heiglgreysbreak.jpg Actress Katherine Heigl is taking a leave of absence from Grey's Anatomy to film a new romantic comedy, Life as We Know It.

ABC and Grey's producers have accommodated Katherine's busy schedule before, but this is definitely the first time they've given her permission to leave the show for an extended period of time, reports to Entertainment Weekly.

Hey, after Katherine slammed the show for making her work a 17 hour day, we're surprised they're not firing her! Maybe they want to keep her as a member of the cast just to torture her? Even better!