DeGeneres, De Rossi Wed In Calif.

Talk Show Host And Actress Tie The Knot In Small Ceremony At Beverly Hills Home

(AP)  There was much dancing: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are married, according to reports.

In the biggest celebrity union since California legalized same-sex marriage, DeGeneres, 50, and de Rossi, 35, wed Saturday night in an intimate ceremony at their Beverly Hills home, People and Us Magazine reported.

A publicist for DeGeneres confirmed People's report and gave no
further comment.

After the California Supreme Court's ruling in May, the talk-show host announced that she and de Rossi would wed after four years together.

The ceremony was attended by 19 guests, including DeGeneres's mom Betty and de Rossi's mother Margaret Rogers, who flew in from Australia for the occasion, People.com reported Saturday night.

DeGeneres said after winning her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for talk show host in June that a date had not been set, and that she would show "a tiny bit" of the nuptials on her show.

While opponents in California have gathered signatures to put a measure on the November ballot for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, Hollywood was throwing it support behind the newlyweds.

"One of my favorite people of all time is Ms. Ellen DeGeneres," Katherine Heigel told AP Television at a Hollywood charity event on Saturday night. "So I wish all the best, all the happiness, all the joy that comes with that certificate ... just the joy of being able to stand up and say that. In front of everyone you love and care about in front of each other and to walk away legal is huge."

Tila Tequila, whose dating reality show fame is built somewhat upon her affinity for both men and women, passed along her good wishes - with only one small complaint.

"I love Ellen (DeGeneres) I watch her show all the time," Tequila told AP Television. "I just want to say congratulations and I am really sorry you didn't invite me to your wedding."

[drivelphobe]

Cradle robber!

[hypnotoad72]

"It''s nobody''s business what goes on in other peoples'' bedrooms."

- typical quote from the BTGL crowd.

[samthetvcat]

Can you imagine what it must have been like growing up being told society wouldn''t allow you to marry just like everybody else? That''s on top of people being judgmental and discriminatory . . .

I''m so happy for Ellen and Portia . . . congrats!

[michtop]

Why is this news? Who gives a sh.t about these two people? When will california pass a law that allows people to marry animals?How about marrying my brother?Will the day come that people will accept incest?Only in California.

[rafterman1]

===Why is this news? Who gives a sh.t about these two people? When will california pass a law that allows people to marry animals?How about marrying my brother?Will the day come that people will accept incest?Only in California.===
Posted by michtop

Because marrying animals, marrying your brother and incest are all illegal. Being gay is not.

Once again, a bigot is not able to explain why gay people getting married is bad. They can only come up with illegal things in arguing against it. And no, because it bothers you is not a valid reason to prevent gay people from getting married. Its none of our business what they do.

Way to go ladies!!! Congratulations!!!


Sorry that so many people get their panties in a twist over something that''s really none of their business.

[rafterman1]

===Hopefully, as time goes by, decent people will see this revolting farce as the disease that it is.===
Posted by MyOpinion1

Hopefully, as time goes by, decent people wil see how revolting bigots are. A bigot, describing trhemselves as "decent". Sad.

===Homosexuality is a disease, a brain disfunction, much like other brain disorders.===
Posted by MyOpinion1

So is bigotry and not minding your own business.

[twomtns]

who really cares about what a *** & her "friend" do
personally I don''t care unless they try to have and or raise children then I draw the line
wonder what percentage of her (DeGeneres)
fans are homosexuals
as for me I have never & will never watch her show

[drivelphobe]

Rafterman1....

Reread the post from MyOpinion1. Queers disgust everyone and the pretense that it''s okay by our pandering, and often queer politicians, is abhorrent.

The in-your-face activism of queers will ultimately be their demise as this revolting lifestyle generates a vigorous rebirth of anti-homosexual societal feelings.

How much more are normal human beings supposed to take without civil unrest and massive political upheaval. Marriage between queers goes against everything decent and natural. Disgusting beyond words.

I believe in common decency and being g.a.y, certainly isn''''t decent.

Posted by MyOpinion1 at 04:29 PM : Aug 17, 2008

Common decency I think doesn''t include being rude to people that you don''t know about something that doesn''t concern you. I bet you a lot of money that they don''t really care about what you do with YOUR significant other!!

[haoli25]

Lickety-split!

