Heigl this week announced she was taking herself out of Emmy Award competition because, "I do not feel I was given the material this season to warrant a nomination."

The actress, who has also appeared on the big screen in "Knocked Up" and "27 Dresses," won an Emmy for best supporting actress in a drama last year for her work on "Grey's Anatomy."

"The show bent over backwards to accommodate her film schedule, and then she criticizes the show for lack of material?" a well-placed source on the show told EW.com. "It's an ungrateful slap in the face to the very writers responsible for her Emmy win in the first place."