On Sunday afternoon comedian talk show host Ellen DeGeneres was spotted sitting next to and laughing with former President George W. Bush in a box suite during the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers game.
Once the video went viral, liberals polished off their pitchforks and went after the lesbian comedian; calling Bush a “war criminal” and showing his opposition to LGBT rights during his administration. On her show Monday, DeGeneres explained she was friends with Bush and that it was okay to be friends with people they disagree with.
And while she advocated for friendliness especially at a time when the political climate has divided millions, she inadvertently and ironically exposed her own hypocrisy.
Ellen DeGeneres wasn’t the first person to come out as gay in the 1990s but when she did, the prolific standup comedian was blacklisted from Hollywood – at least for a time. DeGeneres was on her way to reconsidering a career path until she was offered a daytime talk show and the rest is history.
DeGeneres frequently preaches empathy and she literally puts her money where her mouth is by gifting the audience or struggling families all the time.
But when DeGeneres was spotted sitting next to former President Bush on Sunday afternoon in a box suite during the Cowboys-Packers game, it unleashed something she probably never expected.
Here is what she had to say about the video of the two going viral the next day:
Yes, that was me at the Cowboys game with George W. Bush over the weekend. Here’s the whole story. pic.twitter.com/AYiwY5gTIS
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) October 8, 2019
Mostly, people criticized DeGeneres for being friends with a “war criminal” and how his administration conducted rampant “tortures.” Also, his track record on the LGBT community.
But in a weird twist of fate, Hollywood veterans and journalists put themselves in the limelight to expose her hypocrisy; claiming she’s the last person who should preach friendliness because, essentially, DeGeneres treats her staff like trash.
New York Times journalist Kyle Buchanan simply wrote in response to her “kindness” comment, “Maybe she could start with the people who work on her show.”
Maybe she could start with the people who work on her show https://t.co/RiNMZETNg7
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) October 8, 2019
Benjamin Siemon, a self-proclaimed LGBT television writer, wrote, “As many people have already pointed out, anyone who has lived in Los Angeles long enough knows friends who have written for “Ellen” and therefore knows that Ellen is one of the last people who should be advising how to get along with others.”
As many people have already pointed out, anyone who has lived in Los Angeles long enough knows friends who have written for “Ellen” and therefore knows that Ellen is one of the last people who should be advising how to get along with others.
— Benjamin Siemon (@BenjaminJS) October 8, 2019
Standup comedian Hampton Yount wrote, Ellen is a notorious piece of sh-t to her staff and the other is a war criminal. And yes, I’m a jerk
Ellen is a notorious piece of shit to her staff and the other is a war criminal. And yes, I’m a jerk
— Hampton Yount (@Hamptonyount) October 8, 2019
Journalist and producer Brett Banditelli wrote, “Congratulations [Ellen Show]. Whoever runs this account please print this out and show the staff. Or just leave it around the studio. Maybe print out a full size poster and put it in Ellen’s dressing room. Paint a wall with it in the green room?”
Congratulations @TheEllenShow. Whoever runs this account please print this out and show the staff. Or just leave it around the studio. Maybe print out a full size poster and put it in Ellen’s dressing room. Paint a wall with it in the green room? pic.twitter.com/MO0tma2THO
— Brett Banditelli (@banditelli) October 8, 2019
And there you have it. Apparently, Ellen Degeneres does not practice what she preaches.