Comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres’ Santa Barbara home has been burglarized, according to reports.
Local TV station KEYT reports that burglars stole expensive jewelry and watches from the home of DeGeneres and her wife, actress Portia de Rossi on July 4. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s office has opened an inquiry into the incident, and is currently investigating if the burglary is connected to a rash of other burglaries of celebrity homes in the Los Angeles area.
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The home of DeGeneres & de Rossi has become a high-profile location during the days of the coronavirus, as the host broadcasts her popular talk show from the house.
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The news also comes at a precarious time for Ellen DeGeneres, as she has become the subject of wild rumor, innuendo and accusations of cruelty toward employees. A former bodyguard has accused DeGeneres of demeaning him, while other ex-employees have charged that DeGeneres picks on her staff for everything from having chipped nail polish to chewing gum. Others charge that they’ve seen Ellen explode into fits of anger at friends and show guests.
Ellen DeGeneres has yet to comment publicly on the burglary…or the accusations of her associates.
EdWoody
Burgled, not burglarized.
Not that I’m surprised, of course – this is the culture that says “de-plane” at the airport because they forgot the word “disembark” exists.
MacAdvisor
As the Merriam Webster online dictionary points out, “The verb form of burglary can be either burglarize or burgle. “Burglarize,” like many verb forms, is made by adding the suffix -ize, and this form is more common in American English. Burgle is a back-formation (a word formed by subtraction of a real or supposed affix from an already existing longer word), and is more common in British English. Both are widely accepted as correct.”
justyouandi
She wasn’t robbed because she wasn’t present. Her home was burglarized.
EdWoody
Putting aside my previous complaint, this at least is correct. Robbery and burglary are not synonyms – the former is when when things are stolen directly from the owner, the latter is when they are stolen in the owner’s absence.
SoCalDave
You must be one incredible bore to be around, EdWoody.
WRJMitchell
Oh yeah… Because Ellen pay the price because she mean to the people…
IanHunter
Another “Bling Ring”. I thought she was isolating herself at home. Was she at home when they broke in?
storm45701
Her house is so huge she wouldn’t know for days if someone broke in or not. 17,000 square feet.
ElPillo
“… as she has become the subject of wild rumor, innuendo and accusations of cruelty toward employees” which Queerty has so earnestly focused on broadcasting and sharing at every opportunity.
butchqueen
1) Home
2) Owner’s
3) Insurance
derek mcgillicuddy
She owns jewelry? That’s as bad as wearing nail polish.