EXCLUSIVEEllen DeGeneres & Portia De Rossi Change 14th Wedding Anniversary Plans Following Anne Heche’s Death
Aug. 18 2022, Published 1:30 p.m. ET
Ellen DeGeneres took to Instagram to celebrate her 14th wedding anniversary with wife Portia de Rossi after cancelling plans for a much bigger celebrating following the death of her ex-Anne Heche.
“Now is not the time for Ellen to be partying. It would have looked awful for Ellen and Portia to be out celebrating before Anne’s body was cold,” sources tell OK!. “Big plans with their friends have been postponed until a more appropriate time.”
Insiders reveal that even though DeGeneres and Heche broke up over two decades ago, the television personality understands how much their relationship meant to people around the world.
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“We forget that there was a time when gay people couldn’t get married. Ellen and Anne were pioneers. They were one of the first out lesbian couples, changing people’s lives by just being their honest selves. Their relationship was deemed groundbreaking for LGBTQ people around the world,” adds a pal. “The outpouring of emotion took Ellen by surprise. At first, she didn’t want to comment, but then it quickly became clear that she had to. Ellen understands this moment. She is not tone-deaf to what is going on.”
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DeGeneres and Heche dated from 1997 to 2000. Following Heche’s death, DeGeneres sent her condolences to her ex’s family on social media.
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She tweeted: “This is a sad day. I’m sending Anne’s children, family and friends all of my love.”
