Katherine Heigl Drops Duane Reade Lawsuit; Drug Chain To Make Animal Shelter Donation

Katherine Heigl dropped her lawsuit against drug store company Duane Reade after reaaching a confidential agreement. 

According to reports Katherine Heigl ended the $6 million lawsuit she brought against a drugstore chain. News reports are speculating that the 35-year-old actress dropped the  suit if Duane Reade will make an undisclosed contribution to the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation. The charity was established in 2008 in memory of Heigl's brother, who died in a car accident as a teen. The foundation helps shelter animals and assist special-needs creatures who have been abused or neglected.

A few months ago Katherine Heigl sued Duane Reade because the drug store chain posted pictures of the "Grey's Anatomy" actress while she was doing personal shopping. 

Katherine Heigl sued the Duane Reade for $6 million because the chain posted a paparazzi picture on Twitter and Facebook. The Emmy-award winning actress says Duane Reade Inc., is using the picture of her leaving a New York City branch of the drugstore chain in its promotional materials.

"Even @Katie Heigl can't resist shopping #NYC's favorite drugstore," the March tweet said.

Katherine Heigl says Duane Reade violated her rights. The 35-year-old actress who starred in the films "Knocked Up" and "27 Dresses" filed in federal court in Manhattan. 

Heigl's suit charges that the photo was also used on Duane Reade's Facebook account to "imply falsely that Plaintiff endorses Defendant."

Heigl says Duane Reade wrongfully tried to profit off the pictures by distributing them alongside promotional slogans on its official Facebook and Twitter accounts without her  "knowledge or approval." The lawsuit says the company is exploiting the actress' image for commercial gain despite her objection.

The complaint, made public by the New York Daily News, read in part, "The Heigl photograph is a typical 'paparazzi' shot, depicting plaintiff walking on the street in New York City, in a private moment looking away from the camera. Use of plaintiff's image under these circumstances improperly exploited plaintiff's name and likeness, as a celebrity, for defendant's commercial advertising and purposes of trade, without authorization."

Heigl currently stars on the new television show "State of Affairs."

Katherine Heigl recently did a voice the animated movie "The Nut Job." She hits the screens next in "North of Hell" with Patrick Wilson and "Jenny's Wedding" with Alexis Bledel and Tom Wilkinson.