We are all aware of the difficulties Ellen DeGeneres has encountered during her career. The comedian, who was formerly regarded as the loveliest lady on television, saw her reputation severely damaged in 2020 as a result of many revelations about the terrible workplace environment at her self-titled daytime chat show. The situation worsened when several horror stories appeared on social media, alleging that she was the cause of the issue.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s also the painfully awkward interview in which she sparred with Dakota Johnson over an invitation to a birthday party, the awkward situation in which she made Mariah Carey drink champagne to prove she wasn\u2019t expecting, and the offensive remarks she made on-screen at the beginning of the pandemic in which she compared residing in her lavish mansion to a prison.<\/p>\n
But the former comedy star has made headlines for shocking and significant reasons outside of the workplace as well. DeGeneres\u2019 personal life has also had its darker times, including contentious ties with political leaders, disputes with other talk show hosts, accusations of domineering behaviour, and painful admissions about her upbringing.<\/p>\n
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Following a confession she made during an appearance on \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d in 2021, Ellen DeGeneres raised eyebrows. Even though she had consumed three CBD-infused cocktails, the celebrity practically acknowledged to driving while intoxicated as she recalled the evening her wife Portia de Rossi had to have an appendectomy.<\/p>\n
DeGeneres admitted to drinking three Cam Social Tonics on the night in question, despite not typically using marijuana. Chelsea Handler, another talk show presenter, had recommended the cocktail to her. Unfortunately, de Rossi soon required medical attention.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m laying in bed, and I realize [Portia\u2019s] not in bed. She\u2019s moaning. I get out of bed, and she\u2019s on the ground on all fours, and I said, \u2018You\u2019re not OK.\u2019 She goes, \u2018I\u2019m OK.\u2019 I said, \u2018No, unless you\u2019re playing Twister by yourself, you\u2019re not OK.\u2019 So I rushed her to the emergency room.\u201d<\/p>\n
DeGeneres admitted her mistake when asked about the fact that she got behind the wheel: \u201cI did. I mean, I kicked in, like my adrenaline, because I just had to rush her there. It\u2019s probably not safe, I shouldn\u2019t be saying any of this.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Ellen DeGeneres\u2019 most well-known relationship before to dating Portia de Rossi was with Anne Heche. The \u201cSix Days, Seven Nights\u201d actor and the talk show presenter originally connected at a Vanity Fair Oscars party and went on to date for three years. It wasn\u2019t exactly amicable, based on statements made in the years after their breakup in 2000.<\/p>\n
Heche used TikTok in 2021 to document her history in fashion. And there was one gown in particular that seemed to evoke memories of her romance with DeGeneres. The star commented in reference to the blue gown she wore to the Golden Globes in 1998, \u201cWhy do I look like a hippie? It\u2019s because Ellen didn\u2019t want me to dress sexy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The general public was still unaware of the reasons why the once-famous pair Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche split up a year after they did. The talk show host turned out to be equally ignorant as the rest of us.<\/p>\n
DeGeneres revealed that she was still finding it difficult to deal with the split in a 2001 interview with the Los Angeles Times due to the absence of closure. \u201cShe walked out the door and I haven\u2019t spoken to her since, I don\u2019t have the answers. I would love to have them myself. I would ask all of the questions that everyone else wants to ask \u2026 I\u2019m left with everybody else wondering what happened. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
DeGeneres said that being the victim of a dump was a rare circumstance for her, as she would later meet Portia de Rossi at a Rock the Vote concert the same year: \u201cIt was the first time I ever had my heart broken. I\u2019d always been the one to leave relationships, and I had been in long-term relationships, and it was the one time I really believed this is forever.\u201d<\/p>\n
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When Anne Heche passed away in August 2022 as a result of injuries she received in a Los Angeles vehicle accident, the entertainment industry went into grief. After being taken to the hospital following a car accident in Mar Vista, the \u201cPsycho\u201d star fell into a coma before her family made the difficult choice to remove her from life support. Naturally, the media demanded a comment from Ellen DeGeneres, Heche\u2019s ex-girlfriend. The talk show host\u2019s initial response, as one of Heche\u2019s pals informed The U.S. Sun, was insufficient. They stated, \u201cEllen being that cold was absolutely shocking.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shortly after the fatal event, a photographer enquired about Heche\u2019s condition; DeGeneres replied (via Mirror), \u201cWe\u2019re not in touch with each other, so I wouldn\u2019t know.\u201d The comedian said, \u201cI don\u2019t want anyone to be hurt.\u201d She had apparently not spoken to her ex since their breakup at the beginning of the century.<\/p>\n
And after hearing the heartbreaking news that Heche had died away, DeGeneres didn\u2019t have much else to say. The former comedy star used Twitter to express her sorrow in her lone statement over the tragedy: \u201cThis is a sad day. I\u2019m sending Anne\u2019s children, family and friends all of my love.\u201d<\/p>\n
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After her public breakup with Anne Heche at the turn of the century, Ellen DeGeneres quickly got involved with photographer Alexandra Hedison. The two dated for four years before calling it quits in 2004, and the talk show presenter is open about the fact that her love for another lady is what brought the relationship to an end.<\/p>\n
Additionally complicating matters was the fact that the stated woman, actress Portia de Rossi, was also romantically linked to screenwriter Francesca Gregorini. DeGeneres discussed her early friendship with de Rossi in an interview with People, saying, \u201cShe had a girlfriend and I had a girlfriend, but it wasn\u2019t like, \u2018Oh, we\u2019re going to have an affair. We were just supposed to be together. It was a tough decision. I was physically getting sick because I was trying not to say anything. So I told Alex and she told Francesca. It was really hard to uproot everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fortunately, everything worked out perfectly for everyone. The marriage of DeGeneres and de Rossi took place in 2008; Hedison married Hollywood star Jodie Foster six years later; and Gregorini has been dating producer Morgan Marling since 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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