<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s the ultimate virtue signal, and that’s saying something by Hollywood standards.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If Donald Trump wins on Election Day </span><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/20-stars-who-pledged-flee-country-trump-was-elected-are-they-945888/amy-schumer-9/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m leaving</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the country! That was the 2016 rally cry echoed by stars like Samuel L. Jackson, Cher, Amy Schumer, Lena Dunham, Whoopi Goldberg, Miley Cyrus and Snoop Dogg</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> just before Trump&#8217;s improbable first term.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spoiler alert. They stayed put. Or, as Schumer inelegantly put it, “just kidding!”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It quickly became a way to mock Celebrity Nation. Oh, you’re leaving if your preferred candidate doesn’t win on Election Day? Don’t let the door hit you where the Good Lord split you!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mockery aside, the notion of a second Trump term coaxed some stars to make very similar complaints. The stars apparently either didn’t hear the ribbing that ensued the first time around or they didn’t care. Emotions run hot in Hollywood, so the latest election cycle found more celebrities vowing to flee should Kamala Harris’ word salad campaign fail to launch.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Oscar-nominee </span><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13674371/ALISON-BOSHOFF-Sharon-Stone-pledges-leave-USA-Donald-Trump-elected-President-November.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sharon Stone teased a hasty retreat</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> prior to Election Day. She told The Daily Mail in July she was planning a possible exit in a worst-case scenario.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I am certainly considering a house in Italy…I think that’s an intelligent construct at this time. This is one of the first times in my life that I’ve actually seen anyone running for office on a platform of hate and oppression.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We haven’t heard an update on her plans as of yet.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_833127" style="width: 851px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-833127" class="size-large wp-image-833127" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2184692550-841x576.jpg" alt="US actress Sharon Stone arrives for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 15th Annual Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles on November 17, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)" width="841" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2184692550-841x576.jpg 841w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2184692550-300x205.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2184692550-768x526.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2184692550.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px" /><p id="caption-attachment-833127" class="wp-caption-text">VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Barbra Streisand hedged her bets when she shared her post-election plans with “The Late Show” on CBS. She told far-Left host Stephen Colbert that she couldn’t keep living in America under a second Trump term, eyeing England as a possible destination.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re waiting for the moving trucks to circle her palatial estate.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last year, Cher said this time she was seriously about leaving the USA should Trump defeat then-candidate President Joe Biden.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I almost got an ulcer the last time. If he gets in, who knows? This time I will leave [the country].&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He’s in. Again. We’ll have to wait and see if Cher’s word is her bond.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_833129" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-833129" class="size-large wp-image-833129" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2185804631-864x576.jpg" alt="NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 20: Cher visits SiriusXM's 'The Howard Stern Show' at SiriusXM Studios on November 20, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2185804631-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2185804631-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2185804631-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2185804631.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /><p id="caption-attachment-833129" class="wp-caption-text">Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The second round of, “I’m leaving the country if Trump wins (again)” is less boisterous than the first. Plus, a tiny number of stars actually followed up on their pledge.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sort of. To be fair, it’s … complicated.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ellen DeGeneres, whose behind-the-scenes cruelty crushed her once-popular TV talk show, followed up on the generic, I’m gonna leave threat. She and her wife, “Arrested Development” alum Portia de Rossi, are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-reportedly-moves-to-england-after-trump-victory" target="_blank" rel="noopener">moving to</a> England.</span></p>
<p><a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/celebrities-panic-on-trump-presidency-after-eva-longoria-now-ellen-degeneres-flees-america-heres-where-she-has-settled/articleshow/115537182.cms?from=mdr" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">They’ve sold their Montecito, California, home,</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> a decision allegedly fueled by Trump’s victory. It’s ironic for a comedian to choose England, a nation where free speech has come under serious attack while President Elect-Trump vows to crush the Deep State’s censorship players.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Priorities.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_833117" style="width: 723px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-833117" class="size-large wp-image-833117" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-1386169415-713x576.jpg" alt="SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 17:(L-R) Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are seen as RH Celebrates The Unveiling of RH San Francisco, The Gallery at the Historic Bethlehem Steel Building on March 17, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for RH)" width="713" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-1386169415-713x576.jpg 713w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-1386169415-300x242.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-1386169415-768x620.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-1386169415.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px" /><p id="caption-attachment-833117" class="wp-caption-text">Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for RH</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The press insinuated “Desperate Housewives” alum Eva Longoria also pulled up her stakes and moved following Trump’s victory. She could have leaned into the false narrative, gaining hipster points within her Hollywood community.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Longoria, to her credit, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">shared <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-a-proud-american-eva-longoria-strikes-new-tone-says-she-didnt-leave-country-over-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the real story</a> behind her move.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ve been in Europe for almost three years… By the way, the article says that. People just grabbed some clickbait stuff to be divisive, which makes me so sad. Everything you say is just meant to be divisive when we can’t be that way right now.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She </span><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14107845/Back-soon-Eva-Actress-returns-dystopian-Hollywood-party-moving-abroad-following-Donald-Trumps-election-victory.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">also flew back</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to California in recent days for an industry party.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ironically, Longoria blasted </span><a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/20/opinion/eva-longoria-moves-to-mexico-and-spain-but-us-will-be-ok/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">California’s homeless issues and high taxes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> as key reasons for her initial departure. Both fall heavily on the state’s one-party rule, not any Trump decisions.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some stars are making good on their plans to leave, but it doesn’t mean their nation of origin. </span><a href="https://deadline.com/gallery/celebrities-who-have-left-x-twitter-election/filming-of-netflixs-upcoming-frankenstein-film-takes-place-in-edinburgh/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">They’re fleeing X</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the Elon Musk platform which embraced free speech in recent years. It’s far easier to switch to a competing, albeit infinitely smaller, platform than actually selling one’s home and giving up what America offers the very rich and famous.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That ex-X list includes Stephen King, Bette Midler, Rob Reiner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Matthew Lillard, Alyssa Milano, Mark Hamill and Gabrielle Union. More may follow, including far-Left journalists like Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post fame.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_833131" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-833131" class="size-large wp-image-833131" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2152083691-864x576.jpg" alt="LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 07: Rob Reiner speaks onstage at the HBO Documentary Films Screening of &quot;Albert Brooks: Defending My Life&quot; at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Ted Mann Theater on May 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO)" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2152083691-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2152083691-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2152083691-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2152083691.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /><p id="caption-attachment-833131" class="wp-caption-text">FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most have settled into Bluesky, a newer platform that offers an X-like experience.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That </span><a href="https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/21/liberal-bluesky-social-media-platform-trump-era-x/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">transition has been far from smooth</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They, too, may eventually come back to the platform formally known as Twitter. Stars often threaten to leave or quit the social media giant before coming back sooner or later. </span><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/alec-baldwin-twitter-30-rock-nbc-american-airlines-280126/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alec Baldwin is a classic example.</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Newer platforms like Threads, dubbed the </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/10/twitter-killer-threads-app-meta-mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter killer</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in its early days, haven’t caught up with Musk’s digital baby. </span><a href="https://nypost.com/2023/10/04/metas-twitter-killer-brands-shun-threads-traffic-plunges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s being kind.</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then again, leaving X wasn’t healing enough for actor/auteur Rob Reiner. The “Misery” director left X, joined Bluesky but says he’s still so crushed by Trump’s victory that he’s </span><a href="https://thatparkplace.com/rob-reiner-checks-himself-into-a-facility-over-trump-election/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">checked into a “facility” for his mental health.</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actor formerly known as Meathead may have found the smartest way to process Trump 2.0 for Hollywood progressives.</span></p>
<p>* * *</p>
<p><em>Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>.</em></p>
<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.</em></p>


