Ellen DeGeneres

HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW

Ellen DeGeneres made news with her new Netflix standup comedy special where she eats crow and fesses up to not always being “nice.” We just heard there’s a reason for her about-face. Ellen caught wind that one of her former staffers was shopping around a tell all book, promising to reveal never before heard accusations of how nasty Ellen’s behavior WAS at times. That’s one reason she owned up to sometimes being less than kind, to say the least.

Sean Diddy Combs continued to dominate the headlines this week as more civil lawsuits have been filed against him – the latest one accusing him of rape. We are hearing though that the most SALACIOUS lawsuit is still on the way and it involves a MAJOR celebrity. A back room secret settlement deal was in the works but fell apart once Diddy was arrested so now then most shocking of all lawsuits is likely to be filed shortly unless the settlement can be revived.

Back on September 6 we told you that Nikki Bella was the aggressor in her domestic violence claim against her husband, dancer Artem Chigvinstev, and lo and behold, THAT was likely the reason charges against Artem weren’t filed. We just heard that Artem intends to play hardball and go after Nikki for spousal support and joint custody – he is going to claim he sacrificed his career in Hollywood since she insisted on moving to Napa, California. But wait, there might be hope. Another insider says that the couple might give their marriage another chance as some members of their inner circle are encouraging them to once again go back to marriage counseling.

Speaking of tell-alls, we just heard this scoop. Richard Simmons’ former housekeeper and longtime confidant, Teresa Reveles is threatening to write a tell all and reveal all of Richard’s intimate secrets, including his rumored penchant for cross dressing and his sexuality! Teresa feels Richard’s surviving family, including his brother Lenny, are treating her unfairly considering she lived with Richard and took care of him for almost 40 years. Let’s just say this housekeeper knows where the bodies are buried and she has more than a dustpan to dig them air. Sign us up for a copy of this book if she does decide to tell all.

Finally, professional liar Donald Trump had the audacity to question his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris’ cognitive skills. The 78-year-old nutjob, who seems to be confused more often than not, just opened up a can of worms by going after Kamala’s mental acumen. We just heard that a group of MEGA WEALTHY donors are teaming up to challenge Trump to take a cognitive test against Kamala and if beats her they will give him TENS of MILLIONS of DOLLARS! The group includes Mark Cuban among others. Let’s face it, the odds of Trump beating Kamala in a cognitive test are about the same as he beating her in a beauty contest. IMPOSSIBLE.

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ELLEN DEGENERES AND MEGHAN MARKLE?

Ellen DeGeneres is desperate to reinvent herself after getting canceled by Hollywood for being mean, and now she’s turned to none other than her Montecito, California neighbor Meghan Markle for help! Meghan recently launched her lifestyle brand, American Riviera, where she plans on selling locally produced products like her jam. Ellen and her wife Portia de Rossi are both devout vegans, have been secretly working on a line of animal free products (like banana bread.) Now Ellen wants Meghan to market them on her website. According to my source, it’s a real Sophie‘s Choice moment for Meghan. She has a lot riding on making this venture a success, and while she considers Ellen a friend, she’s not sure she wants to be in business with her, as she fears it could cause a lot of negative publicity and backlash.

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CAN KRIS JENNER SOLVE ELLEN DEGENERES’S PROBLEMS?

Well, this is unexpected. Ellen DeGeneres is struggling to rebuild her career and her current cross country stand-up comedy tour, (which we were the first to reveal) isn’t as successful as she hoped. For the most part, Ellen is still canceled in Hollywood due to her alleged bad behavior on the set of her now defunct talk show. Ellen has decided to shake up her management team, and she recently partnered up with her good friend and successful “momager” Kris Jenner. Ellen and Kris are quite close and spend a great deal of time together, but now Ellen has retained Kris to help resuscitate her career. According to my source, Kris is now brainstorming on Ellen‘s big comeback.

