Most Controversial Coming Out Stories By Hollywood Stars

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Ellen DeGeneres

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Ellen DeGeneres memorably came out in the cover of Time in 1997 with the headline: “Yep, I’m Gay.” Ellen is a high profile American comedian, television presenter, actress, writer and producer. On the hugely popular show, Ellen, she dances daily, makes her audience laugh, and celebrates people for who they are on her talk show. Conversely, it is hard to imagine a time when Ellen was burdened with shame. Before she publicly came out, she once expressed, “I was carrying around this sadness inside and the shame of the fact that I was gay. Why am I ashamed of who I am? And who’s everybody else to tell me that that’s wrong? It’s my life.” It was more than two decades ago, April 14, 1997, that Ellen confirmed the inner cob webs that she has been building up for many years. Now, she it OUT and proud!