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Katherine Heigl sets the record straight on 'turning down' Grey's Anatomy Emmy nomination in 2008: 'I wasn't trying to be a d***!'

Katherine Heigl recently addressed the longstanding rumor that she rejected an Emmy nomination in 2008 for her role on Grey's Anatomy. She said, 'I didn't turn it down.'

Katherine Heigl recently addressed the longstanding rumor that she rejected an Emmy nomination in 2008 for her role on Grey's Anatomy; (pictured January) The news of Heigl's decision to withdraw from Emmy consideration stirred controversy, especially since she had won the Best Supporting Actress award the previous year. In a 2008 statement, Heigl explained, 'I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the academy organization, I withdrew my name from contention.'

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