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Katherine Heigl went on Ellen two weeks ago, in a segment that aired Friday September 11, to announce the fact that she was adopting a special needs baby from South Korea. Even though Katherine rolled her eyes when she said that the little girl’s birthday was right before hers, something she considered a sign at first but then realized she’d “basically forfeited my birthday for the rest of my life, which is not cool” most of us praised Katherine and thought that she was doing a wonderful thing by giving that little girl a home. Last Thursday, September 17, Heigl shared photos of her new daughter, Naleigh, 10 months, on the website for her animal foundation.
Then yesterday we heard that Heigl’s costar on Grey’s Anatomy, Ellen Pompeo, had given birth to a girl, Stella Luna, last Tuesday September 15. Many of us wondered why it took Pompeo so long to make the announcement. We may have our answer in this piece from The NY Post, which wonders whether Heigl timed her adoption announcement and release of baby photos to specifically upstage the birth of Ellen’s new baby. Kaiser made the comment in our first story on Heigl’s adoption that she was “stealing Ellen Pompeo’s thunder” and it looks like she was right, whatever motivation Heigl had for it. The Post is technically incorrect when they say that Heigl made the official announcement on the same day that Pompeo gave birth. She made the adoption public on September 11 when her segment on Ellen aired and then released the photos on September 17. The timing is still suspicious.
Is “Grey’s Anatomy” star Katherine Heigl trying to upstage co-star Ellen Pompeo on the motherhood front? Heigl made public her adoption of a 10-month-old Korean daughter, Naleigh, on Sept. 15 — which just happened to be the same day that Pompeo gave birth to a daughter of her own. “It was very curious timing for her to drop that,” a source who knows both women tells Page Six, adding, “It was an adopted kid — she could have chosen any other day to make it public. Why compete?” Pompeo didn’t confirm to the press the birth of her own little girl until Wednesday, which was the same day Heigl and her daughter appeared on the cover of People magazine. “It looks like they were trying to one-up one another,” laughs our spy. Reps for both Heigl and Pompeo declined to comment.
[From NY Post]
Heigl hosted Pompeo’s baby shower in late August, so surely she knew when her friend and co-star was due to give birth. On one hand, Heigl may be entirely innocent of trying to one-up her co-star with her adoption announcement. She told Ellen that she started the adoption process a year ago and it’s possible it all came through now and she was so excited to share the news she didn’t consider Pompeo at all. On the other hand, maybe Heigl did know that this would take the spotlight away from her friend and maybe she relished that. This woman is generally a self-righteous bitch who constantly complains about her charmed life so I wouldn’t put it past her to try to dominate the press at an important moment in her co-star’s life. After all, she earned the cover of People Magazine this week. If she stepped on some toes so be it. She pretty much does that whenever she opens her mouth anyway.
Katherine Heigl is shown returning home after hosting Ellen Pompeo’s baby shower on 8/29/09. Does she look happy? Credit: Fame Pictures. People cover via CoverAwards
3 Responses for "Was Katherine Heigl trying to upstage Ellen Pompeo w/ adoption announcement?"
I think you have no idea what you are talking about or no concept of what Katherine Heigl is like as person. It is a disgrace that such a genuinely sweet and kind person as Katherine has been labelled as anything but. Firstly Katherine and Ellen are good friends. Secondly she doesn’t need to compete with Ellen. Thirdly, Heigl announced her baby’s adoption – you cant time these things. Should she have say..nah I dont want the baby just to yet it doesn’t fit with my publicit schedule!! What the heck – you people are just so insensitive and stupid it beggars belief. When People chose to do a magazine cover with Heigl you think someone Heigl magically knew the day Pompeo would give birth? The fact is the magazine is not even on the shelves yet. There is nothing suspicious about the timing at all – it is just tabloid reports trying to make dirt where there is none. What Katherine and her husband have done in adoption a special needs child should be applauded. This woman could bring about world peace or save a billion people from starving and you would still find a way to say something nasty about her. Lay off with the lies.
Not surprised, Katherine always wanted the spotlight
she was annoyed how come Pompeo and Dempsey take more monet than her, then she wanted all the screen time on Greys, then she wanted her own seperate trailer.. the list is long… Poor Ellen. but I doubt she cares. Heigls is flying in her own little weird world. one day she will fall flat on her face because her movies are horrible.
Naaaaa this all made up by the media.
Ellen Pompeo and Katherine Heigl are close friends. they go out together, have parties for each other and all that.
I am sure they either agreed on it , maybe to give Pompeo some private time, or Heigl asked and Ellen said its ok. but I am sure it wasn’t a let me steal your momnet kind of thing.
Plus I am sure Ellen will get her cover once she releases a baby picture. I think it’s much anticipated now.
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