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NEWS ABOUT: Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl stories: 15 news summaries

 Barbie, He-Man Flicks 
 Launch Casting Rumors 

As two more toy franchises head to the big screen, speculation starts

Sep 25, 09 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Barbie and He-Man are joining fellow toy franchises Transformers and GI Joe on the big screen, who can play the iconic characters? The Independent has some ideas. For Barbie:
  • Anna Faris, Heather Graham, or Katherine Heigl: Would be perfect if not for the
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entertainment • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Paris Hilton • celebrity • Barbie • Daniel Craig • Christian Bale • Katherine Heigl • Reese Witherspoon • Heather Graham • Hayden Panettiere • Dakota Fanning • Anna Faris

 Grey's Stars in Baby Battle 

Ellen Pompeo, Katherine Heigl engage in baby one-upping competition

Sep 24, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wondering why Ellen Pompeo didn’t announce the arrival of her daughter—who was born last Tuesday—until yesterday? Perhaps it’s because her Grey’s Anatomy co-star Katherine Heigl chose last Tuesday to make the adoption of her own daughter public. "It was very curious timing,”... More »

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entertainment • Grey's Anatomy • celebrity • Katherine Heigl • celebrity parents • celebrity baby • Ellen Pompeo

 Katherine Heigl's Baby Debuts 

Heigl, hubby, baby together, 'doing well'

Sep 18, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley released the first photo of adopted daughter Naleigh, Us reports; the family is “together and doing well,” her rep says. The 10-month-old is named for Heigl’s mother, Nancy, and sister, Margaret Leigh, who was also adopted from Korea. “They... More »

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entertainment • adoption • celebrity • Katherine Heigl • foreign adoptions • Josh Kelley • celebrity parents • celebrity baby

 Heigl to Adopt 
 Korean Baby Girl 

10-month-old Nayleigh is from Korea

Sep 10, 09 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Grey's Anatomy star and negative-publicity magnet Katherine Heigl is adopting a special-needs Korean baby, RadarOnline reports. The baby's name is Naleigh, and she's 10 months old. The adoption has been in the works for months, and Heigl, whose sister Meg was also adopted from Korea, and hubby Josh Kelley are... More »

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(Newser) - Katherine Heigl spilled the ugly truth about faking orgasms—it's apparently "really exhausting"—to Showbiz Spy. The 30-year-old actress had to don a pair of vibrating panties for a scene in the Ugly Truth, and filming the climax that ensued was "a nightmare," she says. "... More »

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Katherine Heigl • movies • actress • orgasm

 Add Rogen, 
 Apatow to 
 List of Heigl 
 Haters 

Pair slams her for 2007 'batshit crazy' comments

Jul 31, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics hate Katherine Heigl’s new movie and Internet commenters hate her attitude—and it turns out her colleagues aren’t too happy with her either, the Los Angeles Times reports. Heigl’s Knocked Up director and co-star are still pissed she implied the film was sexist back... More »

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entertainment • film • sexism • celebrity • Judd Apatow • Katherine Heigl • Howard Stern • Seth Rogen • Knocked Up

OPINION

 Why Katherine 
 Heigl Is Annoying 


Jul 25, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Katherine Heigl was “supposed to be America’s new sweetheart,” but somewhere we fell out of love. Sarah Ball, writing in Newsweek, lays some of the blame for her image as a “diva-like shrew” on "pure sexism. Every decade has a Most Annoying Actress,”... More »

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entertainment • television • film • Grey's Anatomy • Katherine Heigl • movies • actress • Sarah Ball

MOVIE REVIEW

 Ugly Truth Is Pretty Bad 


Jul 24, 09 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Battle-of-the-sexes comedy Ugly Truth combines the worst aspects of male-friendly gross-out comedies with the worst aspects of female-friendly romantic comedies and the results aren't pretty, say unimpressed critics.
  • Refer Guzmán, Newsday: The movie "does a disservice to both genders. Its crass sex jokes feel like chum for
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movie review • Katherine Heigl • romantic comedy • Gerard Butler

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Penn's New Role? Mr. Mom

Plus, Carrie Prejean and Speidi and Katherine Heigl are all back

Jun 19, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sean Penn may be taking a career time-out, but his wife certainly isn’t. Robin Wright Penn says that now that her kids are older, “I'm ready to go wild, man!” while promoting her latest film, the Mirror reports. Of her once-estranged hubby’s hiatus, she said, “... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity • Katherine Heigl • Sean Penn • Jessica Alba • Robin Wright Penn • Spencer Pratt • Carrie Prejean • Heidi Pratt

Heigl: I'd Be Happy to Stay with Grey's

Actress has no idea whether character will live or die

Mar 28, 09 3:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Katherine Heigl says she's happy to stay with Gray's Anatomy if the producers want to keep her, the AP reports. The Golden Globe winner—rumored to have been ready to quit after griping about the show’s poor writing—will stick around if her character survives. Heigl remains as clueless... More »

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 Heigl, Knight Leaving Grey's 


Feb 10, 09 3:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Neither Katherine Heigl nor TR Knight will return for another season of Grey’s Anatomy, the New York Post reports. The information comes from co-star James Pickens Jr. Neither actor has been happy on the show recently. Knight has complained about lack of screen time, and Heigl has... More »

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television • Grey's Anatomy • resignation • Katherine Heigl • actor • T.R. Knight • animosity

NEW RELEASE

Heigl Can't Save 27 Dresses

Formulaic script and direction make this comedy forgettable

Jan 18, 08 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Despite actress Katherine Heigl's undeniable appeal, her first role as a leading lady is in a film of such little consequence "that seeing it and skipping it are the exact same thing," writes Robert Wilonsky of the Village Voice. In 27 Dresses, Heigl plays Jane, a perennial bridesmaid... More »

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comedy • wedding • movie review • romance • Katherine Heigl • romantic comedy • movies

White Wedding for Heigl and Josh Kelley

'Grey's Anatomy' star & singer tie the knot on a snowy day in Utah

Dec 24, 07 7:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Actress Katherine Heigl has married musician Josh Kelley in a small private wedding in Utah, People reports. The half-hour ceremony took place in a tent decked out with white candles and white flowers as snow fell outside. The Emmy-winning actress who plays a ditzy doc on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"... More »

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celebrity • wedding • Katherine Heigl • Josh Kelley

Witherspoon Rises to Top of Salary List

America's latest sweetheart commands up to $20M per movie

Nov 30, 07 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Rendition was a dud, but Reese Witherspoon's peachy $15 million to $20 million fee per movie puts her atop this year’s highest-paid actress list. But she and other leading ladies—such as runner-up Angeline Jolie—often accept lower payoffs to keep their schedules packed, the Hollywood Reporter observes. More »

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Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • Nicole Kidman • list • Halle Berry • Julia Roberts • celebrity • salary • Jodie Foster • Katherine Heigl • Reese Witherspoon • Cameron Diaz • Renee Zellweger • Drew Barrymore • Rachel McAdams • Jennifer Garner • movies

Starlets Strut Their Stuff
at Emmys

Fashion cops see red carpet as rainbow of sexy, fabulous frocks

Sep 17, 07 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dresses for last night's Emmy Awards tended toward retro, pastel, and strapless—a smart move in the steamy LA weather. Katherine Heigl, Kate Walsh, and Jennifer Morrison were in the retro crowd, and Heigl also hopped on another of the night's bandwagons: bright red lips. “Red is a really... More »

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television • fashion • Eva Longoria • Emmy Awards • Robin Givhan • Katherine Heigl • Vanessa Williams • Kaufman Franco • Kate Walsh • Jennifer Morrison

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