Showing posts with label Heigl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heigl. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Katherine Heigl Apologizes After Controversial Graveyard Photoshoot

Katherine Heigl made a mistake. And, unlike many celebrities who have been called out for mistakes, she"s not dismissing criticism as "haters" and "trolls."


She"s owned her error and apologized, thanking her fans for what they said.


This is the way to do it, folks. Take a look:


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Katherine Heigl shared her post-baby body just months ago and earned praise.


But when she shared humorous photos of various tombstones and other grave markers from a trip to a cemetary, fans were quick to point out that making light of the dead was not in great taste.


See, she had posed alongside these grave markers and shared the images on social media, along with funny captions.


(Remember, some of those people probably have real, living descendants who remember them and won"t see the humor in your posts)


So Heigl took to Instagram video to apologise.


"Hey everybody," Heigl says. "So I’m in the car driving home from my family time in Buffalo." 


It seems like a shame to go to Buffalo in the summer and miss the city"s legendary snow, but oh well.


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Heigl continues, saying: "and I noticed on my Instagram page that the post I posted earlier was getting a lot of reaction."


Instead of turning off comments or doubling down, as so many would have done, she listened.


Heigl kept an open mind "and I realized you guys are right and that was not appropriate and was disrespectful and I’ve taken it down."


It"s true! The only remainder of the humorous posts is a video of her husband, Josh Kelley, on his page as he pretends to walk hand-in-hand with a ghost.


(Some might consider it irreverent, but it"s not about any specific tombstones, so it"s fine)


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The actress then explains, for anyone who missed the discourse, why her previous posts were insensitive.


"But somebody commented," Heigl says. "And … was kind of just saying they didn’t think it was an appropriate thing to do."


That person (whose name she can"t remember at the moment) also guessed her motive.


Heigl says that this commenter called her out, but knew "that I was probably trying to make a hard moment lighthearted and that’s exactly what I was doing."


Graveyards can be emotionally challenging to visit.


On top of the more obvious grief, sometimes seeing a grave for the first time can make something much more real than it is.


It definitely makes sense that she was tried to lighten her own mood.


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"It’s kind of a heavy thing to go and visit my loved ones’ graves," Heigl explains. "And I decided to try to find some moments of levity and humor and didn’t realize how inappropriate I was being."


Really, the only inappropriate part was putting that levity on Instagram.


"So I deeply apologize," Heigl continues. "And I thank you guys for understanding that sometimes I don’t think things through clearly enough."


That can happen to any one of us, any day of the week. Most of us just don"t have millions of fans who will instantly see our mistakes.


Heigl then thanks her fans: "And I am grateful for your input and for kind of giving me a head’s up when I’m maybe going too far."


That is such a good response.


"And thank you," Heigl adds. "For forgiving me."


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Heigl continues her message in a second video, which we merged with the first in this post for your convenience.


"Next time," Heigl says. "I will be more thoughtful about other people’s feelings and not just my own."


It"s great to look after your own feelings! But while social media is wonderful, some things are just a little too insensitive to share.


"Anyway," Heigl continues. "I hope you’re all having a wonderful Sunday."


She addresses this with the perfect attitude — a combination of friendliness and sincerety.


Heigl adds: "and again, thank you for kind of stepping up and saying something."


It can be so easy, she knows, to be obsequious on social media when speaking to celebrities.


Heigl concludes: "and bringing something to my awareness that needed to be brought."


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In case you"re wondering why Heigl is earning praise for her simple apology, you have to remember that the celebrity bubble tends to reinforce the idea that there are people who just want to tear them down.


When Khloe Kardashian feels outraged when fans give her advice, that"s part of it.


Some celebs will get defensive and double down on their negative actions or statements.


We could easily imagine someone posting funny photos from a cemetary and then responding to criticism with "What? Are we not allowed to take silly pictures with the Great Pyramids? They"re giant tombs!!" or something like that.


While celebrities are right to ignore trolls, not every criticism comes from a "hater."


Heigl should be commended for knowing how to parse the difference and read comments with an open mind.


Also? Can we just add that those glasses are such a great look on her.


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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Katherine Heigl Welcomes Baby #3!

Katherine Heigl may have a reputation as someone who is difficult to work with on set.


But she’s also gaining a reputation as one of Hollywood’s most prolific mothers.


According to People Magazine, the former Grey’s Anatomy star and husband Josh Kelley welcomed a little boy into the world back on Tuesday, December 20.


His name is Joshua Bishop Kelley Jr.



Heigl and Kelley were already parents to girl Adalaide, 4, and Naleigh, 8, when they were blessed in life for the third time.


The actress broke her pregnancy news to People in June of last year.


“The Kelley clan is thrilled to announce that we are expecting a third addition to our family,” the star told the publication at that time, adding:


 “Naleigh and Adalaide could not be more excited to welcome their new sibling into the fold, and Josh and I are overflowing with joy and gratitude.”


Heigl is 38 and Kelley is 36 and the couple resides in Utah.


After leaving Grey’s Anatomy amidst some controversy (most notably slamming the show’s writers one year for not giving her Emmy-worth material), Heigl starred in a number of pretty successful films.


There was Knocked Up and 27 Dresses, for example.


She then tried a return to television last year via the NBC drama State of Affairs, but it only lasted one season.


She will next be seen in early 2017, giving the TV thing another try with CBS’ legal program Doubt.



“This is an incredibly exciting time for us filled with hope, anticipation and hormones. Well, only I’m filled with hormones, but everyone in the family gets to enjoy them,” Heigl joked to People last summer.


“We couldn’t be more excited to be able to finally share this news with our fans, and are looking forward to continuing to share the journey with you all.”


Heigl made a point over the past few months to keep fans apprised as to the state of her pregnancy, both via her Instagram account and personal home and lifestyle blog, Heavenly Days.


Here is one photo of the actress in her third trimester:



“It’s hard enough for me to get motivated to work out when I’m not pregnant but now that I am it’s 10 times harder,” she blogged in September, explaining further:


“I’m not up for weight training, lengthy cardio workouts or any of those new and fashionable exercise classes. What I am up for is yoga!


Good thing plenty of those classes exist.


While Heigl is now a three-time mother, this actually marked her first birth.


She had adopted her two daughters.


“We were considering adoption again, fostering, or pregnancy if possible,” she said in June, adding:


“Seeing as I have never been pregnant and as my OB/GYN reminded me last year, I’m of advanced maternal age, I wasn’t sure pregnancy was even in the cards for us. Turns out it was very much in the cards!”


Hooray!



We send our best wishes to Heigl and to all the other stars (above) expecting babies in 2017.


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