Katherine Heigl is Happy Just to Be Part of Such a Successful Show

LOLOLOLOLOL!!! OMFG! LOL! WTF? lololol rofl....

Excuse the immaturity; I was just trying to fit in with the cast of Grey's Anatomy for a bit. Katie Heigl's ContractNegotiationGate continues to spiral further and further away from the "we really are all like a family" party line everyone on that set is being forced to spout.

Just a quick refresher: early on Wednesday, the story broke that Heigl had dropped out of contract negotiations with the Grey's producers, with a "source" stating that she was "disappointed and hurt that Touchstone doesn’t value her as much as her other co-stars." By later in the day, Touchstone had released a rebuttal of its own: "We have a long-term contract to ensure she’ll be with the show for several years to come ... we recently approached Katherine with an offer to raise her compensation significantly above the terms of her current contract. We were surprised to see this gesture reported negatively in the press."

So can we be done with this now? No, no we cannot. Heigl struck back yesterday, releasing the following statement: "I am embarrassed that this has become a public matter and disappointed that Touchstone felt it necessary to divulge private employment information. I had hoped I would be able to deal with this issue confidentially with my bosses. I dropped out of the renegotiation simply because I wanted to treat myself with the respect I was not getting from them. No matter how unhappy I am about their decision to respond to this publicly, I continue to be passionate about and committed to this character."

That's nice. Stay tuned for next week, when Ellen Pompeo goes on strike because her new contract specifically stated that the vomit bags in her dressing room were to be emptied on the half hour and so can someone please explain to her how it is 12:45 and they're still sitting there?

Everyone On Grey's Anatomy Hates Everyone Else

If I were E!, I'd be working on this True Hollywood Story already. It's going to be more interesting than anything on the fictional show. With Isaiah Washington back from gayhab, things had started to settle down at Seattle Grace. That is, until Shonda Rhimes announced last week that Dr. Addison Montgomery (played by Kate Walsh) would be getting her own spin-off show. This didn't sit well with the gigantic egos on network television's most volatile set. According to an on-set source, “the rest of the cast seemed instantly resentful of [Walsh]. They each thought they’d be the one chosen to get their own show, and now they’re giving Kate the cold shoulder.” The source added that Ellen Pompeo “seemed particularly peeved because she felt that, as the star, she should have been consulted.”

I call bull on that last bit. Why on earth would Ellen Pompeo be consulted on that sort of production decision? I think even Ellen's underfed brain knows she has no standing in who gets a spin-off. The first part, though, I totally buy.

I imagine these are factors in Katherine Heigl's decision to drop out of contract negotiations with the show's producers over a salary dispute. “Katie is disappointed and hurt that Touchstone doesn’t value her as much as her other co-stars, especially Sandra Oh and Isaiah Washington,” says a source. Katie's been pissed with the producers for a long time, as she felt Isaiah wasn't punished harshly enough for his behavior toward her BFF T.R. Knight, and, with latecomer Kate Walsh chosen for a spin-off over her, she's probably just fuming. Plus, she knows the show can't lose its two hottest chicks at the same time. That, my friends, would be some serious shark-jumping.

SHONDA RHIMES WEIGHS IN ON GREY'S ANATOMY LAST NIGHT

From creator Shonda Rhimes' diary:

So, yeah, that was Denny and Dylan.

I’m trying to be all casual about it.

Like I don’t care.

Like, you know, Denny and Dylan, whatever…I’m cool, I’m good.

But I almost hugged Jeffrey Dean Morgan to death when he arrived on set. He was nice about it considering the restraining order he should have taken out against me during Season Two. I was glad to see him. And I was glad to see Kyle Chandler who was gracious enough to fly out here and film on one of his very few days off from the very well-written Friday Night Lights.
See, I miss Denny and Dylan. A lot. So it was nice to see them for a moment, wasn’t it? Even if Meredith is dead?

You all have some pretty strong feelings about this. I’ve been reading your comments. STRONG feelings. Which I respect. Grey’s is in its third season and we’re doing something a little…different. It’s about time we did. Because, just as I said when you all shouted your horror about the Meredith/George sex, I remind you that we writers like to follow the characters here and we try very hard not to make story just to make story. We like to have a point. Meredith being dead is about…well, you will see what it is about next week. She was in pain, this girl. And…

…okay, I don’t want to talk about that. Meredith being dead at the end of this episode. I can’t. Not yet.

ACK!!! ACK ACK ACK!!!

OMG OMG OMG.

And sorry for the spoiler, but if you haven't heard this by now, you've been living under a rock for awhile.

Read the rest of Shonda's commentary here.

OH NO THEY DIDN'T (Grey's Spoiler)

If you have not yet seen Thursday night's episode of Grey's Anatomy, stop reading right now. I have written the text below in white. Highlight it with your mouse to view. If you do not want spoilers, DO NOT HIGHLIGHT!!!


I've been hearing rumors all week that a prominent, much-loved character on Grey's Anatomy will die. But it can't be Meredith! It just can't! To echo all the other bloggers who have been posting in the past couple of hours: THE SHOW IS CALLED GREY'S ANATOMY! Has a television show at its peak ever done this before? Killed off the main character? The TITLE character??? I can't think of an instance. Maybe Shonda Rhimes wants to redefine groundbreaking. And cliffhanger!!! THEY CAN'T DO THIS TO US!!! And what was up with Izzie at the end telling George he made a horrible mistake in marrying Callie? That was both random and bitchy. And it was way foreshadowy when Christina was telling Burke about how Meredith is her "person" and then Burke is all like "Now, you're likening someone here to a corpse." When I heard that I was all like "Oh, shit, Mere's so dead." I have to hand it to them either way, this was an incredible episode, and it reminded me just what this cast of actors, writers and producers is capable of. I guess we'll just all have to tune in next week. DAMN IT!