Slamming the rumors. Katherine Heigl left Grey’s Anatomy more than a decade ago, but she’s still slamming rumors that she refused to return. “I started a family, and it changed everything,” Heigl, 42, explained in an excerpt from How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey’s Anatomy by Lynette Rice. An excerpt was … Continue reading ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Alum Katherine Heigl Slams Rumors She ‘Refused’ to Return as Izzie: ‘I Spoke To Shonda’