Katherine Heigl and Shonda Rhimes | 46

Diss and Tell

Wondery

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.2 • 777 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In the early years of Grey's Anatomy, a bitter feud erupted behind the scenes between star Katherine Heigl and showrunner Shonda Rhimes. Their clash of egos and artistic differences would eventually explode into the public eye, derailing careers and rocking one of America's most beloved TV dramas. In this episode, we'll explore the juicy details of this infamous Hollywood rivalry and examine how the industry and culture of the late 2000's turned a behind-the-scenes spat into a highly public PR nightmare.

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0:00.0	Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to Diss and Tell early and ad-free right now.
0:05.4	Join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts.
0:14.6	All right, Sydney.
0:16.3	Do you remember when you just flat out asked me if I liked Prince or Michael Jackson?
0:22.5	I do. How could I forget?
0:28.8	I feel like I need to turn the tables on you and demand that you express your allegiance to some piece of vintage culture. Well, okay. I guess this is what happens. You reap what you so.
0:34.2	Exactly. Were you a Grey's Anatomy fan in the 2000s?
0:39.7	You do not want me to even begin to tell you.
0:43.3	Oh, no.
0:43.9	How many times I have watched that show, the most delusional moment of my life was when I was 20 years old, on a flight to Spain, and over the intercom, they said, is there a doctor on board?
0:57.0	Someone is having chest pains. I started to raise my hand because I was in my 20th rewatch of
1:03.9	Grey's Anatomy, and I was like, I know what that is. One of the most embarrassing moments of my life.
1:08.9	That is the level of delusion that I think a lot of Grace Anatomy fans share.
1:13.8	My frontal lobe wasn't fully formed.
1:15.9	You can't blame me.
1:17.1	That's true.
1:19.0	So obviously, you know, Grey's Anatomy, incredibly juicy show, a lot of juicy moments.
1:25.8	But, of course, there was just as much drama happening behind the scenes.
1:31.2	So we're going to go back to June 2008.
1:34.2	Gray's Anatomy is at its height.
1:36.8	Now, you know this because you're in L.A. girlie.
1:39.8	Right.
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