Is Portia de Rossi Using Ellen DeGeneres?

She already used her ex-husband to obtain a Green Card. This could be a pattern with her. Ellen has money, and Portia could use some of that, not to mention, connections.\ \ What do you think? Ellen has a habit of picking women who aren''t actually into her.

• I heart Portia. She''s lovely and a really good comedic actress in her own right. If she turns out to be a scheming hustler, please send her my way.

• Portia was married?! To a MAN?!

• [quote]She already used her ex-husband to obtain a Green Card. This could be a pattern with her. Ellen has money, and Portia could use some of that, not to mention, connections.\ \ Okay, now that I''ve gotten over the fact that Portia was married to a penised person, yeah, you have to wonder if she''s a user type. Sure, she seems nice but nice people have flaws, too.\ \ Her last girlfriend was rich, so probably Portia''s motivations aren''t entirely pure.

• Getting married to get a green card? A lot of people do that.%0D\ %0D\ %0D\ I''m not sure why that makes her an evil person

• Marrying for a green card isn''t an evil thing to do if both spouses know why the marriage is taking place. Otherwise, deception is wrong.

• I think Ellen is using Portia. I think that is obvious.

• I do think Portia is using Ellen.

• I think OP is Ellen D.\ \ Hi Ellen! love ya

• Wasn''t de Rossi''s old GF Ringo Starr''s daughter? Is she rich in her own right or is she reliant on her father''s generosity and her eventual inheritance?

• It goes both ways, I''m sure. Tit for tat.

• was anne heche married to a penised person berfore hooking up with ellen? maybe ellen is the aggressive dom intent on using as a challenge.

• No, Anne Heche wasn''t married before meeting Ellen. She''d had affairs with men, including Richard Burgi & David Forsyth (her co-stars on "As The World Turns"), Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac), & Steve Martin. After Ellen, she married a cameraman & had a son with him, then left him for James Tupper (her co-star on "Men In Trees") & has had a son with him too.\ \ I seem to know way too much about this woman. I do think she''s a lovely actress, though perhaps more than a bit nuts.

• I wouldn''t put it past any "star" to use another. It is Hollywood, after all.

• I don''t think the relationship with Ringo Starr''s daughter was necessarily for perks of being wealthy (not sure Ringo''s daughter even has access to money, but she might)

• James Tupper, by the way, married to Anne Heche, is drop dead gorgeous and very sexy. %0D

• I don''t think so. everybody uses their partners, don''t they. It works bothe ways.

• [quote]It goes both ways, I''m sure. Tit for tat.\ \ Tit for cash.

  ShinjukuBaby

• How the fuck do you presume to know how Portia de Rossi feels about her wife?

• "It goes both ways, I''m sure. Tit for tat."\ \ I was deeply unstable then, but with me and Elle it was: Tit for Twat

  Anne Heche

• [quote]How the fuck do you presume to know how Portia de Rossi feels about her wife?%0D\ %0D\ The same way we know that Ben will NEVER leave Anderson and that they''re ALWAYS together. It''s collaborative fiction.

• I''ve never understood why people insist that the richer, older person in a relationship is always being "used." If they''re both happy and getting what they want out of the experience, then how is it bad or exploitative?

• If I''m not mistaken, Portia''s ex was rich from her father''s side.

• I also think it''s more likely Ellen is (or was) using Portia, than the other way around. \ \ Ellen has previous too - she kicked out her girlfriend, and moved Portia in.

• I''ve heard that Ellen can be a bitch on wheels.

• Isn''t Ellen kind of icky in that she smokes?%0D\ %0D\ Wouldn''t a vegan (Portia) object to being around an unappealing smoker?%0D\ %0D\ Ellen is funny and humorous, but less attractive than Portia. Ellen''s masculine haircut undercuts her attractiveness, as do all the fine lines and crevices on her face from smoking.%0D\ %0D\ When Ellen and Portia divorce, Portia will be set for life financially. It''s a good bargain.%0D\ %0D\ I don''t think Portia has much money - so teaming up with someone wealthy is wise all around.%0D

• Portia''s ex - Francesca Gregorini is not Ringo''s bio-child. She''s the daughter of Barbara Bach, Ringo''s current wife.\ \ Pic of the unibrowed Augusto Gregorini at the link. I always wondered how gorgeous Barbara did not pass her genes on to her daughter.

  http://leeparkinstarkey.piczo.com/?g=53603350&cr=5

• r25, how do we know they don''t have a pre-nup though? Portia may walk away with sweet FA.\ \ I wonder if Portia still finds Ellen attractive, she''s gone from soft butch (with feminine curves) to rake thin and very masculine.