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Exit Stage Left: Celebrities Fleeing Trump And X

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Former talk show host </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ellen-degeneres"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ellen DeGeneres</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has reportedly had it with the United States and has already moved into a home in rural England with her wife Portia De Rossi following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sources with knowledge told </span><a href="https://www.thewrap.com/ellen-degeneres-moved-great-britain-left-united-states-donald-trump/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Wrap</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that the 66-year-old comedian/actress and Rossi purchased the home in South West England &#8212; two hours outside of London &#8212; before voters in America went to the polls and voted to send Trump back to the White House.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An insider reportedly told </span><a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/11/20/ellen-degeneres-and-portia-de-rossi-move-to-england-after-trump-election-win/#continued"><span style="font-weight: 400;">TMZ</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that the main reason for the move was because of Trump’s victory against Vice President Kamala Harris. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The two </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">were reportedly &#8220;very disillusioned&#8221; with Trump winning, and immediately decided &#8220;to get the hell out,” a source told the outlet.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Multiple reports also claimed that DeGeneres planned to put up their sprawling estate in Montecito, California, that she bought in 2019, the outlet noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the election, the actress put her support behind Harris and reportedly donated </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">$3,300 to her campaign, </span><a href="https://pagesix.com/2024/11/20/celebrity-news/ellen-degeneres-and-portia-de-rossi-get-the-hell-out-of-us-after-donald-trumps-presidential-win/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=pagesix&amp;utm_medium=social"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Page Six</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There’s nothing more powerful than a woman whose time has come!” DeGeneres wrote on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-_1EZcxtj0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “I can’t wait for @KamalaHarris to be our next president.”</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">HUGE LOSS: Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have moved to the U.K. and intend to stay there permanently following Donald Trump&#8217;s election as president. <a href="https://t.co/N1xVG4gyuy">pic.twitter.com/N1xVG4gyuy</a></p>
<p>— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href="https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1859366372557373860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier this year, the former host of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” announced that she was walking away from show business with her final stand-up comedy special for Netflix, “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-laughs-off-idea-shes-mean-in-final-stand-up-special"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the special, </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-announces-final-stand-up-special-premiere-date"><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> laughed off the idea that she was ever mean after being canceled due to “toxic” workplace claims on her talk show after 19 seasons. A Buzzfeed report published in 2020 about “The Ellen Show” claimed it was a “toxic” workplace — full of intimidation and even alleged sexual abuse.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Alright, let me catch you up on what’s been going on with me since you last saw me,” DeGeneres said in the special. “I got chickens. … Oh yeah, I got kicked out of show business for being mean.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At one point, she talked about how this was her second ousting from show business, the first being in 1997 when she came out as a lesbian.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Kicked me out before because I told them I was gay. No gay people in show business. They kick you out. Can’t be gay and be in show business,” Ellen joked. “Eventually they’re going to kick me out a third time for being old — mean, old, and gay, the triple crown.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Near the end of the hour-plus special, DeGeneres looped back around again to being labeled mean and said that she&#8217;d &#8220;</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">spent an entire lifetime trying to make people happy. And I’ve cared far too much what other people think of me.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“So after a lifetime of caring, I just can’t anymore. So, I don’t,” DeGeneres said. “I have a choice of people remembering me as someone who is mean or someone who is beloved … beloved, I chose that.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres closed the show by saying, “I’m so glad I got to say goodbye on my terms.”</span></p>


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Ellen DeGeneres Reportedly Moves To England After Trump Victory

