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Taylor Swift Freaks Out on Ellen
 Taylor Swift Freaks Out on Ellen 
Oct 25, 2012 10:49 AM CDT

Taylor Swift Freaks Out on Ellen

DeGeneres won't stop hounding her about ex-boyfriends

(Newser) - Apparently, Ellen DeGeneres' favorite activity whenever Taylor Swift comes on her show is hounding the singer about her many public and failed relationships. In a clip airing today, spotted by Gawker , Ellen absolutely tortures Taylor, asking her to ring a bell when a picture flashes of the ex who inspired...

Ellen Honored as Trailblazer With Mark Twain Prize
 Ellen Honored 
 as Gay Trailblazer 
MARK TWAIN PRIZE
Oct 23, 2012 8:07 AM CDT

Ellen Honored as Gay Trailblazer

DeGeneres receives top honor in humor

(Newser) - Some of the nation's top comedians hailed Ellen DeGeneres as a trailblazer at the Kennedy Center last night as she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the highest US humor prize:
  • "For a lot of people, Ellen is their only homosexual friend. She's there in
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Ellen DeGeneres Gets Top Humor Prize Tonight

Will be awarded Mark Twain Prize in DC

(Newser) - Jane Lynch and John Leguizamo are joining a lineup that includes Jimmy Kimmel and Kristin Chenoweth to honor Ellen DeGeneres with the nation's top humor prize in Washington tonight. The Kennedy Center is awarding DeGeneres the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which honors Mark Twain's tradition of...

18 Stars You'd Never Guess Are Related

Brad and Angie both have political ties

(Newser) - You may have heard that Ancestry.com just uncovered a link between four famous Canadians: Yep, Justin Bieber, Ryan Gosling, Celine Dion, and Avril Lavigne are all distantly related. Celebuzz reveals more celebrities and other VIPs who are actually family:
  • Hillary Clinton and Angelina Jolie are ninth cousins twice removed.
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Psy Teaches Ellen, Britney His Horse Dance

'Gangnam Style' rapper makes surprise appearance

(Newser) - Even Britney Spears loves Korean rapper Psy's outrageously popular "Gangnam Style," and in an episode of Ellen DeGeneres' talk show airing today, Brit gets to learn how to do the video's now-famous "horse dance." Gawker and Reddit spotted the clip, which is mostly hilarious—...

Celebs Who Are Surprisingly Charitable

Taylor Swift donates $4M to Country Music Hall of Fame

(Newser) - Taylor Swift is donating a sizable $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the largest gift ever donated to the museum by an artist. It will fund the Taylor Swift Education Center, a new classroom and exhibit space opening in 2014, the AP reports. Swift proves...

Ellen DeGeneres to Get Twain Humor Prize

Her only question: 'Why didn't I get this sooner?'

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres is following in the footsteps of Bill Cosby and Tina Fey: She's this year's recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, E! Online reports. DeGeneres' "special brand of humor has allowed us to find hilarity in the mundane and has kept us laughing...

23 Celebs Looking to Make It Big in Tech

Leonardo DiCaprio, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian have tech interests

(Newser) - Celebrities are increasingly getting their fingers in tech companies, including such well-known ones as Facebook and Foursquare. Huffington Post rounds up 23 Hollywood VIPs who dabble in tech on the side:
  • Leonardo DiCaprio: He invested $4 million in Mobli, a real-time visual media platform, last October.
  • Selena Gomez: The singer/actress
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'1M Anti-Gay Moms' Protest Ellen's Hiring by JC Penney

Group blasts chain's new spokeswoman

(Newser) - A group calling itself "One Million Moms" isn't happy about JC Penney's new spokeswoman, openly gay talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres. "Funny that JC Penney thinks hiring an open homosexual spokesperson will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families,” the group says....

Pet Rescue Groups Need to Ease Up on Adoption Rules

Over-the-top standards scare away would-be owners: Emily Yoffe

(Newser) - Animal rescue groups have come a long way over the years and done wondrous things in reducing the number of dogs and cats that get put down, writes Emily Yoffe at Slate . Here comes the "but": These groups need to loosen up their overly strict adoption standards, which often...

Gal Spurns Proposal on 'Ellen'—or Was It Fake?

Degeneres' awkward laughter looks a little weird

(Newser) - A man faced the ultimate rejection on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week, taking bended knee and offering a ring—only to be turned down, the Huffington Post reports. But was it all a hoax? Wannabe hubby Jacob Waterdale watched his girlfriend Jodie react with sobs: "I can't!...

Paris Jackson Ellen DeGeneres Interview: I Want to Be Just Like Dad Michael Jackson (VIDEO)
 Paris Jackson: 
 I Want to Be 
 Just Like Dad 
'ellen' interview
Dec 15, 2011 9:11 AM CST

Paris Jackson: I Want to Be Just Like Dad

Michael's daughter remembers dad on 'Ellen' interview

(Newser) - In a poignant interview airing today on Ellen, Paris Jackson says that dad Michael once told her, “If I die tomorrow, always remember what I told you.” And, she says, “I took his advice and I remembered everything he told me.” She also related how he...

4 Signs Kim, Kris Are Getting More Ridiculous

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
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DeGeneres Has Chest Pain Scare

But she says she's fine; 'I have a baboon heart,' she quips

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres says she's doing fine after feeling chest pains yesterday—and she wants to "thank" TMZ for spreading the news that paramedics were called after she felt unwell during a producers meeting yesterday. "What happened was last night I was having chest pains. So this morning...

Snooki Wakes Up in a Trash Can 'Like Once a Month'

Apparently she's still quite the party girl

(Newser) - If you were looking for an excuse to watch Ellen today, here it is: Apparently it features Jersey Shore’s Snooki telling the talk show host that she wakes up in a trash can “like once a month,” the Huffington Post reports. Snooks was talking to DeGeneres about...

Perez Hilton: I Won't Bully Celebrities Anymore

Gay teen suicides make blogger rethink his ways

(Newser) - Is the gossip world ready for a kinder, gentler Perez Hilton? We'll see. The suicides of Tyler Clementi and other gay teens has prompted Hilton to reconsider his aggressive approach to celebrity reporting, PopEater reports. The blogger told Ellen DeGeneres that he will change his site so that it no...

Michelle Obama: World's Most Powerful Woman

 Michelle Obama: 
 World's Most 
 Powerful 
 Woman 
no. 9: beyonce?!
Oct 7, 2010 7:40 AM CDT

Michelle Obama: World's Most Powerful Woman

The first lady beats Hillary Clinton ... and Lady Gaga and Beyonce

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is pretty powerful, but she’s still no Oprah Winfrey. The secretary of state does, however, wield more heft than Lady Gaga on Forbes ’ annual list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. This year's list still took wealth into account, but gave more weight to...

Clementi Death Ignites Gay Outrage

Celebs preach hope to gay teens, urge tolerance

(Newser) - Just as Matthew Shepard once triggered a groundswell, Tyler Clementi is now a rallying cry for tolerance in the gay community, with celebrities and activists alike denouncing hate crimes and telling gay teens to just hang in there. "Things will get easier; people's minds will change," says a...

Meet Portia DeGeneres
 Meet Portia DeGeneres 
Sep 24, 2010 9:20 AM CDT

Meet Portia DeGeneres

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....

Portia de Rossi Taking Ellen's Name

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’...

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