--- description: The actress quashed rumors of her alleged attitude problem in a recent public Q&A on Facebook title: Katherine Heigl Says She Isn't 'Difficult' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0878c08d906a13bd/698763d255a859d431a838a9/478981775.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Katherine Heigl Doesn't Think That She Is Rude or Difficult to Work With by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 3, 2014 7:50 AM CUT  Actress Katherine Heigl arrives at an event hosted by unite4:good and Variety in Los Angeles on Feb. 27, 2014 Actress Katherine Heigl arrives at an event hosted by unite4:good and Variety in Los Angeles on Feb. 27, 2014Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 3, 2014 7:50 AM CUT Actress Katherine Heigl refuted allegations on Saturday that she is [rude and difficult to work with](http://www.people.com/article/katherine-heigl-not-rude "undefined"), saying she hates confrontation but does not hesitate to stand up for herself. “Nothing makes me more uncomfortable than confrontation or hurting someone’s feelings and I would never, ever actively do so on purpose.” Heigl said in response to a question from a fan during a [Facebook Q&A](https://www.facebook.com/KatieHeigl/posts/882891885056420?comment%5Fid=882941065051502&offset=0&total%5Fcomments=3688 "undefined") on Saturday, _People_ magazine reported. “That doesn’t mean I won’t stand up for myself by drawing boundaries and asking to be treated kindly and respectfully,” the _Grey’s Anatomy_ star added, “but I don’t do that with any rude or unkind intentions.” The allegations were fueled in a recent _Hollywood Reporter_ [interview](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shonda-rhimes-opens-up-angry-738715 "undefined") with _Grey’s Anatomy_ creator Shonda Rhimes, who said: “There are no Heigls in this situation.” Rhimes was referring to the cast of her new show _Scandal_, saying she doesn’t put up with “nasty people.” \[[_People_](http://www.people.com/article/katherine-heigl-not-rude "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3553931/katherine-heigl-rude-difficult-greys-anatomy-actress-scandal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3553931/katherine-heigl-rude-difficult-greys-anatomy-actress-scandal/"},"headline":"Katherine Heigl Doesn't Think That She Is Rude or Difficult to Work With","datePublished":"2014-11-03T07:50:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:10:29.216Z","description":"She was responding to a fan's question during a Facebook Q&A","url":"https://time.com/3553931/katherine-heigl-rude-difficult-greys-anatomy-actress-scandal/","keywords":["celebrities","Rumors","Scandal","Grey's Anatomy","shonda rhimes"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0878c08d906a13bd/698763d255a859d431a838a9/478981775.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0878c08d906a13bd/698763d255a859d431a838a9/478981775.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"unite4:good And Variety Host 1st Annual unite4:humanity Event","caption":"unite4:good And Variety Host 1st Annual unite4:humanity Event","creditText":"Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3553931/katherine-heigl-rude-difficult-greys-anatomy-actress-scandal/","name":"Katherine Heigl Doesn't Think That She Is Rude or Difficult to Work With"}}]}] ```