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-announces-final-stand-up-special-premiere-date"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ellen DeGeneres</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> laughed off the idea that she was ever mean after being canceled due to “toxic” workplace claims in what she’s called her final stand-up comedy special.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Debuting on Tuesday on Netflix, “Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval&#8221; touches on the end of the 66-year-old former talk show host&#8217;s career in Hollywood for a second time &#8212; this time when her talk show career ended after 19 seasons due to “toxic” <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/ellen-degeneres-san-francisco-bay-area-santa-rosa-19551615.php?utm_campaign=socialflow&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2UgOYFAJjnKfe7h-kyYL5UVsLJE4W5ZctyoAfOZfi8-N6gQlp_Z7h5q7U_aem_bl6QZB2e12FbPOkIo46ZZQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">workplace claims</a> on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” A Buzzfeed report published in 2020 about “The Ellen Show” claimed it was a “toxic” workplace — full of intimidation and even alleged sexual abuse.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Alright, let me catch you up on what’s been going on with me since you last saw me,” DeGeneres said in the special. “I got chickens. &#8230; Oh yeah, I got kicked out of show business for being mean.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I got kicked out of show business. Yeah, because I’m mean. You can’t be mean and be in show business. They’ll kick you out. No mean people in show business,” she joked. “Yeah, y’all heard that I was mean. Everybody heard that I was mean.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“That was a big story, huh. That had some legs on it,” DeGeneres continued. “The first I heard about it I &#8230; I came across a headline that said, ‘How Ellen DeGeneres became the most hated person in America.’ Now I didn’t see the other names on the ballot, but I have to &#8212; it’s an impressive title, it really is.”</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">6 Highlights from Ellen DeGeneres’ Final Stand-Up Special<a href="https://t.co/EZQz00id9y">https://t.co/EZQz00id9y</a> <a href="https://t.co/zeGauyHN8z">pic.twitter.com/zeGauyHN8z</a></p>
<p>— Ellen World (@EllenD_world) <a href="https://twitter.com/EllenD_world/status/1838682591076941994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The comedian joked that what made it &#8220;worse&#8221; was &#8220;there was no trophy, no awards banquet, nothing. It was quite a shock to me … because for 17 years, there were all these polls that basically said I was one of the most trusted people in the country.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Here’s the problem: I’m a comedian who got a talk show and I ended the show every day by saying, ‘Be kind to one another,'&#8221; DeGeneres explained. &#8220;Yeah, I know, it seemed like a good idea. … Had I ended my show by saying, ‘Go f*** yourselves,’ people would have been pleasantly surprised to find out I’m kind.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At one point, she talked about </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">how this was her second ousting from show business, the first being in 1997 when she came out as a lesbian.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Kicked me out before because I told them I was gay. No gay people in show business. They kick you out. Can’t be gay and be in show business,&#8221; Ellen joked. &#8220;Eventually they’re going to kick me out a third time for being old — mean, old, and gay, the triple crown.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Near the end of the hour-plus special, DeGeneres looped back around again to being labeled mean.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Because being in this business, I have had to care what people think,&#8221; the comedian said. &#8220;Because being a comedian or a host, it’s our only real currency for success … and I have spent an entire lifetime trying to make people happy. And I’ve cared far too much what other people think of me.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“So, the thought of anyone thinking that I’m mean was devastating to me. And it consumed me for a long time,” she added, noting that with time, we gain perspective. “With perspective, caring what people think, to a degree, is healthy. But not if it affects your mental health.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“So after a lifetime of caring, I just can’t anymore. So, I don’t,&#8221; DeGeneres said. “I have a choice of people remembering me as someone who is mean or someone who is beloved … beloved, I chose that.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres closed the show by saying, “I’m so glad I got to say goodbye on my terms.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-announces-final-stand-up-special-premiere-date" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ellen DeGeneres Announces Final Stand-Up Special Premiere Date</a></strong></p>


Ellen DeGeneres Laughs Off Idea She’s Mean In Final Stand-Up Special

Ellen DeGeneres Laughs Off Idea She’s Mean In Final Stand Up

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ellen-degeneres"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ellen DeGeneres</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> announced that her final stand up special, “</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval,”</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> will premiere later this month on Netflix.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a post on Tuesday on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_dcwPWvzkI/?igsh=MTBlZjE4YzMxOA%3D%3D"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the 66-year-old comedian and talkshow host wrote, “</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">My final stand up special, ‘Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval,’ will premiere September 24th on</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> @Netflix</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier this year, </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ellen-degeneres"><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> announced she’d be returning to the streaming site for an hour-long comedy special, later saying it was likely her last. She also hinted that she will talk about the end of her successful talkshow in the new special.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over the summer, the former talkshow host did a couple small comedy shows in California, where it appeared she was working </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">on her set in preparation for the Netflix special, as previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-addresses-daytime-show-departure-during-stand-up-return"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At a nearly-sold out San Francisco Bay area show in Santa Rosa, </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ellen-degeneres"><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> addressed her departure from daytime TV following “toxic” workplace claims on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” after 19 seasons, </span><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/ellen-degeneres-san-francisco-bay-area-santa-rosa-19551615.php?utm_campaign=socialflow&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2UgOYFAJjnKfe7h-kyYL5UVsLJE4W5ZctyoAfOZfi8-N6gQlp_Z7h5q7U_aem_bl6QZB2e12FbPOkIo46ZZQ"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SF Gate</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported. A Buzzfeed report published in 2020 about “The Ellen Show” claimed it was a “toxic” workplace — full of intimidation and even alleged sexual abuse.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Let me catch you up on what’s been going on with me since you last saw me,” the comedian told the crowd. “I got chickens. Oh yeah, and I got kicked out of show business for being mean.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I used to say, ‘I don’t care what people say about me,'&#8221; she added. “Now I realize I said that during the height of my popularity.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During her set, DeGeneres also pointed out that her recent ousting wasn’t the first time she was kicked out of show business, pointing back to when she said it first happened in 1997 when she came out as a lesbian.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Next time, I’ll be kicked out for being old. Old, gay and mean, the triple crown,” DeGeneres joked. “I can be demanding and impatient and tough. I am a strong woman.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I am many things, but I am not mean,” she added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The second special on Netflix from the former daytime talkshow host comes following her return to stand-up after 15 years in 2018’s “Relatable,” </span><a href="https://deadline.com/2024/05/ellen-degeneres-to-return-to-netflix-new-comedy-special-1235912082/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadline</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported.</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-addresses-daytime-show-departure-during-stand-up-return" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ellen DeGeneres Addresses Daytime Show Departure During Stand-Up Return</a></strong></p>


