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By Brenda Davis Dec 3, 2007

Katherine Heigl may be bighting all of the hands that feed her. In a report from Us Weekly Magazine that is published online the star of the film "Knocked Up" and Izzie from Grey's Anatomy has criticism for both. In what will certainly be perceived as someone getting way too full of herself Heigl is knocking her summer hit Knocked Up for being "a little sexist."

Katherine Heigl Slams Grey's Anatomy for 'Ratings Ploy'

"It paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as goofy, fun-loving guys," the actress who just turned 29 tells January's Vanity Fair.

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"It was hard for me to love the movie," she says, even though the comedy elevated her asking price from $300,000 to $6 million for her next flick, Us Magazine.Com reports. And she wasn't finished, she was also bashing the series that made her a star.

According to the preview of the article, Heigl also says she’s grown wary of her Grey’s Anatomy character, Izzie, who had a fling with her married pal, George (T.R. Knight). "It was a ratings ploy,” she says. “I’m trying to figure her out and keep her real.”

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Wow - she won't make many friends with quotes like these. Is this woman even a real star yet? Fans don't seemed to thrilled with the comments. Discussion and more here at us.

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