Heigl: 'I've always been outspoken'
07/01/2008 - 19:40:56Actress Katherine Heigl has played down her outspoken reputation after she was recently criticised for labelling her smash hit movie 'Knocked Up' "sexist".
The film, in which the 29-year-old plays a TV journalist who becomes pregnant after a one-night stand with Seth Rogen's unemployed slob, was a huge success last year and helped Heigl's earnings jump from $300,000 (€204,185) to $6m (€4m) per picture.
But Heigl made headlines last month, when she claimed 'Knocked Up' is "a little sexist… It was hard for me to love the movie."
However, the 29-year-old, who quickly released a statement defending her comments, insists she has always spoken her mind and that her remarks weren't controversial anyway.
She says: "The press or the media has decided that I'm outspoken, and I guess that's my angle or something?
"I have been this way for the last five to seven years when I started saying, 'You know, screw it, I'm not going to pussyfoot around issues anymore.'
"I kind of say what I think. And if I feel passionately about something I will be honest about it, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that."
Regarding her critical remarks about 'Knocked Up', Heigl adds, "It wasn't that interesting, and it wasn't that outrageous."
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