Ellen DeGeneres Announces Final Stand-Up Special Premiere Date

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Former talk show host </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ellen-degeneres"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ellen DeGeneres</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> told an audience she’s planning to be done with showbiz after her Netflix special.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 66-year-old </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian"><span style="font-weight: 400;">comedian</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> made the remarks last week during a stop in Santa Rosa, California, on her “Ellen&#8217;s Last Stand&#8230; Up” comedy tour, per </span><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/ellen-degeneres-san-francisco-bay-area-santa-rosa-19551615.php"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SF Gate</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The tour will reportedly be the basis for her upcoming Netflix show.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Let me catch you up on what’s been going on with me since you last saw me,” she said during the set. “I got chickens.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Oh yeah, and I got kicked out of show business for being mean,” DeGeneres added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I used to say, ‘I don’t care what people say about me.’ Now I realize I said that during the height of my popularity,” she continued.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her popular daytime talk show ended in 2022 following a Buzzfeed report alleging a toxic workplace and personal character allegations against DeGeneres herself. One X thread </span><a href="https://www.news18.com/news/movies/comedian-kevin-t-porter-asks-netizens-to-share-ellen-degeneres-mean-stories-and-they-respond-2549525.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">went viral</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> after a fellow comedian asked people to share their stories about the talk show host being mean.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I can be demanding and impatient and tough. I am a strong woman,” DeGeneres continued during the recent stand-up set. “I am many things, but I am not mean.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During a Q&amp;A session, one fan asked if the celeb planned to appear on Broadway or in movies in the future.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Um, no,” DeGeneres replied. “This is the last time you’re going to see me. After my Netflix special, I’m done.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another fan persisted, saying she’d love to see the former talk show host reprise her role as Dory from the animated Pixar film, “Finding Nemo.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“No, I’m going bye-bye, remember,” she said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres began this comedy tour in June and recently canceled several stops without giving a reason, according to </span><a href="https://www.etonline.com/ellen-degeneres-says-shes-done-after-netflix-special-this-is-the-last-time-youre-going-to-see-me"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Entertainment Tonight</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;To answer the questions everyone is asking me &#8212; yes, I&#8217;m going to talk about it. Yes this is my last special,” DeGeneres said in a statement about the tour. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During a West Hollywood stop, DeGeneres </span><a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/ellen-degeneres-quitting-hollywood-after-comedy-tour-1236065855/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> it was “so hurtful” how her long-running show ended.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I just thought, ‘Well this is not the way I wanted to end my career, but this is the way it’s ending.’ … I just hated the way the show ended,” she said. “I love that show so much and I just hated that the last time people would see me is that way.”</span></p>


Ellen DeGeneres Says She’s ‘Done’ With Entertainment Biz After Netflix Special

Ellen DeGeneres Says She's 'Done' With Entertainment Biz After Netflix Special

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ellen-degeneres" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ellen DeGeneres</a> addressed her departure from daytime TV following “toxic” workplace claims during her return to stand-up comedy as part of &#8220;Ellen’s Last Stand…Up&#8221; comedy shows.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the 66-year-old comedian’s recent set at a nearly-sold out San Francisco Bay area show in Santa Rosa, DeGeneres thanked fans and talked about the end of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” after 19 seasons, </span><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/ellen-degeneres-san-francisco-bay-area-santa-rosa-19551615.php?utm_campaign=socialflow&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2UgOYFAJjnKfe7h-kyYL5UVsLJE4W5ZctyoAfOZfi8-N6gQlp_Z7h5q7U_aem_bl6QZB2e12FbPOkIo46ZZQ"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SF Gate</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported. A Buzzfeed report published in 2020 about “The Ellen Show” claimed it was a &#8220;toxic&#8221; workplace — full of intimidation and even alleged sexual abuse.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Let me catch you up on what’s been going on with me since you last saw me,” the comedian told the crowd. “I got chickens. Oh yeah, and I got kicked out of show business for being mean.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I used to say, ‘I don’t care what people say about me,'&#8221; she added. “Now I realize I said that during the height of my popularity.”</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ellen DeGeneres Cancels Four Stand-Up Shows <a href="https://t.co/Zk2bkIqhI5">https://t.co/Zk2bkIqhI5</a></p>
<p>— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href="https://twitter.com/THR/status/1808597909325426726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During her set, DeGeneres pointed out that her recent ousting wasn’t the first time she was kicked out of show business, pointing back to when she said it first happened in 1997 when she came out as a lesbian. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Next time, I’ll be kicked out for being old. Old, gay and mean, the triple crown,” DeGeneres joked. “I can be demanding and impatient and tough. I am a strong woman.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I am many things, but I am not mean,” she added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Later, during a Q&amp;A session, DeGeneres spoke with fans about what was next for her.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When asked by one fan if they will next see her in movies or maybe on Broadway, the former talk show host made it clear this is the last hurrah for her.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Um, no,” Ellen said.  “This is the last time you’re going to see me. After my Netflix special, I’m done.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres&#8217; appearance at the small venue is part of her working on her set in preparation for her upcoming Netflix special coming out later this year.</span></p>
<p>Following the SF Gate report about her being labeled mean, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/ellen-degeneres-cancels-four-stand-up-shows-1235938742/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a> noted that DeGeneres had canceled four other shows as part of her tour with no explanation as to why. The shows are in July and August in Dallas, San Francisco, Chicago, and Seattle, the outlet noted.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In May, </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ellen-degeneres"><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> announced she’d be returning to the streaming site for an hour-long comedy special, later saying it’s likely her last. She also hinted that she will talk about the end of her successful talk show in the new special.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The second special on Netflix from the former daytime talk show host comes following her return to stand-up after 15 years in 2018’s “Relatable,” </span><a href="https://deadline.com/2024/05/ellen-degeneres-to-return-to-netflix-new-comedy-special-1235912082/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadline</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported.</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-announces-shes-returning-to-netflix-for-final-special" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ellen DeGeneres Announces She’s Returning To Netflix For Final Special</a></strong></p>


