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Who is Ellen DeGeneres and why has she received backlash on Twitter?
ELLEN DeGeneres is a longtime TV personality, talk show host, and comedian.
She was recently about 's death.
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Here is more on the 62-year-old actress, writer, and producer.
Who is Ellen DeGeneres?
The Louisiana native got her first big break when she appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1986.
She would later star in the self-titled TV series Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her syndicated talk show for nearly two decades.
The actress has dozens of movie and TV credits, including the hugely popular Finding Nemo and Finding Dory.
She recently on Betty DeGeneres' 90th birthday.
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Ellen has also written five books, most recently Home in 2015.
How long has Ellen been married to Portia?
has been married to Portia de Rossi since 2008.
She had previously dated Anne Heche, also an actress.
What did she tweet about people of color?
DeGeneres tweeted about Floyd, who died after a white police officer in kept his knee on the black man's throat for what was believed to be nearly nine minutes.
Ellen wrote: "Like so many of you, I am angry and I am sad."
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"People of color in this country have faced injustice for far too long. For things to change, things must change.
"We must commit ourselves to this change with conviction and love."
People questioned why Ellen chose to use the phrase "people of color" rather than address the black community or highlight organizations such as .
Ellen would remove the tweet before sharing two new posts about donating to the George Floyd Memorial Fund, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Black Lives Matter and the ACLU.
She addressed the controversy on her talk show on Thursday, telling her stay-at-home audience: "As a white person, I don’t always know what to say."
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"I think right now white people have to just sit in our discomfort and we have to admit there's a lot we don’t know about black people’s lives and about a black person’s experience," she added.
"There is horrible injustice towards black people that has been ignored for far too long."
She added: "I like to think that I’m doing my best, but I think it’s time that we have to look at ourselves and we have to say we have not done enough."
"I want to learn how to be a better person, how to do better.
"I was the dancing lady for a little while and now I want to help educate my audience. I want to educate myself."
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She also chatted with resident DJ tWitch about the issue.
He told her that she and others do not need to be perfect.
"At this point we just need allies," he said.
She had previously over Floyd's death.
The controversy comes as her long-running show had its season-low rating of 1.5 for the second straight week.
It has also been alleged that she .
She responded by .
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Why did Ellen defend her friendship with George Bush?
DeGeneres was pictured sitting next to former president George W Bush during an NFL game in Texas last year.
She addressed the photo on her show after Twitter users expressed their outrage.
"They thought, why is a gay Hollywood liberal sitting next to a conservative Republican president?" she said.
"A lot of people were mad. And they did what people do when they're mad... they tweet."
She would add: "Here's the thing. I'm friends with George Bush."
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"In fact, I'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs that I have."
DeGeneres also shared a tweet from a person who liked the photo: "Ellen and George Bush together makes me have faith in America again."
When did Ellen come out on her show?
Her character Ellen Morgan announced that she was gay during an episode of Ellen that aired on April 30, 1997.
Ellen became the first prime-time sitcom to feature a gay leading character.
Actress Laura Dern played Ellen's love interest on the show.
DeGeneres had revealed earlier that month that she is gay in an interview with Time.
"Yep, I'm Gay," the April 14 magazine cover revealed.
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What is Ellen's net worth?
Ellen makes about $50million a year through her talk show, according to Variety.
Her net worth is believed to be close to $500million.
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