We’ve been poking fun at Katherine Heigl for months now, and with good reason: she just can’t stop saying the darndest things about her emasculated husband Joshua Kelley, she is completely lacking gaydar … frankly, this list could go on for hours. But after hearing the news that Heigl is pushing for an escape from the ratings-challenged Grey’s Anatomy following a fiscally successful contract renegotiation later made public, we’re inching towards Team Heigl for the first time. As a source tells MSNBC:
“She’s a smart one. She saw what [happened with] Jennifer Aniston, who was crazy successful on TV, but can’t seem to carry a film, and she tested the waters early.”
But Heigl’s chances of fleeing the yawnfest that is Grey’s and continuing her journey towards becoming “the next Julia Roberts” don’t look good:
After only three seasons on then-mega hit Grey’s, Heigl did make an early attempt to break out as a “real” actress on the big screen, and whether it was a case of pure luck or actual talent, Knocked Up turned her into a bankable hot commodity overnight. Then came 27 Dresses, which managed to rack up an impressive $23mm its opening weekend, coming in second to the highly anticipated Cloverfield. Interestingly enough, 27 has racked up $76mm to date, trailing the J.J. Abrams shitshow by only $4mm as of May 1st. Next on her plate is a pantsless role in 2009’s The Ugly Truth, which co-stars B.O. superstar Gerard Butler. The only hitch regarding Heigl’s promising movie career? As a source told MSNBC, “Heigl might be locked into Grey’s a bit longer. ‘I don’t think she’ll be able to get out of it.’” But we’re talking about a woman capable of curing ADD sans medical license! We’re not worried about Heigl’s manipulative methods when it comes to getting her way.
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