Ellen DeGeneres Addresses Daytime Show Departure During Stand-Up Return

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ellen-degeneres" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ellen DeGeneres</a> announced she’s returning to Netflix for an hour-long comedy special later this year, saying it&#8217;s likely her last.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The second special on the streaming site from the former daytime talk show host comes following her </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">return to stand-up after 15 years in 2018’s “Relatable,” </span><a href="https://deadline.com/2024/05/ellen-degeneres-to-return-to-netflix-new-comedy-special-1235912082/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadline</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres has hinted that she would talk about the end of her successful talk show in the new special, which came to an end after 19 seasons in 2022 </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">following claims that her set had been a “toxic” workplace environment.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“To answer the questions everyone is asking me – Yes, I’m going to talk about it,” DeGeneres said. “Yes, this is my last special. Yes, Portia [de Rossi], really is that pretty in real life.”</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ellen Degeneres will return to Netflix with a new hour-long comedy special later this year, Deadline has learned <a href="https://t.co/1wmW6345mU">https://t.co/1wmW6345mU</a> <a href="https://t.co/Whc5F7Xnu5">pic.twitter.com/Whc5F7Xnu5</a></p>
<p>— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1790110795604312534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Robbie Praw, VP of Stand-Up and Comedy Formats at Netflix, said, “There is nobody quite like Ellen. She is a true legend and pioneer in so many ways. We can’t wait to bring fans another one of her hilarious comedy specials later this year.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres recently talked about being “kicked out of show business” for being “mean” during a comedy show at the Largo in Los Angeles, according to </span><a href="https://people.com/ellen-degeneres-jokes-about-getting-kicked-out-of-show-business-after-toxic-workplace-claims-8639171"><span style="font-weight: 400;">People</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The former talk show host claimed to have become the “most hated person in America” after the report about “The Ellen Show” being a toxic workplace — full of intimidation and even alleged sexual abuse — was published by Buzzfeed News in July 2020. DeGeneres denied knowledge of any wrongdoing but </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-ellen-apologizes-for-toxic-work-environment-i-take-responsibility"><span style="font-weight: 400;">apologized</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to employees and fans anyway.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The hate went on for a long time and I would try to avoid looking at the news. The ‘be kind’ girl wasn’t kind. That was the headline,” DeGeneres said during the show, per the outlet. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She reminded the audience how she concluded each episode of her eponymous talk show by reminding viewers to “Be kind to one another.” DeGeneres said that line became a “problem” because viewers started seeing her as a “one-dimensional character who gave stuff away and danced up steps.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“For those of you keeping score, this is the second time I’ve been kicked out of show business …Eventually they’re going to kick me out for a third time because I’m mean, old, and gay,” she joked, referencing the fact that her show had been canceled in the 1990s shortly after she came out as gay.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s been such a toll on my ego and my self-esteem,” DeGeneres </span><a href="https://www.fox29.com/news/ellen-degeneres-recounts-devastating-end-of-long-running-show-for-being-mean-i-got-kicked-out"><span style="font-weight: 400;">added</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “There’s such extremes in this business, people either love you and idolize you or they hate you, and those people somehow are louder.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m making jokes about what happened to me, but it was devastating,” DeGeneres continued during a Q&amp;A portion. “It took a long time for me to want to do anything again.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The comedian added, &#8220;I love that show so much&#8221; and “hated the way the show ended.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><em>Amanda Harding contributed to this piece.</em></p>


