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Friday, May 16, 2008 - 3:36 pm ET
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Ellen Announces That She is Getting Married!

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Yesterday, the state of California turned over their ban on gay marriage.  After mentioning this on her show (the audience showed a lot of support for the change in California’s stance on the subject) host, Ellen Degeneres, announced to her audience that she is getting married to her long-time girlfriend, Portia de Rossi, who was in the audience in tears.

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This is a huge step for Ellen and for the gay population in the United States.  Ellen joked about announcing who the “lucky guy” is soon. 

Friday, May 16, 2008 - 3:36 pm ET
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  1. Lauren

    Oh, I’m so happy for Ellen and Portia!! That’s great news! Good for them, and I wish them the best.

  2. Rosie O’Donnell Says She’ll Wait to Remarry Kelli

    [...] others, such as Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are jumping at the opportunity of marriage, Rosie has concluded that it’d be better to wait until gay [...]

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