Full Coverage: Ellen DeGeneres is Getting Hitched

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Ellen & Portia to Tie the Knot!

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.

De Rossi, 35, was reportedly in the studio when DeGeneres – who just celebrated her 50th birthday – broke the news.

In what’s sure to be a controversial decision, the California’s Supreme Court ruled that people have a fundamental “right to marry” the partner of their choosing – therefore the previous ban on gay marriage was ruled unconstutional.

The two stars began dating in December 2004, as de Rossi was appearing on the FOX sitcom Arrested Development.

One key to their happiness, DeGeneres said last year, is that they learn from one another. “She’s taught me lessons about myself, and I feel like I’ve taught her,” said the TV host. “We’ve both changed and grown, and we just feel like, ‘Oh, okay, this is completion.’ ”

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  • nice!
    jscape 154 jscape 5/16/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • I am glad! Ellen always cracks me up!
    Blondie01 663 Blondie01 5/16/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • this is very exciting
    dsnyland45 180 dsnyland45 5/17/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • they're going to have a gorgeous wedding!
    JohnDoe8379 55 JohnDoe8379 5/17/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • Can they happy after marriage? I heard that they met each at blackwhitemeet.com, is it true?
    anonymous anonymous 5/17/08 Reply
     
  • I think that's great! I'm happy for them. :o) I honestly don't see what the big deal is concerning gay marriage. If people want to marry their partners let them. They should have that right, just like anyone else can marry who ever they choose.
    anonymous 30 iluvhollywood 5/17/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • will they wed really? but i just saw her profile on the celebrities and millionaires dating site called"LovingRich.com".it saied she always date wite hot guys on there.
    anonymous anonymous 5/17/08 Reply
     
  • portia and ellen are an adorable couple. I'm so glad they CAN get married now!
    iloveqrt 195 iloveqrt 5/17/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • is this one gay?
    anonymous anonymous 5/19/08 Reply
     
  • EEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW!!!! DATS GROSS!!
    anonymous anonymous 5/20/08 Reply
     
  • Wow!
    anonymous 144 Karisma 5/22/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • Wow! Ellen's my girl so that's all I'll say and Portia is one beautiful lady, well both are really.
    anonymous 144 Karisma 5/22/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • yep. i saw the clip, how Portia tried to fight back tears.. wow.. and yes for sure.. i think their marriage will be a lenghty one. after waited for sooo long, they should appreciate each other, all the hard times, the coming out, having ppl to accept you for who you are... not easy..
    But no doubts there will be ups and downs in every marriage, you'll just have to love each other even more during these times.
    congrats girlss... love ya both!!
    anonymous 5 saraleevanilla 5/22/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • Best wishes to the both of them.
    They are super ladies.
    A Canadian Senior
    anonymous anonymous 5/25/08 Reply
     
  • Just one more stone in the destruction of western society. Read about the last days of Rome. Citizens of Roam used immgrants to do the work they didn't want to. Seems orgies were the going thing. Demoralization devestated the empire. Anybody ever herd of Sodom and Gomorrah? The Bible? What's that? Let's don't look and LEARN from history... Let's all do what we want to do afterall, the village will take care of us and our children. We don't need famlies anymore. While were at it we need to take IN GOD WE TRUST of the DOLLAR ! Wow this is going to be great ! Good Luck to Ellen and Portia! After there marriage I hope they produce many beautiful children in their marriage ! It's all good !
    anonymous anonymous 5/27/08 Reply
     
  • Lesbian sex is kind of limited? Like a finger is as far as you can go? Kind of an anticlimax?
    rayster 20 rayster 6/24/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
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