Ellen DeGeneres Announces She’s Returning To Netflix For Final Special

Ellen DeGeneres Announces She's Returning To Netflix For Final Special

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Former daytime talk show host </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ellen-degeneres"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ellen DeGeneres</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> discussed her departure from </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment"><span style="font-weight: 400;">television</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> following claims of a “toxic” workplace during a new standup set. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 66-year-old </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedian"><span style="font-weight: 400;">celeb</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reflected on being “kicked out of show business” for being “mean” during a comedy show at the Largo in Los Angeles last week, per </span><a href="https://people.com/ellen-degeneres-jokes-about-getting-kicked-out-of-show-business-after-toxic-workplace-claims-8639171"><span style="font-weight: 400;">People</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres also claimed to have become the &#8220;most hated person in America&#8221; after the report about &#8220;Ellen&#8221; being a toxic workplace full of intimidation and even alleged sexual abuse was published by Buzzfeed News in July 2020. DeGeneres denied knowledge of any wrongdoing but </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-ellen-apologizes-for-toxic-work-environment-i-take-responsibility"><span style="font-weight: 400;">apologized</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to employees and fans anyway.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I take [the allegations] very seriously and I want to say I am so sorry to the people who were affected. I know that I’m in a position of privilege and power and I realized that with that comes responsibility, and I take responsibility for what happens at my show,” she said in September 2020.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The show was canceled shortly after, though it was never disclosed if the scandal was the driving decision in ending “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” after 19 seasons. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;The hate went on for a long time and I would try to avoid looking at the news,&#8221; she recalled. &#8220;The &#8216;be kind&#8217; girl wasn&#8217;t kind. That was the headline,&#8221; she said, per the outlet. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She reminded the audience how she concluded each episode of her eponymous talk show by reminding viewers to &#8220;Be kind to one another.&#8221; DeGeneres said that line became a &#8220;problem&#8221; because viewers started seeing her as a &#8220;one-dimensional character who gave stuff away and danced up steps.&#8221;</span></p>
<p data-v-0e30817a="">&#8220;For those of you keeping score, this is the second time I’ve been kicked out of show business…Eventually they’re going to kick me out for a third time because I’m mean, old, and gay,&#8221; she joked, referencing being shunned after coming out as gay in the 1990s and having her show canceled.</p>
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<p data-v-0e30817a="">&#8220;It’s been such a toll on my ego and my self-esteem,&#8221; DeGeneres <a href="https://www.fox29.com/news/ellen-degeneres-recounts-devastating-end-of-long-running-show-for-being-mean-i-got-kicked-out">added</a>. &#8220;There’s such extremes in this business, people either love you and idolize you or they hate you, and those people somehow are louder.&#8221;</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When an audience member asked if she danced during hard times during a Q&amp;A portion of her set, DeGeneres quipped, &#8220;No&#8230; It&#8217;s hard to dance when you&#8217;re crying.&#8221; She also admitted to having &#8220;a hard time&#8221; and not going out after the scandal went viral.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I&#8217;m making jokes about what happened to me, but it was devastating,&#8221; DeGeneres added. &#8220;It took a long time for me to want to do anything again.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The comedian added that she &#8220;hated the way the show ended&#8221; because she &#8220;loved that show so much.&#8221;</span></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From 2015 to 2016, JoJo Siwa was on the show “Dance Moms” alongside her mother, Jessalynn Siwa. While she may not have been the best dancer, viewers always wanted to see more of her on screen. She has a big, bubbly personality and was always genuinely fun to watch. After two seasons on the show, she started a YouTube channel called “It’s JoJo Siwa,” which was a kids’ show—and kids</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> loved </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">her. It positively exploded. She gained a huge following and even created music for kids thereafter.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In January 2020, Siwa came out as a lesbian. Now, she is back in the news with a new podcast — “JoJo Siwa Now” — and a big announcement: She wants kids.</span></p>
<p><div id="attachment_703899" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-703899" class="size-large wp-image-703899" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-864x576.jpg" alt="WESTWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 12: Dancer Joelle Joanie 'JoJo' Siwa attends the premiere of Columbia Pictures' 'The Star' at Regency Village Theatre on November 12, 2017 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Barry King/Getty Images)BURBANK, CALIFORNIA: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this image released on June 15, JoJo Siwa poses for a photo backstage during iHeartRadio Can't Cancel Pride at iHeartRadio Theater on April 24, 2023 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /><p id="caption-attachment-703899" class="wp-caption-text">[L] Photo by Barry King/Getty Images. [R] Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for iHeartRadio</p></div><span style="font-weight: 400;">I have said previously that I do not believe Siwa is a lesbian, which she heard about and didn’t like. Nevertheless, I stand by it. There are, obviously, lesbians who grow up to marry women. The women I know who have chosen this route are often women who have been abused by men in some way, be it emotional or physical. They almost experience a repulsion of men for the rest of their lives. Ellen DeGeneres has talked about the sexual abuse she experienced as a child, and she has been married to a woman for many years now.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But Siwa’s story? I have seen this story and so have you: Young girls become famous and want to break away from the child-like persona that made them famous — and they go through “a phase.” Call it a coming-of-age phase, per se. These girls are the Cyndi-Lauper-type girls who “just want to have fun.” They make out with other girls at a high school or college party, but they are not really lesbians. They grow up and out of that phase. They go on to marry a man and have children.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take, for instance, Demi Lovato, who announced she was a lesbian, then non-binary, then back to being a woman. She is now an engaged woman. Miley Cyrus was also a temporary lesbian. She said she came out to her mom when she was younger, then she came out as a lesbian after her marriage failed with Liam. Now, she is dating a man again, a drummer who came with her to the Grammys.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> And, of course, who could forget Lindsey Lohan? She was dating Samantha Ronson for a while, another child actress who became a lesbian. But, Lohan grew up, got married, and just had a child.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So why does any of this matter? It matters because it impacts our children and because it’s relevant to the next generation. This type of behavior becomes dangerous. These women are famous and because their phase is platformed, it is treated as something more than just a phase.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">JoJo Siwa has recently discussed on her podcast what coming out to her mother was like. She says she was 12-years-old. That’s right: 12-years-old. Do we assign meaning to anything that a 12-year-old says? Girls’ emotions are all over the place around that age when they are going through puberty; that is why people often say girls are much more difficult than boys when they are teenagers. Factually, a 12-year-old’s brain simply is not developed. In fact, it’s not developed until age 25.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then, in regards to the conversation between Siwa and her mom, Siwa says, “My mom actually made my coming out to her super easy.” And when “everyone kinda caught a vibe” between her and a girl who ended up becoming her first girlfriend, her mom asked her, “Do you like her as a friend or as more than a friend?” All the while, Siwa has lots of children’s eyes watching her every move, hanging on her every word. They’re the kids who fell in love with her on YouTube, so they’re still listening to her while she makes her lesbian journey sound fun and easy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yet many lesbians’ journeys have been far from fun and easy. The highest domestic violence statistics exist amongst the lesbian community, with 43.8% of lesbian women and 61.1% of bisexual women having experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner. Those are facts, and they are facts that JoJo Siwa is not considering while she goes through what I perceive to plausibly be a phase in her life.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, biologically speaking, lesbians cannot naturally have children. But on her podcast, she says she is looking for someone who is ready to have kids because she is “very near ready.” Siwa says, “That is something that I care very, very much about.” Now, I love that she is talking about wanting to have children and making that aspirational because that is actually not common in Hollywood whatsoever. However, she is clearly not considering the implications of being a lesbian and having children. To have children, she would have to go through IVF, a tremendously expensive, emotional, and painful process. The reality of IVF is not flippant; it is severe. Further, it is not guaranteed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">JoJo Siwa may just be wanting to separate herself from the big bow phase, but the lesbian phase may be one she looks back on with regret. Perhaps she will look to some of the women who have lived lives similar to hers to learn from where they are now because her current decisions are in the public consciousness. She is influencing the children who are following her by glamorizing these decisions, even if unintentionally so.</span></p>


