After filming 19 seasons, Pompeo has left the show to pursue other projects.
She told Heigl that her behavior back then would probably be considered totally acceptable today.
Unfortunately, using social media to express opinions just wasn’t popular yet.
Pompeo pointed out that at the time, Heigl was just early to the trend.
“They came out with this thing .
where everybody has their own megaphone and they get a blue check,” she joked.
“It’s called Twitter.”
I’d be huge!"
Pompeo noted that these days, criticism is more widely embraced because of social media.
“But when you did it .
Heigl replied resignedly, “They didn’t like me.
What are you going to do?”
She explained that people don’t want women to have a strong voice.
Katherine feels conflicted about her exit
Katherine Heigl famously left “Grey’s Anatomy” in 2010.
“It was a 17-hour workday.”
“I was so naive,” she said.
The actor added, “There was no part of me that imagined a bad reaction.”
It wasn’t until her mid to late thirties that she really processed the situation.
She had to remind herself: “Who am I listening to?
I’m not even listening to myself.
I know who I am.”
