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ACTRESS Katherine Heigl spoke about being blacklisted from Hollywood after colleagues referred to her as “difficult” to work with.

Heigl claimed her mental health took a massive hit when she received backlash , “scaring” her family and friends during her anxious episodes.

Katherine Heigl has been dubbed as a 'diva' by colleagues
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Katherine Heigl has been dubbed as a 'diva' by colleaguesCredit: 2017 Star Max
Heigl's co-stars have alleged that she is 'difficult' to work with
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Heigl's co-stars have alleged that she is 'difficult' to work withCredit: Getty Images - Getty

What did Katherine Heigl say about being blacklisted from Hollywood?

Katherine Heigl, 42, to work with by industry colleagues who claim the star is “always mad.”

Heigl spoke about the claims to the and cleared her name, saying: “I may have said a couple of things you didn't like, but then that escalated to 'she's ungrateful,' then that escalated to 'she's difficult,' and that escalated to 'she's unprofessional,'"

Adding: "What is your definition of difficult? Somebody with an opinion that you don't like? Now, I'm 42, and that s** pisses me off."

Heigl withdrew her name from an Emmy award because she felt she was 'not given the material' to warrant a nomination
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Heigl withdrew her name from an Emmy award because she felt she was 'not given the material' to warrant a nominationCredit: NBCUniversal - Getty

Heigl’s reputation took a blow when she withdrew her name from the 2008 Emmy Awards for Grey’s Anatomy and told the : "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."

The show's creator Shonda Rhimes was not pleased as she told : "On some level, it stung and on some level I was not surprised. When people show you who they are, believe them.”

The actress confessed to Howard Stern that she later apologized to Rhimes for the Emmy mishap.

In August of last year, Tamaran, bashing celebrities which friends of hers have previously worked with and branding them as “unpleasant.”

The stylist alleged: “If 2020 was a career, it would be Katherine Heigl. Friends of mine who have worked on set with her and photoshoots have told me that she is extremely difficult and always mad.”

What did Katherine Heigl say about her mental health?

, Heigl alluded to having a decline in mental health.

She sought the help of a therapist to help her manage her anxiety telling The Post: “I asked my mom and to find me somewhere to go that could help me because I felt like I would rather be dead.

Heigl is married to country singer Josh Kelley
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Heigl is married to country singer Josh KelleyCredit: Getty - Contributor

Adding: "I didn't realize how much anxiety I was living with until I got so bad that I had to really seek help. You can do a lot of inner soul work, but I'm a big fan of Zoloft."

Is Katherine Heigl in the new Netflix series Firefly Lane?

from the book of the same name by Kristin Hannah.

She will star along with Sarah Chalke as two best friends who meet in 1974.

Kate, the introvert, and Tully, the coolest girl in school, form a bond that weathers every milestone in their lives, leading up to tragedy.

Heigl will star in the new Netflix series Firefly Lane
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Heigl will star in the new Netflix series Firefly LaneCredit: Netflix

The series follows their relationship over several decades.

Heigl said Hannah's book helped get her involved in the series.

"It was pretty instant for me," the told .

"I mean, as soon as I finished that pilot script, I was just like, 'yeah, I would love to do this and be a part of this.'

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"It felt really familiar to me and I'm a big reader.

"So I went and got the book and read it and realized I had read it before years and years ago. But I was just so re-inspired and moved by the story of these women."

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