Anyone who watches the Ellen DeGeneres show, or even listens to the radio has heard about her situation with Iggy the dog. After Ellen gave her newly adopted dog to her hairdresser and the hairdresser’s two daughters, the dog rescue organization took the dog away claiming that Ellen violated the adoption agreement. Apparently Ellen was told the dog cannot be around children for safety reasons, and Ellen gave the dog to her hairdresser knowing she had two daughters.
Ellen made a complete scene over the situation, sobbing and telling her viewers how horrible it was for the organization to take the dog away. According to TMZ.com, Ellen cancelled the taping of her show. Her publicist claimed she needed a long weekend to relax.
NBC has claimed that on Wednesdays show Ellen told viewers she refused to speak until the dog is returned to the hairdresser and her daughters. The situation has gotten so bad that the owner of the rescue organization had to shut down her business for the day after Ellen sobbed on her show. The situation has gone completely out of hand, and not only has Ellen put the owners business in jeopardy, but she’s ruining her image as well. Ellen has never come off as a typical celebrity that thinks the world revolves around them and can get anything they want. One of the reasons I feel Ellen’s show is so popular is because viewers can easily relate to her. By carrying on like a child and refusing to speak until a dog is given back to people who are not even its rightful owner has turned Ellen’s image to be one of a pretentious celebrity. Clearly, Ellen’s publicist has to take action to do something to get Ellen’s reputation back to what it was before this whole incident.
http://www.tmz.com/2007/10/18/ellen-cancels-tapings/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21359655/
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