NEW YORK (AP) – Ellen DeGeneres turned her spotlight at the Golden Globe Awards into a very personal stand-up routine, gently mocking traditional award show speeches and ultimately thanking “the power of television.”
The pioneering sitcom star, TV talk-show host and game-show MC was handed the Globes’ new TV special achievement trophy Sunday, joking she was relieved she didn’t have to worry.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced on November 4 Ellen DeGeneres will receive the Carol Burnett Award at the next Golden Globe Awards.
DeGeneres, a three-time Golden Globe nominee, is the second recipient to be honored with the accolade (the first was Carol Burnett herself) and will accept the honor at the annual Golden Globes presentation on Sunday, January 5, 2020. The ceremony will air live coast-to-coast on NBC.
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will remain on the air through 2022.
DeGeneres made the announcement May 21 that she signed a deal to continue her talk show for three more seasons.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) | A student who came out as gay during a valedictorian speech at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University says he lived in fear of being reported for a violation the school’s strict code of conduct forbids dating among members of the same sex.
Matt Easton made the comments during an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that aired on May 6 in which she gave him a check for $10,000.
Transgender actor Ian Alexander opened up on how working on the Netflix series “The OA” helped his family accept his identity in an interview with “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
Alexander, 17, shared how he first began to understand he was transgender through watching YouTube videos when he was younger.
Ellen DeGeneres was celebrated by many during her historic coming out in 1997 but now the talk show host is opening up about the hardships she faced.
In a new interview with Ad Week, DeGeneres reveals she received death threats including a bomb threat.
RuPaul is filming a pilot for a daytime talk show.
According to Variety, the pilot is for Telepictures, which is a part of Warner Bros. Television. Telepictures is behind popular shows such as “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “The Real” and “TMZ Live.”
Sam Smith and “13 Reasons Why” star Brandon Flynn have broken up after nine months of dating, according to the Sun.
Smith, 26, has deleted photos of Flynn, 24, from his Instagram. Both he and Flynn have also unfollowed each other on Instagram although Flynn has not deleted photos of Smith from his account.
Jim Parsons explained on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that being in a gay couple at his age is “weird.”
The actor recently celebrated his first wedding anniversary with Todd Spiewak, who he married in May 2017. Parsons says that although he and Spiewak just got married their anniversary of being a couple is a lot longer.
Sarah Paulson got another frightful surprise during her recent visit to “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
During the sit-down portion of the interview, Paulson made a point to inspect the box in between her chair and DeGeneres’. The box is frequently the prop used to scare guests on the show. She also brought out a mirror to keep an eye on any surprises behind her.
NEW YORK (AP) — John Oliver has trolled his way to the top.
The HBO host’s spoof of a new picture book by the wife and daughter of Vice President Mike Pence was No. 1 on Amazon.com and out of stock as of midday March 19.
“Love, Simon” star Nick Robinson revealed that the film’s subject matter hit close to home in an interview for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
The 22-year-old actor, who portrays closeted teen Simon, told DeGeneres that his brother came out to him around the time of filming which gave the role more significance for him.
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