Yes, Katherine Heigl is leaving Grey’s Anatomy but, unfortunately, it is only temporary. On the fifth episode (‘Invasion’) of the sixth season, Izzie Stevens gets too involved with a patient, it clouded her judgment and she ends up making what could be a fatal mistake which leads to her being cut from the staff of Seattle Grace.

Izzy and Mercy West-er Charles (Robert Baker) get paired up on Sarah Freemont, a young woman in desperate need of a kidney transplant and down to her last access point for dialysis. They seem to be getting along swimmingly until Izzy overhears him bragging to his Mercy West friends about her being his “surgical bitch.” In the midst of their troubles, Izzy almost kills patient Sarah by ordering a bum procedure and causing her to code. Bailey manages to save the patient, but because of her troubles she will lose her chance at the transplant kidney she’s been waiting three years for.

Chief has to get down the the nasty business of firing people, and HR insists he use a specific speech because the last person he fired (the pregnant intern) is suing for wrongful termination. Who’s getting the ax? None other than Izzy, who gets chopped for mishandling the kidney transplant patient. Considering she got a total free pass on the LVAD debacle, I can see why she’s surprised. Still, she got a total free pass on the LVAD debacle, so it makes sense for her to be “on notice” for her next big mistake. She takes it extremely hard, to the point where she skips town and leaves Alex via a note taped to his locker. I suppose if Meredith and Derek can get married via post it Alex and Izzy can get divorced via a Dear John letter. I do feel horribly sorry for Alex, and Justin Chambers played his reveal scene superbly.

Apparently, this storyline was made especially for Katherine who will be busy filming a new movie project and will return to Grey’s Anatomy in about a month. That is how Diva Katherine rolls! In fact, she is the second highest paid women on primetime (Forbes Top 10), so Katherine can do whatever she wants!

Grey’s Anatomy Season 6 Episode 5 Sneak Peek Video

The sixth season premiere of Grey’s Anatomy, a tear-jerking two-hour special, which was divided into two episodes titled “Good Mourning” and “Goodbye”, aired on Thursday (September 24).

If you remember the cliff-hanger season five finale, Katherine Heigl/Izzie Stevens and T.R. Knight/George O’Malley were standing inside an elevator between, standing on the thin line between life and death. Only of them survives (Izzie) and everyone has a different way to handle the death of one of their own (George).

Grey’s Anatomy Season 6 Premiere Video

We were left with more questions than answers after a tear jerking two hour Grey’s Anatomy fifth season finale on Thursday (May 15). Just when we thought both Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) and George O’Malley (T.R. Knight) have finally found their happy endings, everything changes and they are standing on the thin line between life and death.

Izzie’s brain rumor was removed. She survived but has short-term memory loss. Alex comes to her rescue and challenges her to hang on to her memories then she loses consciousness. While George became an Army doctor and shows up at Seattle Grace as a John Doe, who had jumped in front of a bus to save a woman’s life. That’s when Izzie and George finally meet in the elevator!!

So did Izzie and George die on Grey’s Anatomy Season Finale? Does it mean Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight are leaving Grey’s Anatomy??

Biggest cliff hanger ever!! Life vs. death! Katherine Heigl/Izzie Stevens wearing a prom dress and T.R. Knight/George O’Malley in an army uniform inside an elevator… and if you really want to know if they will survive, you just have to wait for next season!

Grey’s Anatomy Season Finale Sneak Peek Video

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Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo and her husband/music producer Chris Ivery are finally expecting their first child together. The couple tied the knot in a private ceremony in 2007 and the actress had recently said they were enjoying married life the best they could.

“We enjoy our life so much,” Pompeo said in the October 2008 issue. “We go to Europe and sleep in. So when I have the baby, I won’t feel like we’ve missed any fun, reckless times together, like staying up all night drinking champagne and having sex until five in the morning and not having to get up until two in the afternoon. But I’ve got to get on it, because the clock is ticking.”

Aww… the first Grey’s Anatomy baby!! I wonder if this pregnancy will have any impact in Dr. Meredith Grey’s future. Will she be having a McDreamy baby?? Congratulations to Ellen and Chris!!

Ellen Pompeo & Chris Ivery Photos

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Actress Aasha Davis, who has recurring roles on “Night Lights” and “Grey’s Anatomy”, reported her sister, Lesley Herring (46) missing since February 8 after a heated fight with her husband, Lyle Herring.

Detective Chris Gable investigating the case says the woman’s husband hasn’t been really helpful, which makes him looks suspicious. In a press conference, Lyle has denied his involvement in his wife’s disappearance.

“I would describe his cooperation as fragmented and less than helpful, not someone I would expect as a grieving husband,” Gable said.

Lyle Herring appealed for his wife to come home. “Please give us a call,” he said. “Let us know what’s going on. We have a lot to talk to about.”

It has been six weeks since Lesley disappeared and her sister Aasha thinks something awful happened to her: “She is a creature of habit,” Davis said at the news conference, “and this is why her disappearance is so alarming to us.”

