Ellen Degeneres Is Being Sued for Making a Breast Joke on Her Chat Show
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SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2016 Ellen DeGeneres is being sued for making a breast joke on her chat show he 58-year-old presenter is the subject calls and voice mails’ while she was at a funer- of a lawsuit from a business owner al. Titi is suing for “defamation, false light Tnamed Titi Pierce, whose company in invasion of privacy, misappropriation of like- Georgia, US, was named in a segment of the ness, and intentional infliction of emotional show titled ‘What’s Wrong With These Ads... distress.” Elsewhere, Ellen - who is married to and These Signs’. Titi, who is a real estate Portia di Rossi - recently admitted she doesn’t agent, says she was mocked in the piece on regret not having children because she does- ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ because the pre- n’t think it would be fair to raise them in the senter changed the pronunciation of her spotlight. She said: “I think in this profession it name to “titty” - which means breasts. She can be really tough for children. It’s hard for says nobody has made the mistake in 35 years them to have to share their parents with the and she “suffered stress, emotional distress, world.” The former ‘Ellen’ star added it can be embarrassment, humiliation, anger, and other tough enough when she’s out with her nieces mental pain and suffering” according to court as the girls find it frustrating having to share papers obtained by TMZ. The documents sub- her with other people. She said: “When we’re mitted also state Titi’s mobile number was out in public and people want to talk to me flashed across the screen and this led to her they’re like, ‘Why does everybody want your receiving ‘ridiculing and harassing phone time? Why aren’t you just with me?’ “ Justin Bieber has re-followed his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez on Instagram everal fans of the former couple, who Justin’s Instagram also shows he most call themselves Jelena believers, point- recently followed Hailey Baldwin, who he’s Sed out that on Sunday (05.06.16) the been romantically linked to, and model Bella ‘Company’ hitmaker had hit the follow but- Hadid. However, while they appear to have ton on the 23-year-old pop beauty’s page settled their differences, Selena recently showing he is still interested in what she is admitted she’s “so done” with all the specu- up to. His decision to follow the ‘Heart lation surrounding their romance. She said: Wants What It Wants’ singer shows relations “At first I didn’t care. To me it was: I’m 18, I between them must have improved because have a boyfriend, we look cute together, we Justin previously unfollowed Selena in like that. Then I got my heart broken and I November 2014 after they split up. It’s the cared. Because people had no idea what was first social media interaction concerning the going on, but everywhere it was a million ex-lovers since Justin, 22, - who had an different things. I was kind of in a corner, on/off relationship with Selena from 2011 to banging my head against the wall. I didn’t 2014 - shared a throwback photo of them know where to go. “I’m so exhausted. I hon- kissing on the photo-sharing app back in estly am so done. I care about his health and March, which lead to Selena attending well-being. But I can’t do it anymore.” Selena Justin’s ‘Purpose World Tour’ show at the is yet to follow her ex back. Staples Center in Los Angeles on March 23. A man attempted to burn down Dash in West Hollywood on Monday he shop - owned by sisters Kourtney Kardashian, Kim main reasons she agreed to appear on ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashian West, Khloe Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kardashians’. And Kourtney, 37, was the one who told her sister TKylie Jenner - has been targeted by a man who has tried to Dash would help her get back on her feet after their father Robert set fire to the property at around midday. Witnesses say they saw Kardashian’s death from cancer in 2003. She said: “(Kourtney told a a “lit object” being hurled through the window of the outlet, me) we’re going to open a women’s clothing store, and you’re according to a police report obtained by the Los Angeles Times. going to run it’, Because I just needed structure. I needed some- Glass was shattered after the culprit threw the missile and when thing to do every day. She added: “Kim and my mom really want- police arrived at the scene they discovered the “heavy object” ed to do the TV show, and Kourtney and I were like, ‘All we want- was smoldering. What’s more, they discovered a bottle of lighter ed to do was the kids store and Dash. [Show producer] Ryan fluid outside the property. However, the LAPD found no damage Seacrest was like, ‘Well, I only want you on if it’s a family show.’ to stock or contents of the retail store. The culprit has since (We said) ‘well, if you film at the store, and it’s our commercial, escaped and no arrests have been made though police are con- then we’ll be on it.’ “ The original store opened in Calabasas, tinuing to investigate the crime and are checking CCTV. Dash was California, in 2006, but it was relocated to West Hollywood six one of the Kardashian’s original businesses before the reality TV years later. stars ventured into the world of TV, makeup and mobile apps and Khloe, 31, once revealed that promoting the shop was one of the.