Katherine Heigl Was Banished For Being “Difficult” – And Now She’s Telling All With Brutal Honesty

Katherine Heigl was an actress with a reputation for being difficult. And generally that’s something you don’t want to be in Hollywood. You may have noticed, in fact, that after an initial run of success, Heigl seemed to disappear from our screens. She’s trying to make a comeback now, but did she really deserve the “difficult” label in the first place?

Heigl’s new show is the Netflix production Firefly Lane. It features her alongside one-time Scrubs star Sarah Chalke, and it’s all about the power of friendship. Heigl and Chalke appear to get along very well, but in the past rifts have opened up between the Grey’s Anatomy actress and her co-stars.

You may have noticed if you’re a fan of Grey’s Anatomy that there was a time when Heigl’s name wasn’t popular among the cast and crew. And that wasn’t the only group of people she fell out with. Once upon a time she was being primed for big things, and then suddenly she was persona non grata. But how does Heigl feel about that now?

If your movies are successful, it’s believed you can get away with all sorts of behavior in Hollywood. But Heigl had a problem in that her films – in the years after Grey’s Anatomy anyway – just weren’t. And some scored painfully low on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes amongst others. 2012’s One For The Money got a mere two percent, for instance.

And yet despite everything Heigl refused to go away, or to be pushed out. Her mother being a producer didn’t hurt, admittedly. But probably those in the actress’ inner circle wouldn’t have judged her at all for leaving Hollywood altogether. The criticism was constant, and often it seemed rather unfair.