Heigl still sorry over Grey's Anatomy

Katherine Heigl in her upcoming show State of Affairs, which has begun airing in the US.

American actress Katherine Heigl has declared she is still a fan of producer Shonda Rhimes despite the war of words between the pair which has become one of Hollywood's biggest feuds.

"I have nothing negative to say about Shonda," Heigl told a US media outlet this week. "I'm a big fan of her work."

The friendship the pair enjoyed soured in 2008 when Heigl, who starred in Grey's Anatomy, withdrew herself from contention in the annual Emmy Awards because of what she felt was poor writing on the show.

Fielding questions about how difficult she is to work with ... Katherine Heigl, with her mother and manager Nancy in the background. Photo: Reuters

"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 organisation, I withdrew my name from contention," Heigl said.

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At the time, the remark was seen as a thinly-veiled criticism of Rhimes, who created and wrote Grey's Anatomy.

Rhimes, who has since become one of the most powerful television producers in Hollywood, adding Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder to her slate of hit shows, later told Oprah Winfrey Heigl's words "stung".

Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. Photo: Getty Images

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