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<p style="font-weight: 400;">In the midst of heavy rainstorms that have deluged Southern California, TV personality Ellen DeGeneres blamed the human race for the torrent of rainfall.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">As a flash flood surged through the area just behind her, DeGeneres spoke of her home in celebrity-laden Montecito while referencing the <a href="https://news.caloes.ca.gov/remembering-the-montecito-mudslides-two-years-later/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 9, 2018 mudslides</a> that plunged down from the nearby Santa Ynez mountains and through Montecito, causing 23 deaths and destroying over 100 residences. The mudslides had followed the Thomas Fire that had ravaged the area before the torrential rains hit.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“So, Montecito is under complete evacuation, the entire town. This is the five-year anniversary from the fire and mudslides that killed so many people, and, uh, people lost their homes, their lives,” Degeneres said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“This is crazy. On the five-year anniversary we are having unprecedented rain,” she continued. “The street next to our house never froze ever, probably about nine feet up and it’s gonna go another two feet up. &#8230; We need to be nicer to Mother Nature because Mother Nature is not happy with us. Adults, do our part. Stay safe, everybody.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/EllenDeGeneres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EllenDeGeneres</a> on heavy rain in California: &quot;We need to be nicer to Mother Nature because Mother Nature is not happy with us. Adults, do our part. Stay safe, everybody.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/zT2bZsqxu2">pic.twitter.com/zT2bZsqxu2</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1612847987956355074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2009, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-degeneres/degeneres-to-play-mother-nature-in-comedy-idUSTRE52H0IN20090318c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> DeGeneres had signed on to play Mother Nature in an untitled comedy film that was to be penned by “Sex and the City” writer-executive producer Jenny Bicks.</p>
<p style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">The production was supposed to show Mother Nature returning to Earth for the first time since it was created. “I’ve always wanted to control the weather,” DeGeneres said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">After the 2018 mudslides, Mike Eliason, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, stated, “It had to have been terrifying for those people in those homes that night, to hear these boulders getting closer and closer and hearing all those trees snapping as they were getting closer. I can’t imagine the fear in those people as they knew what was coming and they had no escape.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The Daily Wire <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/montecito-california-home-to-mega-celebs-like-ariana-grande-oprah-prince-harry-ordered-to-evacuate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Monday on the floods endangering Montecito. Fire authorities <a href="https://ktla.com/news/california/evacuations-ordered-for-montecito-other-santa-barbara-county-communities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said that Montecito saw over five inches of rain between the early morning and late morning hours. Areas of Carpinteria and Summerland, and Santa Barbara were also given orders to evacuate “due to threats to life safety caused by the ongoing storm,” the Montecito Fire Protection District <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-09/weather-storm-rain-southern-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">An evacuation location was set up in Santa Barbara and the fire department’s website was no longer working after many people tried to visit the site on Monday afternoon. Members of the community were reportedly encouraged to go to the social media sites of the department. People who <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11615585/California-steels-storms-left-12-dead-137-000-without-power.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">live</a> in Santa Barbara County were also told to shelter in place.</p>
<p><em>Charlotte Pence Bond contributed to this article. </em></p>


