendition of "God Bless The Child."
Kate Walsh (who is set to be gracing the halls of Seattle Grace once again come April) appeared via video from Australia but her costars of Grey's spin-off Private Practice were in attendance including Paul Adelstein who covered Paul Simon's "Slip 'Slidin Away" while rocking out on the electric guitar.
After two hours of sing-along fun, Shonda Rhimes, executive producer of both ABC shows, thanked the audience for their support. "Even though we are starting production on our shows again, many crew members will never be able to make up the money lost in the strike," she said. "We love our crew and are happy to provide, if only for one night, a little Good Medicine."
Here's a video of a few of the performances of the night...
Things are really looking up for Kate Walsh - first her own TV series, and now an engagement. The Grey's Anatomy star and her movie producer boyfriend Alex Young are reportedly engaged after only a few months of dating. "It happened a few days ago. And that's all I can say. I'm on cloud nine," says Walsh of the news.
ABC has officially announced that the Grey's Anatomy spinoff is a go. Tentatively titled "Private Practice," the show will follow Kate Walsh's character Addison Montgomery-Shepherd from Seattle Grace Hospital to a private practice in Santa Monica. Grey's Anatomy's back-door pilot episode for the show that aired a few weeks ago apparently passed with flying colors.
All kinds of spinoff careers are stemming from the hit show Grey's Anatomy. Actress Kate Walsh has landed her own series which will expand on her Grey's role of Addison Montgomery-Shepherd, and Sara Ramirez, who plays Callie, has signed an album deal. "All I can say is that Eric Idle and John Du Prez, who were the writers of Spamalot, are writing the album," Ramirez told press at the Step Up Inspiration Awards this weekend. Ramirez has inked a deal with Universal Music and will spend her summer hiatus from the show recording the album.
Grey's Anatomy actor T.R. Knight is counting down the days until this season of the show is wrapped. After a stressful year caused by costar Isaiah Washington's on-set gay slur, Knight says, "I just focus on doing the work. That's my job. That's what I'm paid for and I think that's enough... We have about twenty days [of filming] left, not that I'm counting... It's going to be nice to have two months away, you know. I think everyone's looking forward to it." I guess things didn't chill out on set after Washington's stay in "rehab."
Grey's Anatomy actress Katherine Heigl is trading in her hospital scrubs for a role on the big screen as a perennial bridesmaid. Heigl has signed on to star in the romantic comedy 27 Dresses, playing (somewhat obviously) a woman who has played the part of bridesmaid 27 times. Production is set to begin in May after the former model's day job at Grey's goes into hiatus. Heigl has also recently inked a contract to be the face of Nautica Woman. source
Due to the lack of a great storyline for her character in this past season of Grey's Anatomy, Katherine Heigl feels she should not be included in the choosing of Emmy nominees. The blossoming actress won last year for best supporting actress. 