• This is a very strange conversation. Portia has some very solid tv work behind her. She is likely a millionaire in her own right. She doesn''t have Ellen money but who does? How much money does a person need? %0D\ %0D\ Relationships are about more than money and status. For all we know, Ellen''s fame and business/social commitments are more of a negative than a positive for Portia. We don''t know. %0D\ %0D\ Ellen seems to be quite moody. She is very lucky to have a wife who seems to be so supportive.

• Not that it matters, but I got my cancelled soaps mixed up -- Anne Heche was on "Another World", not "As The World Turns". I loved & miss both shows, sob!

  R12

• People like Portia should have their citizenship or green card revoked and then be deported.

• [quote]she''s gone from soft butch (with feminine curves) to rake thin and very masculine.\ \ She may be a tad slimmer than she used to be, but she is hardly rake thin.

• Remember, Ellen Degeneres did that interview before the marriage to Portia stating that her and Portia would NOT have a pre-nup. %0D\ %0D\ If Portia does leave Ellen, Ellen will likely have a "breakdown."%0D\ %0D\ I wonder if Portia threatened to Ellen that she would NOT marry her unless there was no pre-nup?

• I used to see Anne Heche and her ex, Coley, all the time around my old neighborhood in L.A. He is much better looking than he photographs. He was always the one taking care of the kid while Anne spouted about, kind of trying to radiate her "stardom" around. She always made sure everyone in the place noticed her and what a good mom she was (while directing Coley what to do.

  We liked the same brunch place.

• [quote]Portia has some very solid tv work behind her. She is likely a millionaire in her own right. \ \ I have no idea what she was paid for Ally McBeal and Arrested Development, but I would be surprised if she made that much money.\ \ I''m not suggesting she''s poor, but a few years on a couple of sitcoms usually isn''t enough to leave an actor set for life.

  ShinjukuBaby

• bump.

• R21 You''re deluding yourself if you don''t realize that 9 times out of 10, that IS the reality of those situations.

• I am a stellar mom! My parenting skills are out of this world! LOOK AT ME!!!

  Celestia, shopping at Whole Foods on Santa Monica

• Why doesn''t Portia (nee Amanda Lee Rogers) speak Australian?

• They live in a nice beige house (for which, I am sure, one paid more than the other):

  http://www.architecturaldigest.com/homes/homes/2011/11/ellen-degeneres-and-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-slideshow

• Portia was granted U.S. citizenship just a few weeks ago. Now Ellen is selling her house for over $40 million dollars. Could Ellen be selling her house because there is trouble between Portia and Ellen?

• apparently, Ellen buys a new house every year because she enjoys it.

  anonymous

• Ellen is a serial house seller. I read that Ellen and Portia have been together for seven years and lived in seven different houses.

• That Anne Heche thing-what the hell was that all about? And how did she manage to wrangler not only Ellen,Richard Burgi,Steven Martin and finally,get not only one, but two hunks to marry her? Am I missing something? Should I bring the crazy,too?

  I think I'm sane and can't get one man!

• Anne Heche's current husband is gorgeous and very attractive/sexy. I wonder how Anne got him too. Anne is good looking, but she must have something special about her personality.

• "Why doesn't Portia (nee Amanda Lee Rogers) speak Australian?" Several years ago, she returned to her homeland to co-host their version of the Emmys. Her co-host asked her repeatedly to say "something Australian" to convince the audience that she hadn't gone "all Yank". She couldn't.

