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In this photo released by Warner Bros., talk show host Ellen DeGeneres appears with guest Oprah
Winfrey during a taping of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif.,
on April 26, 2022, scheduled to air on May 24.
Associated Press
Ellen DeGeneres: proud of what she,

daytime TV show achieved

By LYNN ELBER Show” after 19 years and, tor-wife, Portia de Rossi: The
AP Television Writer before she dances off the recently completed Ellen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen daytime stage, is celebrat- DeGeneres Campus of the
DeGeneres relishes what ing with high-profile guests. Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund,
her daytime show has giv- Among them: Jennifer a sprawling headquarters
en viewers in its nearly two- Lawrence, Mila Kunis and for the gorilla conservation
decade run, a blend of Bruno Mars, with Jennifer project named for the late
the silly, sometimes earnest Aniston, Billie Eilish and Pink scientist.
and, particularly in the last on the Thursday, May 26, DeGeneres has production
few years, a respite from finale. deals in place and “ideas
hard times. With taping recently con- I want to do,” said the ac-
She’s also acknowledges cluded, DeGeneres could tor and comedian who’s
that who she is counts for heed the advice offered been part of movies (“Mr.
a lot a TV host with wide by another famous ex-talk Wrong,” “Finding Dory”)
appeal who is lesbian and show host and her friend, and TV series, including
married but would like to Oprah Winfrey, who’s on her groundbreaking 1990s
see the distinction ren- the episode airing Tues- sitcom “Ellen,” the first net-
dered moot. day. Winfrey suggested to work show with a gay or
“It shouldn’t be any dif- DeGeneres that she take lesbian lead character.
ferent than someone who time off. Sarah Kate Ellis, president
has a talk show who’s a Will she? and CEO of the media
heterosexual person. But “Define ‘time off’,” De- advocacy group GLAAD,
it does mean something, Generes said, wryly. She’s saluted DeGeneres’ contri-
and I am proud of that. busy with one of her pas- bution then and now.
I’m really thankful,” DeGe- sions, remodeling houses, Her legacy “is rooted in
neres said. and will travel to Rwanda being one of most influen-
She decided it was time to to visit an impressive birth- tial pioneers in the enter-
end “The Ellen DeGeneres day present from her ac- tainment industry when it
comes to LGBTQ visibility,”
Ellis said in an email.
DeGeneres has invited
viewers “to get to know
and understand LGBTQ
youth, transgender peo-
ple, and in doing so, she
reminded millions of peo-
ple that our community
still faces many challenges
and inequalities.”q