Josh Duhamel Defends Co-Star Katherine Heigl From “Bad Rap” Narrative

“Some of you may remember over ten years ago I was very vocal about the absurdity of the working hours crews and actors were being forced into by production,” she wrote in a September 2021 Instagram post. “Even Diane Sawyer interviewed me and not so kindly informed me ‘no one feels sorry for you.’ I very publicly and for many, many years after, got my ass kicked for speaking up.”

Noting that the backlash made her “struggle with self-confidence and self-worth,” she also shared that she’s even braver moving forward.

As she put it, “I speak up today and say with zero hesitation or regret.”