Ellen and Portia Tie the Knot

Two years after marriage, she wants to be DeGeneres

(NEWSER) - Portia de Rossi will soon be Portia DeGeneres. She filed the petition Friday, perhaps as a two-year anniversary present for wife Ellen, whom she married on August 16, 2008. The papers say “petitioner is taking the last name of her spouse,” TMZ reports, but People notes it won’t become official until a September 23 hearing. To watch Portia’s adorable appearance on Ellen’s show on their seven-month anniversary, click here . More»

Intimate ceremony in the works since May

(NEWSER) - Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s intimate wedding will take place this weekend in California, Us Weekly reports. The daytime gabber and her 35-year-old bride announced their intentions to wed following the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling this spring. "Planning a wedding is very stressful. It's crazy. My gardener is now invited," DeGeneres, 50, has said. More»

They've renewed their vows ... already

(NEWSER) - Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are on a post-wedding media blitz, which so far is playing out just as one would expect. Four signs the couple is getting even more ridiculous :

• They've already renewed their vows: Yes, a mere six weeks after getting hitched , Kim and Kris apparently felt the need to re-pledge their eternal love to one another, this time in front of a national audience on the Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday. Click to watch the video , which features Humphries wearing a top hat, apropos of nothing.

De Rossi's name change becomes official

(NEWSER) - Portia de Rossi is no more. The actress and wife of Ellen DeGeneres has officially changed her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres, PopEater reports . “I just got some amazing news. The court has granted Portia's name change. She's now officially Portia Winfrey,” DeGeneres joked via Twitter yesterday. Speaking of Ellen, if you missed her Fashion Week appearance, click here to see what she wore. More»

'You get a car! You get a car! You get a car!'

(NEWSER) - After 23 years of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the queen of talk has racked up quite a few memorable moments. In the wake of news that she's going to end the show in 2011, E! runs down the top nine, including Tom Cruise’s crazy couch dance, her car giveaway, James Frey , her Michael Jackson interview, and Sarah Palin’s sitdown . Check out a few of the clips in the gallery. More»