[michtop]

The problem here is that being queer is not normal.People have heard that being queer is normal so many times the weak minded actually start to believe the lies.If they kept telling you that incest was normal and people are born that way enough some people would buy in. Its these type of movements that are destroying this country,the lack of morals now days in this country is truely tragic.Im glad I wont be around when all this blows up.Its sad to look back and see just how far this country has fallen in all aspects.Being a queer in not normal,its a sickness that needs a cure and fast.If no cure can be found hopefully California will ahve the big one and float out into the middle of the ocean.

How much more are normal human beings supposed to take without civil unrest and massive political upheaval.

Posted by drivelphobe at 04:52 PM : Aug 17, 2008

I think this was the same argument used against women being given equal rights with men and minorities (especially blacks) gaining rights at all. Too bad that we allow blacks and whites to marry. You know, stuff like that is just unnatural and goes against the natural order of things. The whole world will come to an end because of it... social order will break down and it will mean the end of civilization as we know it.

Oops... I guess it really didn''t!!! GET OVER YOUR OWN PROBLEMS AND DON''T FOIST THEM OTHERS!!!

[hurtmorons]

I bet they''ve got matching gold and diamond *** made by tiffanys. I also think it''s funny that there''s like NO question as to which one is the man.
Ellen is such a dude!
Anyways why is this even news!? Who the hell cares what an old bull *** and her lover do?

[u-r-right]

"It''s none of your business what other people do in their bedroom."

Did someone say this earlier? I wish the queers would honor this statement and keep their lifestyle off the streets during their pride marches and out of the media. I don''t want to hear about it and I certainly don''t want kids to hear about it. There''s enough confusion in this world.

Face it, queers come from abusive and/or neglected backgrounds time and time again. This is a developed behavior that can be reversed with therapy. It is not normal and does not belong in a decent, civilized society.

[hypnotoad72]

Seems to me that curiosity about what other people do in their bedrooms is far more perverse than homos having a go at each other. . .

Posted by tuckerndfw
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Especially when it''s usually the homos who say it''s nobody''s business. (Eh, then why do they ''come out'', have grotesque parades and being "proud", et cetera?)

Face it, queers come from abusive and/or neglected backgrounds time and time again. This is a developed behavior that can be reversed with therapy. It is not normal and does not belong in a decent, civilized society.

Posted by u-r-right at 05:57 PM : Aug 17, 2008

Homosexuals do not always come from abuse or neglect. Are you saying that *** Cheney was abusive or neglected his children? This is not a developed behavior, it is something that exists within a person as part of them. Do you really think that someone would CHOOSE to undergo the insults and hatred from people like you?!?!? Have you ever actually sat down and talked with a gay person? I doubt it. I think that intolerance and hatred don''t belong in civilized society.

[blackwater66-2009]

Quick McCain, hurry up and get in office soon, we need to have a law against this ***. Vote Big John McCain in November and save this country from the likes of you know who ???

[downtowner97]

You may now scissor with the bride.

[danielle_mom]

Is this really front page newsworthy. Like most other celebrity weddings, they are not worth being posted on the rest of the front page news.

[truthislife1]

to elicatlover:

Your heart is deceived! Your heart is wicked! You are being lied to. If you dare think that, don''t you ever dare complain about child rapists because the heart that thinks that is evil, wicked, sinful and selfish. Roman Chapter 1

[truthislife1]

to elicatlover again:

I don''t care how smart our scientists are. The evil heart will ALWAYS find a way to make other people believe what they want to believe. There is no gene for this it all. That''s the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Our human hearts (mine included) are inclined to sin, inclined to do evil, and especially if it feels good. No one said sin is not fun, it is a blast! We will all one day be accountable to the Lord Jesus our God who made us with a complete free will to do whatever. God will only love us until we have decided that He is not worth our time, even on our death bed. He will not always strive with us. There comes a point in time when God will stop speaking because one can''t hear His love anymore. He waits a long time for one to turn to Him, even in the midst of our worst sins.

[irliberal]

Poor Tila Tequila, little ***! Who cares your weren''''t invited. All this is garbage about pussgrinders and bong hold bleeders getting "married" is nothing but an abomination in God''''s eye''''s! You filthy scum suckers, you guilt riden liberals, always trying to pass your ***** as something sacred when it is not, I hope these two ho''''s fight and go through a nasty "divorce" LOL!!!!

