
Ellen DeGeneres shares a heartfelt tribute to Tayt Andersen– a young boy born with only half his heart — after he passed away on Friday.
The former talk show host shared a video on Instagram in which she expresses her grief at Tayt’s death and sends condolences to his mother, Chrissy Becker … calling him a very special guest.
Fans will remember Tayt as a little boy who called Ellen his “girlfriend” … and, Ellen called him her “boyfriend” in return — which she jokes came as a shock to her wife, Portia de Rossi.
Ellen says Tayt brought joy and laughter to every room into which he walked … adding he will be dearly missed.
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Ellen DeGeneres Sued for Negligence After Allegedly Running Stop Sign, T-Boning Driver
The former talk show host allegedly ran through an intersection “suddenly and without any warning,” the lawsuit claims
Ellen DeGeneres is accused of causing a 2023 collision in California, according to a new lawsuit.
In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, a woman is claiming that on Oct. 16, 2023, the former talk show host, 67, ignored a stop sign while driving in Santa Barbara County, and as a result, “t-boned” the woman’s car. TMZ was first to report on Friday, Sept. 12.
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PEOPLE did not immediately receive a response from attorneys for DeGeneres or the plaintiff.
According to the lawsuit, the “intersection [where the incident occurred] is controlled by stop signs in all directions.”
The plaintiff claims she stopped for her stop sign and “made sure there were no other vehicles” present before driving forward; however, DeGeneres allegedly “suddenly and without any warning” collided into her vehicle and “t-boned” her, thus causing injury to the plaintiff.
“Ellen DeGeneres entered the intersection without stopping at the stop sign,” the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit further accuses the comedian of exhibiting “negligent conduct [that] fell below the standard of care of a reasonable person,” adding that DeGeneres “negligently caused, or contributed to causing plaintiff’s vehicle to be collided with by the defendants’ vehicle.”
Additionally, the woman says she has suffered “multiple serious personal injuries and damages” as a result.
The woman alleges she has also suffered wage loss and accrued hospital and medical expenses, among other costs, as well as “loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and anxiety.”
She is suing DeGeneres for general negligence and an undisclosed amount of compensatory damages.