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<p>Former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and other celebrities reacted Wednesday to the news that longtime DJ on &#8220;The Ellen DeGeneres Show,&#8221; Stephen &#8220;tWitch&#8221; Boss, had died of an apparent suicide. He was 40.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ellen-degeneres">64-year-old</a> actress and comedian wrote that she was &#8220;heartbroken&#8221; in a statement shared with <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1358261/ellen-degeneres-honors-stephen-twitch-boss">E! News</a> after Boss&#8217; widow, Allison Holker, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/longtime-ellen-dj-stephen-twitch-boss-dead-at-40-apparent-suicide">confirmed</a> the news of her husband&#8217;s death.</p>
<p>&#8220;tWitch was pure love and light. He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart,&#8221; DeGeneres shared in the statement.</p>
<p>&#8220;I will miss him,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children &#8211; Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia.&#8221;</p>
<p>She later shared a photo with her 76 million-plus Twitter followers. In the image, the former host and Boss were embracing in what appeared to have been a behind-the-scenes photo taken on the set of her old show.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m heartbroken. tWitch was pure love and light. He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart. I will miss him. Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children &#8211; Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia. <a href="https://t.co/lW8Q5HZonx">pic.twitter.com/lW8Q5HZonx</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) <a href="https://twitter.com/EllenDeGeneres/status/1603083354173079553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>DeGeneres&#8217; touching tribute was followed by Andy Lassner, a producer on the &#8220;Ellen&#8221; show, writing, &#8220;Rest, my friend,&#8221; along with a fun photo of him with &#8220;tWitch&#8221; and DeGeneres.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rest, my friend. <a href="https://t.co/BfRhkObAkO">pic.twitter.com/BfRhkObAkO</a></p>
<p>&mdash; andy lassner (@andylassner) <a href="https://twitter.com/andylassner/status/1603044405975592960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Jada Pinkett Smith, who appeared in &#8220;Magic Mike XXL&#8221; with Boss, also <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-boss-twitch-dead-ellen-degeneres-pays-tribute-celebrities-and-fans-remember-honor-dj-and-dancer/">reacted to the news</a> with a post on Instagram that included a photo of her with the late DJ.</p>
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<p>&#8220;I woke up this morning to the news that tWitch is gone,&#8221; Smith captioned her post. &#8220;My condolences to all his loved ones that he has left behind. We had a lot of good times on the set of Magic Mike.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;He was so sweet, kind and generous,&#8221; she added. &#8220;So many people suffer in silence. I wish he could have known that he didn&#8217;t have to. May his beautiful, shining soul rest in the arms of the Great Supreme and may that same Higher Power heal the shattered hearts of his loved ones.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Heartbroken,&#8221; actor Ken Jeong tweeted. &#8220;Always full of love &amp; joy every time I saw him. And he always brought a smile to my face every time I saw him. Sending my love, thoughts, and prayers to [Allison Holker] &amp; his family. Love you, Twitch.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Heartbroken. Always full of love &amp; joy every time I saw him. And he always brought a smile to my face every time I saw him. Sending my love, thoughts, and prayers to <a href="https://twitter.com/Allisonholker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Allisonholker</a> &amp; his family. Love you, Twitch.</p>
<p>&mdash; Ken Jeong (@kenjeong) <a href="https://twitter.com/kenjeong/status/1603068546627428352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>And they weren&#8217;t the only ones. Other stars who shared tributes to Boss included actress Kerry Washington, Leah Remini, and so many more.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The world lost a bright light today. Twitch brought joy and love to people all over the world through music and through dance. My heart is heavy today for his family and all of those who knew and loved him. <a href="https://t.co/VmvxFgOF5d">pic.twitter.com/VmvxFgOF5d</a></p>
<p>&mdash; kerry washington (@kerrywashington) <a href="https://twitter.com/kerrywashington/status/1603071697518673921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rest easy, tWitch. <a href="https://t.co/jpynT2TKhy">pic.twitter.com/jpynT2TKhy</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Leah Remini (@LeahRemini) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeahRemini/status/1603076917300805639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The world lost the brightest light <a href="https://twitter.com/official_tWitch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@official_tWitch</a> 💔 Always remember that behind smiles, you might not know what someone is going through. 😔 Check in on those you love this holiday season and call or text 988 if you or someone you know needs support.</p>
<p>&mdash; Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisHilton/status/1603088957847310337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m devastated to hear the news about Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ passing. tWitch greeted the world every day with a beautiful smile that was a direct reflection of his beautiful heart. He was a beacon of light &amp; a true talent whose legacy &amp; impact will live on in the dance community <a href="https://t.co/UlUV7VmvCi">pic.twitter.com/UlUV7VmvCi</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Paula Abdul (@PaulaAbdul) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulaAbdul/status/1603079217683451904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/longtime-ellen-dj-stephen-twitch-boss-dead-at-40-apparent-suicide">Longtime &#8216;Ellen&#8217; DJ Stephen &#8216;tWitch&#8217; Boss Dead At 40, Apparent Suicide</a></strong></p>
<p><i data-stringify-type="italic">If you or someone you know is struggling or thinking of harming themselves, please call or text the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline at 988.</i></p>


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‘Heartbroken’: Ellen DeGeneres And Other Celebs React To News Of Longtime ‘Ellen’ DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’ Death

'Heartbroken': Ellen DeGeneres And Other Celebs React To News Of Longtime 'Ellen' DJ Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' Death

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<p>Stephen &#8220;tWitch&#8221; Boss, 40, longtime DJ for &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/the-ellen-degeneres-show-airs-final-episode-she-recalls-how-much-show-has-changed-since-the-start/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ellen Show</a>,&#8221; was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room on Tuesday in an apparent suicide.</p>
<p>According to a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/14/stephen-twitch-boss-dead-dies-dj-ellen-degeneres-so-you-think-you-can-dance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from entertainment site TMZ, authorities were alerted to a possible situation by his wife, Allison Holker, who reported that he had left home without his car and she was concerned for his safety.</p>
<p>By 11:15 a.m., paramedics were called to a Los Angeles hotel room for a medical emergency, at which point they found Boss dead of what they said appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Boss was pronounced dead at the scene.</p>
<p>Boss and Holker had celebrated their wedding anniversary just days earlier, according to a post Holker shared on Instagram on Saturday. &#8220;It’s our 9th anniversary!! I couldn’t be more grateful to celebrate this perfect magical day!!! Saying YES to @sir_twitch_alot has been one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life!! I feel so blessed and loved!! I love you baby and I will never take you or OUR love for granted! I LOVE YOU #happyanniversary#bosswedding2013,&#8221; she captioned the photo from their 2013 wedding.</p>
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<p>Holker <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/12/14/allison-holker-reacts-to-husband-stephen-twitch-boss-death/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke</a> publicly about her husband&#8217;s untimely passing, saying, &#8220;It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us. Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans. To say he left a legacy would be an understatement, and his positive impact will continue to be felt. I am certain there won’t be a day that goes by that we won’t honor his memory,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I will always save the last dance for you,&#8221; she concluded. Boss started his stint with Ellen DeGeneres on the long-running &#8220;The Ellen Show&#8221; in 2014 and remained with the program until its end in 2022. He became a producer on the show in 2020.</p>
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Today – Season 71

Longtime ‘Ellen’ DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss Dead At 40, Apparent Suicide

Longtime 'Ellen' DJ Stephen 'tWitch' Boss Dead At 40, Apparent Suicide