Katherine Heigl Reportedly Staying on 'Grey's Anatomy'

By Korbi Ghosh, Zap2it | Friday, June 19, 2009, 9:34 AM

Does Heigl recover?

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Well, T.R. Knight (George O'Malley) may not be returning to "Grey's Anatomy" this fall, but Katherine Heigl will be.

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Heigl's option on "Grey's" has been picked up, and EW's Michael Ausiello tweeted that Heigl's publicist has officially confirmed her return. 

So it's looking like her season finale flatline didn't take. Whether she will stick around for the entire season, however, who knows.

Heigl made her dissatisfaction with "Grey's" known two years ago when she took herself out of Emmy consideration, blaming a lack of good writing for her character. Rumors that she wanted to be released from "Grey's" so she could focus on a feature film career spread shortly thereafter.

But, yeah, sounds like she'll be staying put for now.

Of Knight's departure, creator/executive producer Shonda Rhimes says, "I think I speak for the entire "Grey's Anatomy" family when I say we wish T.R. Knight the best in his future endeavors. He is an incredibly talented actor and a person whose strength of character is admired by all of us."

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