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Ellen Gives Portia Pink Diamonds for 'Dream Wedding' | Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi

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Ellen Gives Portia Pink Diamonds for 'Dream Wedding'

Originally posted 06/21/2008 12:10PM

Ellen DeGeneres gave Portia de Rossi a glittering ring with pink diamonds for their upcoming wedding that will air in part on DeGeneres's talk show.

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Ellen DeGeneres, Tyra Banks Win Daytime Emmys | Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres, Tyra Banks Win Daytime Emmys

Originally posted 06/21/2008 01:00AM

Ellen DeGeneres did it again – claiming the title of outstanding talk-show host, for the fourth year in a row – at Friday night's 35th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, where a jubilant Tyra Banks and Rachael Ray also ended up in the winner's circle.

"I never take this for granted," said DeGeneres, clutching her shiny statuette. "I know every single year people joke about it." Besides acknowledging her show staff and partner Portia de Rossi, DeGeneres also thanked her show's fans, "amazing, amazing people."

In something of a surprise, however, instead of Ellen's winning a fifth consecutive Emmy as best talk show (entertainment), the accolade went to Rachael Ray. "Holy cat. That is exciting," said the cooking host. "I really can't breathe."

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Jenna Hager Gives Ellen Some Wedding Advice

Jenna Hager Gives Ellen Some Wedding Advice

Originally posted 05/23/2008 03:50PM

John McCain may disapprove of Ellen DeGeneres and partner Portia DeRossi's intentions to marry, but there's another Republican who is only too happy to help with the upcoming nuptials: Jenna Hager.

The first daughter, who herself got hitched May 10 at the Bush family spread in Crawford, Texas, appears with her mother, Laura Bush, on next Wednesday's The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Among Jenna's topics with the host (the show was taped Thursday) is the wedding at the ranch, with the bride even showing off snapshots from the reception.

Observes DeGeneres: "So, the ranch was a great place to get married – it looked like nobody could fly over and get pictures or bother you, really."

"Yeah," concurs Hager, "that was really nice" – which prompts DeGeneres to ask, "So, can we borrow it for our wedding, can we get the ranch?"

"Sure," replies an obliging Hager.

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McCain Clashes with DeGeneres on Gay Marriage | John McCain

McCain Clashes with DeGeneres on Gay Marriage

Originally posted 05/22/2008 03:30PM

Yep, he’s against it.

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain was politically polite with Ellen DeGeneres on Thursday, but he made his feelings clear about gay marriage.

"I just believe in the unique status of marriage between man and woman," McCain, 71, said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "And I know that we have a respectful disagreement on that issue. "

DeGeneres, 50, who plans to marry Portia DeRossi, 35, now that the state Supreme Court has overturned California's gay marriage law, responded: "It just feels like there is this old way of thinking that we are not all the same. We are all the same people, all of us. You're no different than I am. Our love is the same."

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UpdatePosted 05/16/2008 11:25AM

Ellen & Portia to Tie the Knot!

Originally posted 05/16/2008 07:55AM



Ellen DeGeneres plans to wed longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi, she announced during a taping of her show Thursday.

In the episode, airing Friday (the news was first reported by TMZ), DeGeneres revealed the big news and told the crowd, "I'm very excited." The announcement immediately followed the news that California's Supreme Court struck down a law banning gay marriage.

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Mariah Tells Ellen She'll Have Another Wedding | Ellen DeGeneres, Mariah Carey

Mariah Tells Ellen She'll Have Another Wedding

Originally posted 05/13/2008 02:35PM

Mariah Carey, who recently wed Nick Cannon in a small ceremony in the Caribbean, says the pair plan to get married again.

"Instead of trying to be like, 'you're invited, but, shhh, don't tell anybody,' we're just going to have another [wedding] next year," Carey told Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Tuesday. "[Nick's] plan is to have one every year."

Those who attended the first beachside ceremony, she continues, were, "mainly people there to do my hair and help me with the dress." Both Carey and Cannon only brought along three friends each because, "we wanted to be on the beach and we didn’t want other people taking pictures," said Carey.

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Mariah and Nick Cannon Celebrate Ellen's Birthday

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Celebrate Ellen's Birthday

Originally posted 05/12/2008 05:00PM

Newlyweds Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon were among the high-profile guests at Ellen DeGeneres's 50th birthday bash in Southern California over the weekend.

The party, held on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank (where DeGeneres is now taping her show, after having moved from the nearby NBC studios), was set up like a carnival – complete with 10-ft. elephant topiaries, a Ferris wheel, bumper cars, carousel, dunk tank and stilt-walkers.

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Ashton Kutcher Aims to Be Sexiest Man Alive

Originally posted 05/08/2008 05:25PM



Apparently Ashton Kutcher is taking it on the chin when it comes to being among PEOPLE's 100 Most Beautiful People – as he was declared in the issue that went on sale last Friday.

Showing him the page from the magazine when he appeared on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show Thursday, the host asked Kutcher what it was like to be "one of the most beautiful somethings in PEOPLE magazine."

"That's a pre-beard photo," was Kutcher's reaction, also noting that "when I start to grow my beard ... I get notches off" being judged beautiful.

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Robin Williams Vows to Keep Divorce Civil | Robin Williams

Robin Williams Vows to Keep Divorce Civil

Originally posted 05/06/2008 03:30PM

Robin Williams and his estranged wife Marsha Garces Williams have pledged to be "honest, cooperative and respectful" during their divorce proceedings, according to court papers released Tuesday.

The pair signed an agreement spelling out their goals, including promises to try to avoid courtroom clashes and to keep their children's interests at the forefront, say the papers filed in San Francisco Superior Court.

"We will strive to be honest, cooperative and respectful as we work in this process to achieve the future well being of our families," says the agreement. "We commit ourselves to the collaborative law process and agree to seek a positive way to resolve our differences justly and equitably."

In a television interview, Williams underscored his desire to proceed in a civil manner.

"I'm lucky, you know, with someone like Marsha, and we have amazing kids and it's not a slash and burn," the comedian tells Ellen DeGeneres on a visit to her show Tuesday. "I think a lot of times divorce can be like circumcision with a weed whacker," he continues, "But the idea that it's going with love, I think, is important. And for me it's been ... a good thing."

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Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sister Top GLAAD Awards | America Ferrera

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Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sister Top GLAAD Awards

Originally posted 04/27/2008 08:00PM

It was deja vu all over again as Ugly Betty and Brothers & Sisters once more took top honors at Saturday's 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre.

Kathy Griffin, whose My Life on the D-List was named outstanding reality show, opened the ceremony with a little help from her mom, Maggie Griffin, who joined her daughter on-stage – and drew big laughs.

"Mom, who's the gayest-looking person in the room tonight?" Griffin asked.

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