Ellen DeGeneres is, indisputably, one of TV's favorite faces.
Since its launch in September 2003, The Ellen DeGeneres Show has shattered ratings records
and helped her become one of the biggest names in Hollywood.
In 2016, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and in 2017, at age 59, she
broke the People's Choice Awards record for most wins when she took home her 20th award.
Despite all those accolades and her huge fan base, daytime's nicest host has managed to
make a few enemies along the way.
These are the celebrities who supposedly can't stand the comedic icon.
Kathy Griffin
In 2016, two-time Emmy-winner Kathy Griffin published Kathy Griffin's Celebrity Run-Ins:
My A-Z Index.
In the tell-all book, Griffin dishes dirt on more than 125 celebs, including DeGeneres.
Even though she didn't name DeGeneres outright, Griffin leaves little doubt about her identity.
She wrote:
"I'm almost positive a certain beloved daytime talk show host once had me kicked out of a
backstage dressing room at the Emmy Awards.
I can't prove it, but this person, who has short blonde hair, has a mean streak that
all of Hollywood knows about."
The drama seems far from over.
Griffin told The Hollywood Reporter in 2016 that she received a harsh call from DeGeneres
about Celebrity Run-Ins, saying:
"[DeGeneres] was extremely upset.
[...] We kind of got into it, and I'm not going to lie, after I hung up, I sobbed like
a baby.
I admire her and, you know, it was a difficult conversation.
But hey, it came with the territory."
Joan Rivers
In a November 2016 interview with Access Hollywood, Kathy Griffin admitted that her bad blood
with DeGeneres is rooted in DeGeneres' rocky relationship with the late Joan Rivers.
"Almost every time Joan Rivers and I got together we'd be like, like…
'Anything from Ellen?'
'No' 'You?'
'No' and it wasn't like 'Ugh!' it was more like 'I wish we were better at supporting
each other.'"
Griffin continued with a passive-aggressive compliment of sorts:
"Joan Rivers didn't have a mean bone in her body, and I wish Ellen really would have celebrated
her more, because Ellen has such an amazing, incredible platform and she's such a true
influencer."
Drew Barrymore
When NBC's First Dates launched in April 2017, it appeared to have all the makings of a hit
show.
Executive produced by DeGeneres and narrated by Drew Barrymore, the series set out to "explore
all of the simple wonders of a first date."
But according to In Touch, the relationship between the show's celebrity duo may be anything
but friendly.
A source told the magazine:
"Ellen and Drew are a case of oil and water.
Ellen expected to be the one calling the shots, but Drew thinks she should have creative control
because she's the movie star people are tuning in to see."
Caitlyn Jenner
During a headline-making appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2015, Caitlyn Jenner
was asked about same-sex marriage and admitted that she wasn't totally onboard with the idea.
"At first I was not for it, I thought…
I'm a traditionalist."
Following that interview, DeGeneres went on The Howard Stern Show and accused Jenner of
being too judgemental.
"You're wanting people to understand and accept you, this is like, really confusing to people
and you still have a judgment about gay people and marriage."
Jenner revisited that infamous interview with DeGeneres years later in her memoir, The Secrets
of My Life, and again during an appearance with radio personality Andy Cohen.
"Because she asked me before the interview, 'Would you mind explaining?
I heard you had a progression when it came to gay marriage and marriage equality.
[...] Then all of a sudden Ellen comes back and said, 'Sounds like you're really not for
it.'
And I said, 'No, I just said I was for it, but it was a progression.'"
Kelly Ripa
Michael Strahan and Kelly Ripa were one of the morning show circuit's favorite duos while
co-hosting Live! with Kelly and Michael from 2012 to 2016.
But when Strahan abruptly announced he was leaving the show to join ABC's Good Morning
America, their relationship quickly crumbled.
"I am leaving this show."
When DeGeneres invited Strahan to appear on her show in October 2017, Ripa was reportedly
none too pleased.
According to Star, "Cozying up with Michael was like telling the world she had taken his
side and was taunting Kelly."
The tabloid claimed that
"It took [DeGeneres] a little while, but after the show aired, she realized how hurtful it
must have been" and allegedly reached out to Ripa to apologize.
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