Ellen Pompeo Finally Backs Katherine Heigl's Claims About Grey’s Anatomy's 'Cruel' Working Conditions

Jesse Williams fielded some questions about his full frontal scene in the new Broadway play Take Me Out.

Ellen Pompeo is celebrating a Grey’s Anatomy milestone!

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Wilson Chapman editorAfter almost 20 years of medical emergencies and juicy drama, “Grey’s Anatomy” is gearing up for its landmark 400th episode this May.Set to air on May 26, the 400th episode of the series will air as a two-part Season 18 finale. The episode’s plot remains unknown, but will feature the return appearance of cast members Jesse Williams and Sarah Drew, as the super couple Jackson and April (aka “Japril”).

UK broadcasting union Bectu has launched a campaign for better working conditions in drama following the breakdown of negotiations with Pact over the pair’s agreement.

Jackson and April are checking back into “Grey’s Anatomy”.

Jesse Williams and Sarah Drew will be returning to the ABC medical drama for a special guest appearance on the season 18 finale airing May 26, ET can confirm. This marks the first time Williams and Drew will be back on in more than a year when they last appeared.While details regarding their return is being kept close to the vest, the duo's united front can only lead to speculation that Jackson and April's reappearance will serve as an update of sorts for viewers.Drew returned for an episode last season to help Williams wrap up his storyline in a satisfying way as he left the show after 12 seasons. Back in February, Williams was open to the idea of returning to  “I’d consider it,” he said while promoting his Broadway debut in the revival of .

Kate Aurthur editorThe once-and-future “Grey’s Anatomy” super couple of Jackson and April — played by Jesse Williams and Sarah Drew — are set to appear on the finale of the medical drama’s 18th season on May 26, Variety has confirmed.Williams left “Grey’s Anatomy” last season, having played Jackson since the show’s sixth season. Drew, who’d departed the show in 2018, returned for a guest appearance in May 2021 to send Jackson off to his new life in Boston, where he was taking over his family’s foundation.

podcast “Tell Me” with her guest, “Grey’s” alum Kate Walsh.“I remember Heigl said something on a talk show about the insane hours we were working and she was 100 percent right. And had she said that today, she’d be a complete hero,” Pompeo said.

Ellen Pompeo backed Katherine Heigl's claims that the "Grey's Anatomy" workday hours were "cruel and mean." Pompeo agreed about the "insane hours" during a recent appearance on the "Tell Me" podcast. "I remember Heigl said something on a talk show about the insane hours we were working, and she was 100% right," Pompeo said Wednesday.  "And had she said that today, she'd be a complete hero.

Ellen Pompeo is defending her former co-star, Katherine Heigl. On the latest episode of Pompeo's  podcast, the 52-year-old actress reflected on Heigl's years-old interview, in which the actress spoke out against the working conditions on .During a 2009 appearance on, Heigl, who exited her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens in 2010, blasted the medical drama for having a «17-hour» workday, which she called «cruel and mean.»«I remember Heigl said something on a talk show about the insane hours we were working.

Zack Sharf Ellen Pompeo said on a new episode of her “Tell Me” podcast that former co-star Katherine Heigl was “absolutely correct” when she called out “Grey’s Anatomy” in 2009 for unjust working hours (via People). Pompeo said Heigl was deemed “ungrateful” for her comments at the time, but if had she spoken out today “she’d be a complete hero.” Heigl was often vocal about her criticisms with “Grey’s Anatomy,” infamously pulling out of the Emmys race in 2008 because she felt the show didn’t give her strong enough material.“I remember Heigl said something on a talk show about the insane hours we were working and she was 100 percent right,” Pompeo said on the podcast.

Ellen Pompeo has a new hero; it’s her old co-star Katherine Heigl.

Ellen Pompeo is coming to the defense of Katherine Heigl over some controversial comments her former “Grey’s Anatomy” co-star made during a 2009 talk show appearance.

Ellen Pompeo is praising Katherine Heigl former comments about the long working hours on Grey’s Anatomy.