ELLEN DEGENERES IS STANDING UP FOR GAYS

Even though she’s gay herself, Ellen DeGeneres is trying to polish up her image with the gay community. Ellen’s career has been in the toilet ever since her talk show ended, and as we previously reported, she’s returning to stand-up to launch her comeback. Ellen fears her reputation is tarnished, so she’s hoping her fellow gays can help polish it up. Although most of her charity work involves protecting endangered species, Ellen is now forming a charity to benefit gay and lesbian youths. My source says Ellen is planning an upcoming comedy tour at predominantly gay clubs across the nation, and will donate all profits to the charity.

ELLEN DEGENERES HAS A PLAN

Ellen DeGeneres is going back to her old playbook in hopes of reviving her career. After she came out as gay, Ellen’s TV career stalled so she eventually went back to stand-up comedy before reinventing herself as a talk show host. After backstage reports circulated describing her as “toxic,” Ellen was all but cancelled, and now she’s going back to stand-up as she tries to reinvent herself yet again. My source says Ellen is itching to get back to work and podcast host will be her next transformation. She’s been a sitcom star and a talk show host, so the logical next step for her is to host a podcast.

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ELLEN DEGENERES AND PORTIA DE ROSSI ARE OPENING A VEGAN RESTAURANT

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi are looking for real estate in Montecito, California. But this time they don’t want a house to flip, they’re looking for a location to open up a vegan restaurant. Although they still have a place in Los Angeles, the two women spend most of their time in Montecito, where they call Oprah Winfrey, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle their neighbors. The moneyed neighborhood has some very high-end restaurants, but Portia and Ellen are NOT thrilled with the vegan options. They’re working with a private chef and hope to partner up and open up a place on Coast Village Road later this year.

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ELLEN DEGENERES AND PORTIA: AUSTRALIA IS BECKONING!

Is Ellen DeGeneres gearing up to say see ya to the USA, and G’day mate to Australia? Ellen and her wife Portia De Rossi just listed their Montecito, California estate for $46.5 million and according to a friend, the reason is because they are now seriously thinking of relocating (at least for the majority of the time) to Portia’s homeland. There are  a few reasons for the move – first of all, Portia wants to be closer to her family and childhood friends. Ellen’s career is all but over, so she has no work reason to stick around, and they are both fed up with the politics of the USA. Their plan is to buy a smaller place in California and a large compound/working farm in Australia (Portia loves horses) and grow old together down under. We predict they will be flipping Australian houses also…

 

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WILL THE REAL ELLEN DEGENERES PLEASE STAND UP!

We were as surprised as you are to hear about the “toxicity” on the set of the Ellen Degeneres show. But we were even MORE surprised to note that TMZ has never written a negative word about the Ellen or her show, despite the fact that they MUST have seen this coming! BuzzFeed totally eclipsed TMZ with this scoop and we can tell you why. TMZ and Ellen are both Warner Bros shows, so apparently TMZ was “discouraged” from writing negative info about Ellen. It’s the same kind of intimidation that makes employees afraid to report their bosses, and women afraid to accuse powerful men of crimes. Insiders say powerful Ellen is NOT the nice person she appears to be on TV. We applaud Brad Garrett for being the ONLY celebrity courageous enough to speak the truth about Ellen – of course he’s now blackballed from her show!

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ANNE HECHE AND THOMAS JANE: MADE FOR EACH OTHER?

Here’s a couple we can enjoy seeing together. They both have interesting histories. Anne Heche, 49, and Thomas Jane, 50, costarred on HBO’s Hung as a divorced couple. Jane played an underpaid Detroit schoolteacher who became a male prostitute for the money. Jane also implied that he had done some real-life hustling of his own as a teen in Hollywood. (We had heard that rumor and were delighted when he owned up to it.) Anne had a notorious crazy-time romance with Ellen DeGeneres that ended badly. Anne and Thomas (both are now divorced with kids) were longtime friends – they started holding hands a few months ago, and now it’s a full-blown romance.

Above: Anne and Thomas are in Berlin for Fashion Week

NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD: ELLEN DEGENERES AND PORTIA DE ROSSI

They got married over nine years ago and still act like newlyweds. Ellen and Portia are happily shopping in West Hollywood, but they had a close call a few days ago. They recently bought a beachfront house in Carpenteria, California, and on Monday the raging fires came so close they had to evacuate their cats and dogs – and move into another one of their homes. Luckily, their house was spared so they have a lot to celebrate…

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