At a time when the country is divided more than ever, associating with President Trump can be a career killer. A Grey’s Anatomy star was hit with backlash over their surprising connection to the controversial president. After massive backlash, the actor responded to the online hate. Keep reading for all the details on the situation.
Grey’s Anatomy Star Shocks Fans With Connection To President Trump
Grey’s Anatomy is one of the longest-running primetime dramas. Viewers have been following the fictional lives of Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and the staff at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital since 2005. Season 22 is currently airing, with Season 23 highly likely, though not officially renewed yet.
Everyone involved in the show and fans at home are still dealing with the heartbreaking and unexpected loss of Eric Dane. Now, fans additionally have to deal with some disappointing news about a former star.
Katherine Heigl starred on the ABC drama as Dr. Izzie Stevens for six seasons. She left in 2010 after backstage tensions. The actress famously withdrew her name for Emmy consideration in 2008, citing lack of material. She already had a reputation as difficult to work with, and that situation didn’t help matters.
The Grey’s Anatomy star made a rare public appearance this week. She attended a dog charity event at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Her attendance at the resort went viral, with many fans expressing disappointment at her appearing to align herself with President Trump.
- “All of you people who had weirdly intense, knee-jerk hatreds of Katherine Heigl 20 years ago were right.”
- “maybe she deserved being blacklisted”
- “Poise and Mar-A-Largo. Eww how she has fallen downhill.”
- “She always has been her own PR nightmare”
- “Was Kristi Noem there to shoot all the un-rescued dogs?”
Katherine Heigl Reacts To Backlash
Katherine Heigl lives a quiet life in Utah with her husband, Josh Kelley, and their three children. The backlash about appearing at Mar-a-Lago took her by surprise, but she stood her ground.
She released a defiant statement to Us Weekly addressing the online hate. “Animals don’t vote. The only room they don’t like is the euthanasia room at a shelter. They are completely at the mercy of us, and they have no voice of their own.”
Katherine Heigl continued, “This event was about animal advocacy — something that has always been deeply personal to me. Anyone who knows me knows that protecting animals is one of my greatest passions.”
The event raised over $5 million for rescue animals. Jeanine Pirro, Cesar Milan, President Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, and more celebrities also attended the event. Actor John Stamos faced similar backlash last year for performing at a charity event at Mar-a-Lago. Like Katherine Heigl, he said that charity events are more important than politics.
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Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
