Katherine Heigl Revisits Grey's Anatomy Controversy: 'I Wasn't Trying To Be A Dick'

Katherine Heigl on the set of Grey's Anatomy

Katherine Heigl is setting the record straight about her past squabble with Grey’s Anatomy.

The actor upset the show’s writers and producers in 2008 after opting out of Emmy consideration for her performance as Dr. Izzie Stevens.

However, on Friday’s episode of Shannen Doherty’s Let’s Be Clear podcast, Katherine disputed the suggestion that she’d turned down a nomination.

“I didn’t turn it down,” she said. “You have to submit yourself.