Ellen Pompeo
The actor said Heigl, who was maligned for speaking out about working conditions on the ABC series, was "ahead of her time."
"I’m always the bad guy," the former Grey's Anatomy star said. "People like me to be the bad guy."
The Grey's Anatomy star said last year that the two once went toe-to-toe on the set of the medical drama.
The “Grey’s Anatomy” star paused during an interview with PORTER magazine to call out the publication’s lack of diversity.