Katherine Heigl
Actress Katherine Heigl from the television series "State of Affairs" poses at NBC and Vanity Fair's 2014-2015 television season event in Los Angeles, California September 16, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Katherine Heigl doesn’t think she’s rude on purpose. The former “Grey’s Anatomy” actress addressed rumours that she is difficult to work with.

The 35-year-old actress has long been reported to be extremely demanding and a pain to work with on TV and film sets. She has created controversies after criticising her own projects, more specifically her character in the 2007 film “Knocked Up” and her role in “Grey’s Anatomy,” which apparently was not given good enough material for an Emmy Award.

Earlier in October, Shonda Rhimes, the creator of “Grey’s,” confirmed the rumours surrounding Heigl’s work ethics, calling the actress an “a—hole.” She was talking about producing the new show “How to Get Away With Murder” and her other top-rating show “Scandal” when she shared the secret on how to run show shows’ production smoothly.

“There are no Heigls in this situation,” Rhimes said of “Scandal” production to The Hollywood Reporter, adding that she has a “no a—hole” policy that states, “I don’t put up with this bulls--- or nasty people. I don’t have time for it.”

As there is no other known Heigls who have worked with Rhimes, it’s evident that she was talking about the same Heigl who has been reported to be a diva on set. But Heigl doesn’t think that she is.

The mother-of-two was accepting questions from fans as she promoted her new series “State of Affairs” on Facebook on Sunday. One fan asked what her thoughts were about rumours that she’s “very rude,” which Heigl denied that she’s intentionally so.

“Yeah I’ve heard those too...honestly I don’t think I am...nothing makes me more uncomfortable than confrontation or hurting someones feelings and I would never, ever actively do so on purpose. Of course just like any human being I’ve made mistakes and unwittingly or carelessly spoken or acted but I always try to make wrong right. That doesn’t mean I won’t stand up for myself by drawing boundaries and asking to be treated kindly and respectfully but I don’t do that with any rude or unkind intentions just with the same strength and honesty I think every one of us is entitled to,” [sic] she answered.

In “State of Affairs,” Heigl plays a CIA analyst who assembles and presents the U.S. president’s daily security briefing. Alfre Woodard plays the first black female president in the series. The show is expected to air starting November 17 in the U.S.