Posted by zgomer at 07:31 PM

Wow... you really have to feel sorry for a person like this. For someone to be so filled with hate, so bitter, so nasty, has got to be a tremendous burden. I hope you find some way out of the black hole you''re in zgomer... some day.

[truthislife1]

To elicatlover:

There is thing called faith that God gave everybody in the world. Have gave it to us so we can believe in Him. People do not turn to Him because they love their sin. I agree, I am not he brightest ball of string, but this I do know for sure, if you hate God (not the hypocrite Christians, hypocrisy is a world problem, not a church problem), God will love you all the way to your death bed, He will move heaven and earth to get you to know Him, He will send irritaing Christians that so many people like you hate, to tell you that you have been created and He has given you a free will to love Him or hate Him, don''t argue with me, I did not write the book so many accuse that so many have not read.

[irliberal]

Lots of bigotry and hate around these days. People try to justify it by saying it isn''t bigotry and it isn''t hate... "oh look how disgusting this is!", as if their personal dislike was some sort of automatic qualifier for supernatural damnation.

They forget (or wish to obscure) that being g.ay isn''t about s.ex. It isn''t about labels or religion or politics or laws. It''s about who you are capable of loving, body and soul, and being loved by in return. It defines a culture that has existed as long as mankind itself has existed.

Some people really hate g.ay and lesbian people. I can''t say for sure why. Is it because we''re not 100% like them? Is it because we may not share their religion? Is it because they don''t personally share the same feelings? I don''t know. But it is because of that hatred, exemplified in posts here, a g.ay man or woman might get shot, robbed, beaten or staked out on a fence in Wyoming and left to die. That''s what it means to hate.

Most g.ay and lesbian people have the courage to stand up to that hate, and we do. Some give into it, and begin to hate themselves. All I know is that I know who I love, and why, and there isn''t enough hatred, bigotry, rhetoric or ignorance in all the world to change that.

As time passes, civil rights are being recognized for g.ay and lesbian people, and many of the old bigotries tend to fade. But there will always be a few, like some zealots who post here, that will seek to destroy instead of understand.

[u-r-right]

Are you saying that *** Cheney was abusive or neglected his children?Posted by AR_Teacher at 06:06 PM : Aug 17, 2008

Who knows what went on in the Cheney household LOL. I certainly wouldn''t be surprised if I heard he was a cold and distant father who wasn''t around very much. Just look at his personality. I don''t know what his wife is like. She always seems to remain silent in the backkground. Yes, as an example I''m going to say this family is more than likely apt to produce a **** offspring.

[u-r-right]

At least CBS has the decency not to show them holding hands.

[truthislife1]

To elicatlover:

I have absolutley no hate towards you or towards anyone in the gay community. But since you brought it up, yes, I agree, the Bible has so much violence and some much sin listed in it that it is amazing. That lets you know that God is all knowing. He knows our nature. Nothing is not seen by Him. Please though, list me two contadictions in the Bible since you say it is full of them.

[mensarino]

I would like to counter all the negativity going on here to wish Ellen and Portia many years of marital happiness

[nextgenman]

At least CBS has the decency not to show them holding hands.

Posted by u-r-right at 08:10 PM : Aug 17, 2008
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And I''m glad I didn''t have to see the video of Ted Haggard testifying, "Get Thee Behind Me and Shove It In Gently!" with his samesex meth dealer and lover.....

[irliberal]

Please though, list me two contadictions in the Bible since you say it is full of them.

Posted by truthislife1 at 08:24 PM

Sorry, this isn''t your own personal proselytization thread. This isn''t your "come to my Jesus" moment.

This article has nothing to do with you, your belief, your religion, or your hate. In short it has nothing to do with YOU at all.

Leave other people alone, for crying out loud.

Congrats to Ellen and spouse! You go girls!

[mensarino]

IRLiberal----I agree with 100% of what you say on here---keep on keepin'' on

[dmhphils]

One has only to read the life of Jesus to see that he embraced all people with open arms. All of you who are true "Christians" need to follow his lead and teach by your actaions and examplse, not by your personal likes, dislikes, and prejudices.............


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Posted by raflin1 at 08:34 PM : Aug 17, 2008


Jesus forgave sinners, BUT told them, "go, and sin no more".......Not, go and do whatever you like.

