Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are all set to open their new vegan restaurant .  Instead of starting from scratch, they have grabbed hold of Bokado in Studio City, California, which is currently undergoing renovations. "Dear customers and friends, Bokado will be closed for approximately a month and a half... we look forward to opening with a new concept at the end of February," the Bokado voicemail says.  It seem that it wont just be a new concept, it will be an entirely new...Read Full Story

Popular daytime talk show host and LGBT advocate Ellen DeGeneres has come under fire from conservative group One Million Moms, and she's finding support from an unexpected ally. Fox News pundit and outspoken conservative Bill O'Reilly defended Ellen against One Million Moms' demand that she be fired as the spokesperson for national retailer JC Penny. In a recent episode of Ellen , Degeneres praised the federal appeals court's decision to declare California's same-sex marriage ban...Read Full Story

Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player . Ellen DeGeneres has a bit of a bone to pick with the "haters" that comprise One Million Moms. Following the overturning of Proposition 8 Monday (which originally banned gay marriage in California), the daytime talk show host shared her excitement over the ruling and sounded off about the conservative group's beef with her new JCPenney partnership while she was at it.  So...Read Full Story

Yes, America, this is apparently the face of evil. I want people reading this to just back up a second and take this in. There is a group of busybodies called One Million Moms (sounds huge, and heartwarming, don't it?), and they are upset at JCPenney for their choice of spokesperson. You'd imagine that it would have to be some awfully controversial figure, like Howard Stern or maybe Madonna; even Lady Gaga. No, Penney's celebrity spokesperson is Ellen DeGeneres. One of the most beloved...Read Full Story

(Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.) On Wednesday’s episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” the talk show host will respond to demands that she be fired as JC Penney’s spokeswoman because she’s gay. Last week, the family values group OneMillionMoms.com urged the retailer to cut ties with DeGeneres, a request JC Penney has rejected . On her show, DeGeneres also fires back, saying, “Normally I try not to pay attention to my haters – but this time I’d like to talk about it because my haters are my...Read Full Story

Ellen Degeneres *Despite the opposition, J.C. Penny stuck in there with Ellen DeGeneres. The comedian/talk show host expressed her gratitude and excitement that the company continued with their new campaign. She said she’s “proud and happy” that the store stood by her side and said there is no such thing as a “pro-gay bandwagon,” as alleged by the One Million Moms group which encouraged the retail store to drop DeGeneres. “They (One Million Moms) wanted to get me fired and I am proud...Read Full Story

Us Magazine Prop 8 Overturned: Ellen DeGeneres Is "Happy!" Us Magazine On Wednesday's episode of Ellen, the comic and talk show host, 54, celebrated Tuesday's landmark ruling in California, which overturned Proposition 8 , the controversial legislation banning same-sex marriage in the state. "There was some good news for ... Ellen DeGeneres Celebrates Prop 8 Overturning, Answers One Million Moms Protest AceShowbiz Ellen DeGeneres Talks Prop 8 , Fires Back at One Million Moms' JCPenney Protest...Read Full Story