Several years ago, the actress was poised to become the next big movie star, thanks to comedies like 27 Dresses and Knocked Up. And then…she opened her mouth. Heigl wasn’t afraid to discuss taboo topics like sexism in Hollywood, and she openly criticized the writing she was given on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy.
While her candor was refreshing, it was also polarizing—and the media was quick to dismiss the actress.
“The thing that was my best friend for a long time suddenly turned on me,” Heigl says of acting in Marie Claire UK’s August issue. “And I didn’t expect it. I was taken by surprise and angry at it for betraying me.”
