Portia de Rossi thought she killed her 99-year-old grandmother when she came out

Portia de Rossi on Ellen’s show
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Actress Portia de Rossi explained how she thought she killed her 99-year-old grandmother when she came out by telling her that she was dating Ellen DeGeneres.

De Rossi – who is best known for her roles on Ally McBeal, Arrested Development, and Scandal – appeared on her wife’s show yesterday and talked about how she came out to her beloved grandmother, who she said was a “huge fan” of Ellen’s 90s sitcom Ellen.

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Her grandmother “wouldn’t miss an episode, until the episode where she came out,” de Rossi said, referring to the 1997 episode where Ellen’s character and Ellen herself came out.

“I know I’m gay at this point, I love my Gran,” she continued. “The minute that Ellen came out, she refused to watch the show. In fact, if a commercial for the show came on, she would change the channel and say, ‘That disgusting woman.’”

“That didn’t bode well for me,” she said.

De Rossi said that she…

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