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Tommy_Carcetti

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68. Why are we periodically bombarded by pieces questioning Ellen DeGeneres' character every few months?

Thu Apr 23, 2020, 03:42 PM

Apr 2020

Maybe she's a really mean person.

Maybe she's really nice.

I've never met her so I can't personally say one way or another. Guess I'll just have to accept the mystery.

But more importantly, why the hell is whether Ellen is a nice person or not in any way, shape, or form important or newsworthy?

I don't get it.

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People Are Finally Starting to See the Real Ellen DeGeneres and It Isn't Pretty [View all] Celerity Apr 2020 OP

Look. That's the problem with putting public figures on pedestals jimfields33 Apr 2020 #1

Yeah Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2020 #6

Absolutely. Me too. jimfields33 Apr 2020 #8

I have had to learn to do that through the years. Jamastiene Apr 2020 #32

Dory is no longer on my list of favorite people. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #2

I don't watch her, but I also don't read tabloid hit jobs. Hortensis Apr 2020 #3

Just this morning I said "My Dad keeps his cell neater than mine" Iggo Apr 2020 #12

:) Responses suggest the pack mood here is very different. Hortensis Apr 2020 #17

Damnit. Maru Kitteh Apr 2020 #25

Sorry, I did it to myself also. Doughnut NOW! nt Hortensis Apr 2020 #31

Those are Christmas donuts - probably stale by now. Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #53

Lol, but sprinkles! A pair of grandsons have been doing a bunch Hortensis Apr 2020 #54

Everything's better with sprinkles! Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #55

The previously unartistic littler one turns out to be going Hortensis Apr 2020 #58

Baking in particular is great for science & math. When my oldest grandson was still quite young... Hekate Apr 2020 #78

:) Wistfully. Yes, here too. Hortensis Apr 2020 #79

The being-in-jail joke is kinda funny, and not edgy at all. If everyone is going to BusyBeingBest Apr 2020 #4

It alludes to scummy jail rape "jokes" that are not permitted on DU, plus "above the peons" tudes.nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #20

Tasteless, sure, but I've heard a lot worse. Drunken Irishman Apr 2020 #26

It would be different if she wasn't also gay--she live love laugh Apr 2020 #77

Lots of celebs are full of themselves and treat the "hired help" poorly. stopbush Apr 2020 #5

Now do "Why We Don't See Brendan Fraser Anymore." Iggo Apr 2020 #7

She's had a hidden reputation for years. liberalmuse Apr 2020 #9

could be. and frankly she doesn't matter to me stopdiggin Apr 2020 #52

Pretty harmless joke about being in jail methinks jcgoldie Apr 2020 #10

Um, "getting a waitress fired for a chipped nail" GusBob Apr 2020 #29

Never been a fan. roamer65 Apr 2020 #11

She is a human being. n/t Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #13

Well, maybe. But sometimes her human suit makes her itchy. GoneOffShore Apr 2020 #60

"refuses to make eye contact with interns" Raine Apr 2020 #14

Kind of like Meg Ryan hiding on the floor of her limo, so that the 'extras' couldn't see her. GoneOffShore Apr 2020 #38

Due to my mild Asperger's... mbusby Apr 2020 #43

I'm extremely shy and often find it hard Raine Apr 2020 #65

I think it's so telling to call her a Lesbian Talk Show Host LakeArenal Apr 2020 #15

I agree that her sexual orientation is not even important. Jamastiene Apr 2020 #27

I caught the "lesbian talk show host" comment as well. Not necessary at all for the article. hadEnuf Apr 2020 #44

Its ridiculous how your orientation or color HAS to be mentioned in stories. oldsoftie Apr 2020 #47

Unless you're the default color. Iggo Apr 2020 #67

Wow, that article seems really petty and desperate to me. Goodheart Apr 2020 #16

Quite the Hit-Piece on Ellen. MineralMan Apr 2020 #18

The link in the piece to the Variety article bolsters what the author is saying. GoneOffShore Apr 2020 #37

It's really irrelevant to me. I don't watch the show. MineralMan Apr 2020 #39

I reckon sometimes some folks need to be "hit". nt oldsoftie Apr 2020 #49

Bingo. Thank you. GoneOffShore Apr 2020 #61

She's toast. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2020 #19

No worries rusty fender Apr 2020 #40

And your point is? GoneOffShore Apr 2020 #62

My point rusty fender Apr 2020 #72

You never know. That net worth figure may or may not be leveraged to the hilt. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2020 #73

I agree with you rusty fender Apr 2020 #75

She has been well-known in the industry for many, many years as an awful person. RedSpartan Apr 2020 #21

This - I responded below JustAnotherGen Apr 2020 #23

I dont get it. Which happens a lot oldsoftie Apr 2020 #70

Well known in the entertainment JustAnotherGen Apr 2020 #22

Lumping her in with convicted rapist Weinstein? Give me an effing break redstateblues Apr 2020 #28

Just the nastiest of the nastiest JustAnotherGen Apr 2020 #41

Jeezus frigging cripes. Goodheart Apr 2020 #34

Crippety crippety h-e-double-flippin hockey sticks kcr Apr 2020 #74

Since seeing her yuck it up with Bush.... Jamastiene Apr 2020 #24

Her defense of Kevin Hart's ugly homophobic jokes was the last straw for me. cwydro Apr 2020 #33

People with a net worth of a half billion dollars usually are. AtheistCrusader Apr 2020 #50

Michelle Obama yucked it up with Bush, too Wednesdays Apr 2020 #80

Not buying it ibegurpard Apr 2020 #30

Meh MenloParque Apr 2020 #35

Never bought what she was selling. Same with the oleaginous Ophrah. GoneOffShore Apr 2020 #36

She's no different from Sean Hannity, rusty fender Apr 2020 #42

Who cares? ashredux Apr 2020 #45

you apparently Celerity Apr 2020 #48

Although I have always felt she was Karma13612 Apr 2020 #46

Her whole "coming out" was a joke anyway. Who DIDNT know she was gay to begin with. oldsoftie Apr 2020 #51

You should rethink this premise jcgoldie Apr 2020 #64

And everyone has an opinion oldsoftie Apr 2020 #69

Very mean spirited piece. Mosby Apr 2020 #56

I agree n/t Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #57

tell that to the union workers she sacked and replaced with scabs Celerity Apr 2020 #59

That's the part that bothers me. crickets Apr 2020 #71

good thing the obamas never palled around with W in photos.... msongs Apr 2020 #63

Oh brother. This is being propagated by disgruntled laid off employees. n/t KWR65 Apr 2020 #66

Why are we periodically bombarded by pieces questioning Ellen DeGeneres' character every few months? Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2020 #68

Laura Dern hasn't had a gap in her career since she was 16 n/t TexasBushwhacker Apr 2020 #76