In October, Shonda's interview with The Hollywood Reporter brought to light her specific feelings about the difficult people she's encountered over the years, namely, Katherine Heigl during Grey's Anatomy.
When referring to how things are going with the production of Scandal, she revealed, "There are no Heigls in this situation. I don't put up with bullsh*t or nasty people. I don't have time for it."
She also spoke about being given the title of "the most powerful black female showrunner in Hollywood." She responded, "They wouldn't say that someone is 'the most powerful white male showrunner in Hollywood.' I find race and gender to be terribly important; they're terribly important to who I am. But there's something about the need for everybody else to spend time talking about it . . . that pisses me off."
