What's the latest on the embattled Katherine Heigl and her character Izzie Stevens, who's rumored to be on the chopping block in the upcoming fifth season of Grey's Anatomy? Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello says ...

Q: What's the latest on the whole "Izzie gets a brain tumor" rumor?

A: It's been replaced by the completely new "Izzie falls for the deer whose life she saved last season" rumor. Think I'm nuts? Check out what Shonda Rhimes just told TV Guide: “Izzie’s got a love story – and it’s a big one, one that I’ve been kicking around in my head for a bit, one that required me to take a huge leap of faith in myself, one that is so secret that I have not told anyone. Not the writers, not anyone." What else could it be, right? The only other thing I can think of is that she hooks up with her estranged daughter's adoptive father. Nah, it's gotta be the deer.

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