‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Has Exciting Arc Planned For Katherine Heigl In Which She Drops Dead

The ongoing mutual loathfest between notoriously stroppy film and TV star Katherine Heigl and the producers of Grey’s Anatomy reaches a hateration crescendo with rumours that her character will have the plot equivalent of a soft hospital pillow (or maybe an actual one) pressed onto her face by showrunner Shonda Rhimes until all of her limbs stop flailing, at which point her lifeless corpse will be free to pursue whatever big screen pursuits it so pleases. From EOnline.com:

Latest buzz hissing from the set of the ABC hit is that creator Shonda Rhimes may be entertaining the idea of killing off Heigl’s Dr. Isobel “Izzie” Stevens because of the now infamous remarks Heigl made about the upcoming Emmys.

“It’s not good there,” a source tells me of the Grey’s Anatomy set. “Shonda is pissed. They’re thinking of killing her off. They want Izzie dead.” [...]

A rep for Rhimes said, “I haven’t heard anything about that.” Reps for Heigl and ABC declined to comment.

We’d remind you that the rumours of Izzy’s imminent demise are, for the time being at least, just that: rumours. We’d suggest waiting for confirmation before you start affecting your best Sicilian Widow, comforting yourselves between nose-blowing trumpet-flourishes by telling anyone who’ll listen, “It’s OK. She’s finally with Denny now.”

• Gone, Heigl, Gone? [EOnline]