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Ellen Pompeoagrees withKatherine Heigl.
“I remember Heigl said something on a talk show about the insane hours we were working and she was 100 percent right,” Pompeo said Wednesday. “And had she said that today, she’d be a complete hero. But she’s ahead of her time, made a statement about our crazy hours and of course, [it was like] let’s slam a woman and call her ungrateful.”
Added Pompeo: “When the truth is, she’s 100 percent honest and it’s absolutely correct what she said. She was f—— ballsy for saying it — she was telling the truth. She wasn’t lying!”
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“I’m gonna keep saying this ‘cause I hope it embarrasses them,” the27 Dressesstarshared during her appearance, explaining how a typical workday for stars was 17 hours, which she described as being “cruel and mean.”
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OnTell Me, Walsh said she supported Pompeo’s backing of Heigl. “There’s nothing natural about [the filming process],” she said. “There’s nothing human about it.”
“It’s made for a machine, it’s as if we’re a camera or a mic that just goes and goes and goes,” Walsh added. “And it’s not conducive to any kind of healthy habits.”
Grey’s Anatomy— which airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC — returns to television May 5.
source: people.com
