TWITTER STORM

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 criticized for comments she made about 's death.

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on Betty DeGeneres' 90th birthday.

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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