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In this March 7, 2019 photo released by Warner Bros., David Letterman appears with host Ellen DeGeneres during a taping of &quot;The Ellen DeGeneres Show&quot; in Los Angeles. Letterman said he stuck around on network television about 10 years too long. He made that revelation during an appearance airing Thursday on DeGeneres' talk show. Letterman quit in 2015 after 33 years as a late-night host on CBS and NBC, and is beginning his second season on his more leisurely-paced Netflix show. (Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. via AP)

David Letterman: I stayed on network TV for too long

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Kevin Hart talks to the media on the day he volunteers to serve Thanksgiving dinner to a group of homeless people at the Los Angeles Mission on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

Kevin Hart reconsiders Oscars host gig after homophobic tweets backlash

By David Bauder - Associated Press

In this Jan. 18, 2017, photo, Ellen DeGeneres, winner of the awards for favorite animated movie voice, favorite daytime TV host, and favorite comedic collaboration, speaks at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)

Ellen DeGeneres calls Academy, advocates for Kevin Hart to host the Oscars

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2017 file photo, Kevin Hart poses at Kevin Hart's &quot;Laugh Out Loud&quot; new streaming video network launch event at the Goldstein Residence in Beverly Hills, Calif. Prodded by Ellen DeGeneres, Hart says he’ll reconsider his decision to step down as host of the Academy Awards. Two days after he was named as host last Dec. 2018, Hart backed off when some of his homophobic tweets from a decade ago resurfaced. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, File)

Kevin Hart says he’s considering Oscar hosting gig again

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

Ellen DeGeneres and comedian Kevin Hart discuss his decision to back out of the 2019 Oscars after he was given an ultimatum regarding old jokes at the expense of the LGBT community, Jan 3, 2019. (Image: Twitter, Ellen DeGeneres video screenshot)

Ellen DeGeneres’ ‘second chances’ interview with Kevin Hart angers fans, LGBT viewers

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Naomi Osaka, of Japan, is hugged by Serena Williams after Osaka defeated Williams in the women's final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, in New York. Naomi Osaka told television host Ellen DeGeneres that Serena Williams said she was &quot;proud&quot; of her during the trophy ceremony while boos filled the stadium. Osaka appeared on &quot;The Ellen DeGeneres Show&quot; Wednesday.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Osaka: Serena says ‘proud’ of her on US Open trophy stand

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Former first lady Michelle Obama said Americans should "lead with hope" after daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres said she was "frightened" by the direction President Trump had taken the country. (YouTube/@TheEllenShow)

Michelle Obama to Ellen DeGeneres: ‘We have to be an open-hearted nation’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

File- This Jan. 18, 2018, file photo shows Portia de Rossi, left, and Ellen DeGeneres, winner of the awards for favorite animated movie voice, favorite daytime TV host, and favorite comedic collaboration, posing in the press room at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles. De Rossi is giving wife DeGeneres her own namesake gorilla sanctuary for her 60th birthday.De Rossi announced the gift during an episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” airing Thursday. Her donation to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund will create a permanent home in Rwanda for the organization that has been protecting endangered mountain gorillas for 50 years. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Ellen DeGeneres presented a gorilla conservation center

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A fireman checks on a clogged storm drain in the wildfire damaged Coffey Park neighborhood, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Storms brought rain to California on Monday and increased the risk of mudslides in fire-ravaged communities in devastated northern wine country and authorities to order evacuations farther south for towns below hillsides burned by the state's largest-ever wildfire. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

13 dead in Southern California as rain triggers mudslides

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and DANIEL DREIFUSS - Associated Press

Daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres on Thursday roasted President Trump's son Eric for suggesting that she's part of a "deep state" conspiracy. (YouTube/@TheEllenShow)

Ellen DeGeneres roasts Eric Trump for suggesting she’s part of ‘deep state’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, Ellen Degeneres appears during a commercial break at a taping of &quot;The Ellen Show&quot; in Burbank. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Ellen DeGeneres gets her game on in new prime-time show

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

In this Oct. 17, 2017, photo released by Warner Bros., Stephen Schuck, left, and Jesus Campos appear with host Ellen Degeneres during a taping of &quot;The Ellen DeGeneres Show&quot; at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif. Schuck, a building engineer, and Campos, a security guard, were working at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino the night of the mass shooting on Oct. 1. Campos was shot by gunman Stephen Paddock. The show airs on Wednesday. (Photo by Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.)

Hotel guard describes getting shot before Las Vegas massacre

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

Jesus Campos (center) appears on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Oct. 18, 2017. (Image: Twitter, Ellen DeGeneres)

Jesus Campos, Las Vegas security guard, breaks silence on Ellen DeGeneres’ show: ‘I saw the blood’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 1997 file photo, Ellen DeGeneres kisses her Emmy backstage at the 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif. DeGeneres won the Emmy for outstanding writing in a comedy series for &quot;Ellen.&quot; It was 20 years ago that Ellen DeGeneres made history as the first prime-time lead on network TV to come out of the closet. The episode was watched by a staggering 44 million viewers. It won an Emmy for writing, a Peabody as a landmark in broadcasting and numerous other accolades. (AP Photo/Kevork Djanzezian, File)

‘Yep, I’m Gay’: Happy 20th out anniversary, Ellen DeGeneres

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Ellen DeGeneres appears backstage during the Oscars in Los Angeles. DeGeneres made history 20 years ago as the first prime-time lead on network TV to come out, capturing the hearts of supporters gay and straight amid a swirl of hate mail, death threats and, ultimately, dark times on and off the screen. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

Ellen DeGeneres recalls pain, liberation of coming-out show

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

Emma Watson arrives at the world premiere of &quot;Beauty and the Beast&quot; at the El Capitan Theatre on Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Emma Watson, Ellen team up to pull adult nanny prank

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2016 file photo, Ellen Degeneres appears during a commercial break at a taping of &quot;The Ellen Show&quot; in Burbank. NBC said Thursday, March 2, 2017, that it has ordered six episodes of an hour-long show hosted and produced by DeGeneres. It will feature &quot;supersized&quot; versions of games played on her daytime talk show. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Ellen DeGeneres is coming back to prime time for fun, games

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