[truthislife1]

To raflin1:

You are absolutely correct. Jesus opened His arms to everyone, everyone. The problem is this. Christians can sometimes think they are better than some people, and it comes across this way alot. But when someone finally does give their heart to the one and true Jesus, something happens. A heart is transformed from darkness to light and they have picked a side. There is a real change if the God of the universe comes and lives in someones heart, it really stirs things up, and it can make a lot of people mad. It has to do with knowing that someone has made that step of faith, knowing that they have broken Gods law, and need to have God forgive them and take the payment Jesus paid for them. I apologize for so many Christians that point the finger and do not look internally first. I''m guilty of that. Once someone really has taken that step of faith, a change really happens. Before one gives the heart to God, they are at war with God. After they take the step of faith and ask Jesus in their heart, they become at war with the world, but God is now on their side. Being at war with God is harder than hearing how much people hate the Christians on this little web page. There is so much more peace.

[dmhphils]

u-r-right.go f.u.c.k yourself.


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Posted by fetuskarate at 08:19 PM : Aug 17, 2008


Talk about hate.......looks like this is an example of the extreme hatred coming from liberals on this site. How can you blindly accuse Christians of being hateful?

[irliberal]

I think the happy couple look beautiful together. I hope they make some wedding photos public!!! WOOHOO!

[irliberal]

I have lived long enough to recognize that what someone does in his/her bed in NO WAY reflecs whether they are good people or not. If we decide that we have the right to impose our personal religious beliefs on other people, judge them, and expect them to live up to our likes and dislikes, then we must be prepared for them to tell US what we may do and may not do in OUR beds. Do not forget that at one time, people in this country considered interracial marriages "immoral."

Posted by raflin1 at 08:56 PM

Oh well said. Who are you, my conscience? 8-)

[dmhphils]

Oh well said. Who are you, my conscience? 8-)


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Posted by IRLiberal at 08:58 PM : Aug 17, 2008

couldn''t be your conscience, you don''t have one.

[nextgenman]

Please though, list me two contadictions in the Bible since you say it is full of them.

Posted by truthislife1 at 08:24 PM
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I''ll list you the most important glaring one.

Every Gospel mentions the fact the mary Magdeline was the first one, or with the first ones, to see Jesus at the Resurrection. The single most important event in the Religion of Christianity.

However, THE Authority of Christianity, the Apostle Paul, is clear when he says Cephas (Peter) is the one the sees Jesus first.

Christians can''t even get their own mythology right....

[blackyowe]

They didn''t wed. Two women cannot marry. A marriage is a male and female coming together as one. They can celebrate their close frienship but it''s no marriage not will it last. Like everything in Hollywood its fake. I can wish till the end of the world I was a cow but that will not make it so.

[mensarino]

Blackyowe---In California it IS a legal marriage.Don''t like it ,don''t come here!!

[blackyowe]

It can be legal because its pretend its a harmless delusion like blowing soap bubbles or playing dress ups. It worries me not because its just a silly fad and part of the plastic artificial culture we live today but its not really marriage. I would never come to California it is one big ecological disaster zone with the most miserable education system and a zillion and one illegal aliens. Mensarino, fear not I will never come see you. You can stay in your little fantasy land with Pelsosi and company.

[dmhphils]

Posted by nextGenMan

wrong again. dip-head

[dmhphils]

In California it IS a legal marriage.Don''''t like it ,don''''t come here!!


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Posted by mensarino at 09:25 PM : Aug 17, 2008

NOT FOR LONG!

[blackyowe]

It''s so sad Gay and Lesbian couples are so insecure they need these fake "marriages" to feel they are normal and mainstream. Most young heterosexuals are not even bothering to get married. It''s so obvious what is going on with the sham.

[mensarino]

Check the polls the anti gay initiative,prop. 8 , is behind in the polls---lol

[mensarino]

Blackyowe---I sure hope you''re not a sister-----we came to far to turn our backs on others who are oppressed

[acarponzo]

Congratulations!! Welcome to the most difficult, most challenging, and most satisfying institution we have. Good luck and I hope the two of you will stick it out for the long hall. Life is just too *** short. In the mean time, check out http://www.bop-o-rama.com to register your BOP on this issue!

[truthislife1]

TO elicatlover:
You are correct in the statement about Mary. However, you need to reference when Paul claims Peter to be the first and in its correct context. Sorry for the delay, had to eat dinner.

[blackyowe]

I am not Black. I like like Black people and Gay people. I just don''t like fakes!