Shonda Rhimes Denies Heigl, Knight Leaving Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes wants to set the record straight: T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl are not leaving the show.
"That was a very interesting rumor," Rhimes said Thursday night at the 40th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. "And it's not true."
Rhimes was referring to a recent comment in the press attributed to Grey's Anatomy cast member James Pickens, Jr., in which the actor was said to be confirming the long-rumored departure of both Heigl and Knight, two of the series' original stars.
"That was absolutely taken out of context," said Rhimes.
"Things happen, and ... I think rumors become fact very easily. And you know I don't like to tell you what's going to happen on the show - but that is a rumor."
These two are the subject of many rumors.
For his part, Pickens says he meant to wish the pair well in general.
"We've been living with these rumors for a long time," he said. "When the question was posed to me, I was more trying to congratulate Katie and T.R. on whatever they were going to do."
"But, yeah, I don't have any special info about it either way."
ABC's Grey's Anatomy took home three awards, including Chandra Wilson's win for outstanding actress in a drama series. Wilson said she was looking forward to the show's upcoming 100th episode – and insisted things were all good on the set.
"We're laughing at the rumors, as we always do," Wilson said before the ceremony. "Stories come out, and [there are] these big quotes, and we go, 'But that's not exactly what I said.' So, we're busy doing our jobs, doing our work."
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March 23rd, 2009 11:19 PM
I really hope this is true!!! I Love Izzy!! I would love to see her find true Love with Krev!!!1 They will make an awesome couple! You see the love in his eyes when he looks at her!! I just Love Chandra Wilson!! She makes me laugh!!
This is a great show!! It makes you laugh! It makes you cry!
The whole cast is Awesome!!!!
February 17th, 2009 11:32 PM
Oh they need to stay. I love them. First episode I watched was the one where George and Izzie did that cute shoulder bump and he said he was too masculine to be emasculated. I fell in love with those two and their bond right then and there and I never stopped loving them.
February 17th, 2009 1:50 PM
I want Gizzie together too.
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February 16th, 2009 9:52 PM
are u sure? cuz i read that also and it said season 6 i thought?
February 16th, 2009 9:47 PM
no she said that there was gonna be a wedding this season, it was in tvguide magazine.
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February 16th, 2009 6:35 PM
yea but shonda said the wedding would be in season 6.
February 16th, 2009 6:29 PM
he's coming back in march says ausillo or whoever from tv guide.
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February 16th, 2009 5:54 PM
i thought of that to!!!! but i didnt think denny was coming back?!
February 16th, 2009 5:53 PM
okay so i've been thinking!!!! i've been doing some MAD thinking, and i honestly think that izzie is gonna die this season guys! because shonda said that there will be a wedding, but she never said whose. that automatically gets rid of merder because everyone is thinking about THAT particular wedding. Okay so she also said that all the answers to the finale were in the primere on whether or not dreams will come true....and denny proposed to izzie and they never got to have their wedding, and she saw denny in the primere and said "i told you i show you my dress" shes gonna die and have her wedding with denny!
idk, i thought it was smart.
February 16th, 2009 12:55 PM
I read a rumor they might be recurring next season instead of full-time. That would be better than no Gizzie at all, Our TR could do other things and not show up every week for his two lines of dialogue.
I just don't want there to be a show with no George and Izzie at all. The few George scenes are what kept me going this year. I love him so much, and I just love that smile of his.
And I want Gizzie together.