• r26, is that unibrow for real? I've never seen anything like it. I can't quit staring at the photo. He'd be really handsome if it weren't for the unibrow.

  That can't be real.

• r44,Anne Heche is a true Gemini just like Angelina Jolie,Stevie Nicks,Josephine Baker and Marilyn Monroe.

• I always felt that Portia will eventually break Ellen's heart, I hope it never happen.

• Ellen's a miserable bitch. I hope Portia takes her to the cleaners.

• R49, are you one of the posters on DL that had a close friend or family that had worked for Ellen on one of her programs? If, you are please tell us more about the "off-camera" Ellen.

• [quote]Why doesn't Portia (nee Amanda Lee Rogers) speak Australian? she's australian?

• Bump for the unibrow.

• I don't get it either, r21, because if the older person is being "used," the younger person is being "used" just as much. One is being used for their money, the other for their youth. If they're both happy, then I'd consider it a fair trade.

• Won't somebody please think of the unibrow?

  Sally Struthers

• "Why doesn't Portia (nee Amanda Lee Rogers) speak Australian?" Coit! There, I said it. It's Australian for 'the asshole'. Am I using Ellen? As what, my coit/carpet cleaner?

• portia normally likes femmes!

• I still can't get over the guy's eyebrow. It looks like it was painted on. Has anyone ever seen one like it before? Please look in r26's link.

• Attached is a photo of Portia and Francesca Gregorini, the step-daughter of Ringo Starr and daughter of Barbara Bach. She has millions of dollars via her father and is a countess.

  http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/People/portia.html

• And below is a photo of actress, writer Guinevere Turner, another former girlfriend of Portia's. After you've looked at Francesca and Guinevere, think of what Ellen looks like. I'm thinking she's a little bedazzled by Ellen's money and fame.

  http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/People/112004/guinevereturner.html

  R58

• [quote]I'm thinking she's a little bedazzled by Ellen's money and fame. Someone said something here that sounded it could be true: that Rossi and Degeneres feed on each other's insecurities.

• Guin Turner prefers Butches anyways, so I don't think her and Portia would have lasted.

• I don't think Portia was using Francesca. She risked a lot getting in a relationship with someone high-profile like that. She was closeted before she was dating Gregorini (even to a lot of her family), and it was their relationship that outed her. The paparazzi hounded her until managed to get some pics of them on vacation and lezzing out together, it was those pics that outed De Rossi (you can google them). Being outed like that could have completely fucked up her career which was on the rise (she was on Ally MacBeal at the time). So I think that their relationship was genuine.

• How did Portia become so fit and slim? Through Portia control.

• Funny R63!

• Why wouldn't you trust Portia, just because she married a man to get a green card? It's not like it was any kind of real relationship anyway. She was already out of the closet by then, and her male friend decided to help her stay in the country by marrying her. She has said in interviews that even though she was (and still is) good friends with the guy she married, and even though it was purely for him helping her out, it still felt weird and wrong being married to a man (in her words). Of course since she was already out, she was always dating women throughout their "marriage". And she said she felt relieved after their divorce. So she always knew she was gay. And it's clear that she loves Ellen very much, and Ellen loves her. She's said in many interviews that after a lifetime of dealing with depression and eating disorders, that Ellen saved her life. So their love is pretty strong. And with the comment about Ellen picks "untrusted women", if you're refering to Anne Heche, she was the only one! And she's bi anyway. Anne Heche has always said that she likes both men and women, so that would make her bi!

  Nikki

• r18, relax, this is DL,remember?

• Funny, if anyone used Ellen, that would definit ely be Heche !!

• her compared to "straight" women when it comes to cash, not even close. Women are thought since their tweens by women that is man is worth on how big his wallet is. women love others people money

• I really like both of them and believe it's genuine.

• R68, maybe if women were payed an equal amount they would be less inclined to consider socioeconomic status when choosing husbands. Oh, and learn how to string a coherent sentence together, asshat.

• Portia using Ellen for her money? Well why does Ellen have so much money? Her charming, funny personality. Ellen has an exceptional personality and her success is proof of that. It's more likely that's what attracted Portia to Ellen. More likely because she wouldn't have to be lying. If she were a gold-digger she'd have to keep up the facade 24hrs a day without Ellen seeing through it, which would be very difficult.