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Grey’s Anatomy star T.R. Knight was involved in a three-car crash in Hollywood earlier today. The accident seems serious but fortunately everybody is alive and only two people were taken to the hospital.

T.R. was going eastbound on Hollywood Blvd — the other car was going westbound when they collided. He was not injured but a man and a woman were taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Poor T.R.!! He truly looks like he is nervous and very concerned for that woman. It seems like T.R. kept the unknown woman’s purse and is calling someone. Did he know the woman?? No, it’s not Katherine Heigl!! The cops are still investigating the accident. We will keep you updated…

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“Grey’s Anatomy” star Katherine Heigl was out and about with her mother shopping in Hollywood yesterday. It’s good to see Katherine smoke free… at least she wasn’t holding her usual cigarette and from her looks I would say she is definitely trying to quit. Katherine seems to have been gaining a little weight or maybe it’s the flat shoes (matching her sunglasses!).

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Faye Dunway? Seriously? Dr. McDreamy and Dr. McSteamy will be joined by the big screen legend also known as “Mommie Dearest”. Wow.

Sources confirm to me exclusively that the Oscar winner (for Network), who hasn’t taken a small-screen gig since a 2006 episode of CSI, has signed on for at least one episode of Grey’s Anatomy to air in February. She’ll play a renowned doc at the hospital who crosses paths with the Chief, Cristina and Owen.

Well, that’s definitely one we couldn’t have guessed in a million years, eh?

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TV executive Alex M. Young has filed for divorce from ‘Private Practice’ actress Kate Walsh.  Walsh rose to fame as Addison on ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’  The two married just last year on September 1st.

The actress’ husband, Alex M. Young, filed for divorce in Los Angeles on Tuesday. His petition cites “irreconcilable differences” but offers no further details.

The pair married September 2007, and the documents say they separated Nov. 22.

I don’t think many expected ‘Private Practice’ to last longer than her marriage. But don’t get too excited, ‘Practice’ is likely the next in line for an amicible divorce from Walsh.  Maybe then she can return to ‘Grey’s’ and pump life back into it.

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Justin Chambers, hunky doc from Grey’s Anatomy, was in and out of a psych ward earlier this week. Ironically it is the same psych ward that Britney Spears is currently locked up in.

Grey’s Anatomy star Justin Chambers checked into UCLA Medical Center’s psych ward earlier this week - the same facility as Britney Spears.

He “was exhausted and suffers from a sleeping disorder,” his rep tells TMZ.com. “He went in voluntarily to get some help.”

Are psych wards the new rehab for celebs?  I am glad my wife doesn’t send me to the psych ward for my sleeping issues.

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Droopy Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo wed record producer Barack Obama Chris Ivery in a quiet ceremony on Friday night in New York.

Ellen Pompeo now officially has her own McDreamy: the Grey’s Anatomy star and fiancé Chris Ivery married on Friday, her dad confirms to PEOPLE.

“I’m very happy for her,” Joseph Pompeo, of Everett, Mass., said Wednesday. “She just didn’t want a big thing.”

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg served as a witness at the brief ceremony, which was performed at City Hall in Lower Manhattan by a city clerk, the Boston Globe originally reported.

Did PEOPLE refer to Ivery as a McDreamy knockoff? He looks more like a Barack Obama knockoff.

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Former Grey’s Anatomy and current Private Practice star Kate Walsh turned 40-years-old on Saturday October the 13th.  Life at 40 seems to be going great for Walsh who got married over Labor Day weekend and also received her own TV show from ABC.

Take note Lindsay, Paris and Kiefer of Kate drinking water while being chauffeured around Hollywood.

Grey’s Anatomy actress Katherine Heigl goes dark for the new cover of ‘InStyle‘ magazine that is on news stands now.  Heigl is floating high after winning an Emmy award for ‘Best Supporting Actress in a Drama’.

Winners from last night’s 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented on September 16, 2007.

Drama Series: “The Sopranos,” HBO.

Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC.

Miniseries: “Broken Trail,” AMC.

Variety, Music or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.

Variety, Music or Comedy Special: “Tony Bennett: An American Classic,” NBC.

Made-for-TV Movie: “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” HBO.

Reality-Competition Program: “The Amazing Race,” CBS.

Creative Achievement in Interactive TV: Current.

Actor, Drama Series: James Spader, “Boston Legal,” ABC.

Actor, Comedy Series: Ricky Gervais, “Extras,” HBO.

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Robert Duvall, “Broken Trail,” AMC.

Actress, Drama Series: Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters,” ABC.

Actress, Comedy Series: America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty,” ABC.

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Helen Mirren, “Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre),” PBS.

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Terry O’Quinn, “Lost,” ABC.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jeremy Piven, “Entourage,” HBO.

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Thomas Haden Church, “Broken Trail,” AMC.

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Katherine Heigl, “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC.

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jaime Pressly, “My Name Is Earl,” NBC.

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Judy Davis, “The Starter Wife,” USA.

Individual Performance, Variety or Music Program: Tony Bennett, “Tony Bennett: An American Classic,” NBC.

