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.
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."
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 .
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."
"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.
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.