Katherine Heigl made a splash in the early 2000s with her role as Izzie Stevens in the TV show Grey’s Anatomy which landed her an Emmy Award in 2007. She also made a big mark in Hollywood with many successful romantic comedies including 27 Dresses, The Ugly Truth, and Knocked Up.
The latter proved to be one of the most popular and acclaimed films in her career. She starred alongside Seth Rogen and the film turned out to be a big commercial success at the box office. However, after the film came out, Heigl made a startling comment about her role in the film and this created a controversy that affected her career.
Katherine Heigl’s Comments About Knocked Up Derailed Her Career
Katherine Heigl starred alongside Seth Rogen in Judd Apatow’s highly successful romantic comedy Knocked Up. The plot revolves around two characters played by the two stars whose lives drastically change after they engage in a one-night stand. The film was highly acclaimed and was also a huge success at the box office.
However, some critics pointed out the sexist nature of the film and how Heigl’s character Alison is presented in the film. After the film came out, Heigl made a startling revelation about the film where she criticized the bland characterization of her character and how the film made her a ‘shrew’. She told Vanity Fair in 2008,
“It was a little sexist. It paints women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys. It exaggerated the characters, and I had a hard time with it, on some days. I’m playing such a b***h; why is she being such a killjoy? Why is this how you’re portraying women? Ninety-eight percent of the time it was an amazing experience, but it was hard for me to love the movie.”
Apatow and Rogen were both baffled by Heigl’s comments. While Apatow spoke against her comments (via Way Back Machine), Rogen felt betrayed by his co-star whom he enjoyed with on the film (via The Hollywood Reporter). Heigl’s comments attracted a lot of criticism from fans and it derailed her career, creating a negative impact on her image as an actress.
Seth Rogen Forgave Katherine Heigl for Her Comments on Knocked Up
Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl’s relationship hit a rough patch after the actress’ comments on Knocked Up many years back. While Heigl has clarified her statement in later interviews about how she didn’t mean to demean the film in any way, her comments hurt the actor back in the day.
However as time went on, Rogen seems to have made peace with the past and revealed that he is not mad at the actress anymore. The actor claimed that his feud with her was a long time ago and he no longer recalls the whole origin of the feud anymore. He said, (via NZ Herald)
“I have no bad feelings towards her at all. I was never that mad honestly. Honestly, it was so long ago and I’ve damaged my brain so badly in the few last years I have a hard time recalling what it’s about or who was supposed to be mad at who.”
On the work front, the actress is set to star alongside John Travolta in a musical romantic-comedy film titled That’s Amore!. Rogen will voice Pumba in The Lion King prequel film Mufasa: The Lion King and he will also return in the second season of Platonic alongside Rose Byrne.