Directing, Drama Series: “The Sopranos: Kennedy and Heidi,” HBO.

Directing, Comedy Series: “Ugly Betty: Pilot,” ABC.

Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: “Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre),” PBS.

Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Program: “Tony Bennett: An American Classic,” NBC.

Writing, Drama Series: “The Sopranos: Made in America,” HBO.

Writing, Comedy Series: “The Office: Gay Witch Hunt,” NBC.

Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: “Prime Suspect: The Final Act,” PBS.

Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Program: Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” NBC.

Even More Winners in Categories You Could Care Less About

Grey’s Anatomy actress Katherine Heigl was censored at the 59th Annual Emmy Awards as she was awarded ‘Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series’.

Heigl mouthed another expletive, which Fox unsuccessfully tried to evade with a different camera shot.

Katherine is not known for holding her tongue but she should have known all of the cameras would be on her.

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Private Practice and former Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Walsh is getting married over this holiday weekend to movie ex Alex Young.

“I’m super excited to be getting married to this guy,” she told us. Although she did admit to a small “bridezilla moment” while trying on her wardrobe.

“Who knew someone could get so hysterical about a bra?” she says. “I was like, ‘It’s not the right bra, it’s not the right bra!’ And the sad part was there was a mirror there and I had to see the whole thing. My face sort of turned to this like sort of stone and then snakes — and it was bad. I was like I can’t believe I had a meltdown over a bra.”

Hopefully this sexy dame will now be happy without McDreamy or McSteamy throttling her.

Private Practice actress Kate Walsh, who use to star on Grey’s Anatomy, about has all of the planning complete for her Labor Day weekend wedding to TV executive Alex Young.

Young, 36, and Walsh, who stars in the new Grey’s spinoff, Private Practice, will wed at California’s Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. In fact, with the help of wedding planner Jo Gartin and her company Love Luck and Angels, the celebration will be a three-day-event.

The festivities will kick off with a rehearsal dinner on Friday, include a pre-wedding meal on Saturday and a sunset ceremony, then wrap up with a post-wedding brunch on Sunday, according to a source.

During the ceremony, the bride will wear a custom made Monique Lhuillier wedding dress, the source says. The Saturday reception will be held outdoors at the inn’s Casa Elar, a Spanish-style estate, where the pool will be covered to accommodate the approximately 110 guests.

I still think a better name for her new show would have been Private Anatomy.

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Kate Walsh, who shot to fame on Grey’s Anatomy before getting her own spin off show The Practice, seems to be one of those rare women who finds her niche and becomes more beautiful with time.

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Controversial actor Isaiah Washington will no longer be on the hit ABC TV show Grey’s Anatomy. Washington angered gay and lesbian groups after referring to cast mate T.R. Knight as a faggot on the set of the show.  He then used the word again at the Golden Globes when being interviewed with the cast.

Washington’s contract option was not renewed for next season, series producer ABC Television Studios said Thursday.

“I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore,” Washington said in a statement released through his publicist, Howard Bragman, without elaboration.

He drew fire after using the anti-gay epithet backstage at the Golden Globe Awards back in January while denying he’d used it previously on the set against cast mate T.R. Knight.

Gay rights groups and cast member Katherine Heigl, who publicly denounced Washington, were among his most vocal critics.

“This is something that will have changed the scope of his life,” Heigl told Entertainment Weekly last month. Washington was “sorry and embarrassed” for the mistake, she said.

Washington tried to make amends and said he was seeking therapy.

He also met with officials from the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and filmed a public service announcement in which he said “words have power” to hurt or heal.

In the season finale, Washington’s character Dr. Preston Burke was left at the altar by his fiance Dr. Christina Yang.  Burke had cleared all of his prized possessions out of their apartment when Yang returned there in her wedding dress.

Sara Ramirez, who plays Callie on Grey’s Anatomy, has leaked that she will be spending her next break from the show working on her own musical album.

We’ve already seen her rock out in her underwear on Grey’s Anatomy. Now Tony-winning actress Sara Ramirez, who plays George’s (T.R. Knight) feisty wife, Callie, has signed a deal to record her own album. “All I can say is that Eric Idle and John Du Prez, who were the writers of Spamalot, are writing the album,�? Ramirez told TV Guide at the Step Up Inspiration Awards where she was honored for mentoring young girls.

Although her lips are sealed about the disc’s sound, Ramirez — who has already inked a contract with Universal Music Group — did reveal that she’d spend her summer break from Grey’s in the studio recording the album.

But the Mexico native did let a few details slip about the love triangle brewing between George, Callie and Izzie. “Callie is just showing up doing her job, oblivious to everything,�? says Ramirez. So will she call it quits after discovering George slept with ex-model Izzie? “I think she knows her relationship with George is in sort of a delicate place,�? she hints. “But she’s a strong lady. She knows what she wants so I’m sure she’ll go to any lengths to get it!�?

I am curious as to how the record will turn out and what genre she will try to market the album to.  I keep picturing her singing at the Lilith Fair.