• I love Ellen. My mom just died and she loved Ellen, she got me watching the show too. I'm always going to watch Ellen now in memory of my mother. My mom was super-nice like Ellen.

• I'm sorry about your mom r72 *hugs*

• Thanks r73, yeah seeing my mom's face light up when she watched Ellen is always going to make me love her too.

• R49 = Alexandra Hedison

• pfff [r70] I don't see dykes doing this crap so take the nonsense shit somewhere else. So tell miss lesbian, how many lesbian on TV or in elsewhere are going after derelict old women just for cash. Compare that to "straight" women and that is not even close. You also know that women know make more money than men in their twenties. Check it out if you dare, you ignorant woman. Your myths are getting tiring, lesbian.

• R76 = Methed out lesbian hater Try learning the basics of English, you stupid, toxic faggot.

• I agree, r30.

• Of course she is. What can you expect from two cunts?

• @ R 27 maybe Ellen has gone rake thin as you put it to please Portia. Remember Portia has suffered with anorexia in the past. As for the Golddiggar thing how many old, wrinkled, fugly as fuck super rich men have a beautiful young woman on their arm - Lots is the answer.

  Lesbian

• R76: Care to back up your illiterate ramblings with some factual evidence, faggot cocksmoker?

• We now have a poster who can't spell "paid"?

• Portia HAD money, already...her net worth is 20 million dollars. And I doubt she married for the green card...she's an actress...all she had to do was get an acting contract with an american company, but I'm not sure about that. What I don't understand is why everyone thinks portia is beautiful...ok, I like butch women, but I enjoy looking at femmes, too...they just don't turn me on. Portia is...I guess nice. Alexandra hedison was WAY BETTER!

  cristina.siegel@verizon.net

• Is that your real email, R83? I hope not.

• Why r84? Ron Klopfanstein always posts his info here. It's nothing inflammatory.

• She didn't marry for a green card. Her douche husband hooked up with her brother's wife!!

• So did I r86, what of it?

  Portia%2C%20lovin%20the%20ladies

• Stop trolling on Lindsey Bluth.

• Ellen seems like a piece of work and the rare times I've seen Ellen's show and even rare times with Portia on it, it seems that Ellen bends over backwards for Portia. I just find it odd that Ellen was with Alexandra Hedison for years & dumped her for Portia. Same with Portia & Francesca Gregorini, although in Portia's case it was a case of "this person can help my career/fame" thing more than Francesca could.

• Francesca had a Beatles connection.

• r89 - Why is it odd? People break up, and sometimes they do it when they find someone they like better. What has Ellen done for Portia's career, anyway? She was most famous when she was on Ally McBeal, and that was ages ago. Now she's mainly famous for being Ellen's wife.

• [quote]What has Ellen done for Portia's career, anyway? Why would Portia even want a career? She'd never make the same money Ellen makes. Certainly, someone like Francesca could never afford Ellen's lifestyle.

• It seems that not many of the posters in this thread have ever actually experienced love... how sad.

• No, Portia is definitely gay. And you can tell her and Ellen totally love each other very much. They are such an adorable couple.

  Meeka

• Is it true that Ellen's an alcoholic? If so how can she manage to keep functionning as she does

• Since when a marriage needs to be all about money?

• FYI, Portia is loaded, dumbasses!!!!! She's been a working actor for 15 years!!!! That's probably why they hooked up. Ellen finally found someone who wasn;t a gold digger (anne!)

• I think Ellen truly loves Portia. Maybe not as much as she will love her replacement. Her next 30 year old blond previously straight partner trophy wife will be a model as Ellen is a Covergirl herself. Brooklyn Decker is at risk. Ellen likes those classy names. Degeneres-Decker sounds about right. Lock up your wife Roddick. Amber Heard is safe, unless she marries a dude.

  I%20really%20wanted%20Grace%20Kelly%2C%20but%20she%20is%20too%20dead%20and%20Sha