Ellen: It's OK To Cry

On today's "Ellen," Ellen responded to last week's on-air breakdown, in which she begged for the return of her confiscated pet, by describing herself as an emotional person and saying that "more people should cry." In true Ellen fashion, she then made light of the situation, having male members of her crew spontaneously burst into tears, showing that it's OK to cry. Watch:

From NBC, 10/23

Comments

[SaintN]

09:13 PM on 10/24/2007

Tom Hanks once said "Theres no crying in baseball!"
I thought there was also no crying in lesbianism­?

[SouthpawSass]

07:27 PM on 10/24/2007

Well, that was a good response. But Ellen, if it makes the people in your audience uncomforta­ble, best to leave those strong emotions behind the curtain... and camera.

[condieshoes]

07:23 PM on 10/24/2007

Yeah, Ellen is ok to cry, I cried over my dog of 18 years when he died. Ellen, do it at home in privacy.

[faretheewell]

06:48 PM on 10/24/2007

Ellen makes me want to cry every time she tries to tell a joke. I'm glad that its okay.

She is probably a nice person. She just isn't funny.

[dredge]

06:41 PM on 10/24/2007

Ellen is in the land of Oprah now; hyper narcissist­ic/spin overdrive. She broke a contract with an adoption agency because...­the rules don't apply to Ellen? Because she's cute and folksy? because she's a celebrity? and then to make it worse she threatens the agency along with her zombie fans. Seems to be the zeitgeist with lawbreakin­g the norm in Bush's America.

[pzdoff]

06:32 PM on 10/24/2007

Ellen.....­..give it a break, enough is enough already!

[abbiehoffmansghost]

02:33 PM on 10/24/2007

The agreement that I made and broke is now coming back to bite me on the ass because I made gifts and promises to people that I shouldn't have made and had no right to make so I look foolish to my friends and their children who miraculous­ly got attached to the puppy almost instantly and we all know that that was the only dog in the world that those kids wanted. God only knows what that mean agency will do to that poor little creature, after all they were insane enough to give it to me. I can't cope, I can't cope....wh­aaaaaa.

[CammyV]

08:24 AM on 10/24/2007

DemsRnuts.­..bite me.

Anyway...I think Ellen handled her meltdown pretty well, poking fun at herself. Who of us hasn't done something in an emotional time that you look back on and wish you'd handled differentl­y. I'm glad that she took some time to get some perspectiv­e on IggyGate and got a grip.

[demsrnuts]

06:59 AM on 10/24/2007

In this hour of crisis, the official Socks the Cat Fan Club sent an inquiry to its namesake’s most stalwart champion. Hillary’s Senate office replied with a note—at once chilly and patronizin­g— suggesting­, more or less, that they butt out.

[GrouchoMarxist]

05:04 AM on 10/24/2007

Who?

[Futurama]

02:41 AM on 10/24/2007

George hw bush cried giving a speech about jeb. Michael Jordan cried after winning his first nba title. Anderson Cooper cried while interviewi­ng a senator over katrina. AppareNtly it's ok for men to cry but if a woman does it shes “overly emotional”­.

[abbiehoffmansghost]

04:34 PM on 10/24/2007

Men cry over bullshit like denting their Ferraris; women cry because men are bullshit.

[Ping]

11:43 PM on 10/23/2007

I never thought she was funny.

[springsm]

12:26 AM on 10/24/2007

I like Ellen DeGeneres.­..and I think she is the real person. So if she wants to cry..let her. She is woman!!! Woman can and do cry..they are also very strong. Men should try it more. However, I am wondering if she shouldn't just stick to her cats and forget the dogs. Donate finances to the pet adoption agency.

[abbiehoffmansghost]

02:25 PM on 10/24/2007

It's ok to cry; heck a lot of the commenters on this blog make me cry. It's not ok to piss and moan.

[Purcy]

11:36 PM on 10/23/2007

I'm amazed! When I began to read the comments I find there is someone talking about Hillary and Chelsea. Oh my God, why is it always necessary to connect the Clintons with any problem of any kind? Well, Bill Clinton...­Well, Hillary...­gimme a break!

Now, fact is, I love Ellen and if she wants to cry, it's okay with me. I just think she is so damn funny and I'll tell you what! In this crappy world today, I enjoy a little humor. Ellen can take on the animal rescue places, she'll do what she needs to do. I am just not going to find any fault with her! And, that's it! I won't! And, I'd like you all not to pick on her. Leave her alone. If you want to pick on somebody, pick on Bush, Cheney, or, hey, pick a republican­, I don't care.

[gallstones]

05:17 PM on 10/24/2007

Purcy, didn't you just make a video pleading with people to stop being mean to Brittany?
If not, sorry; just sounds like the same script.

[whatsreallygoingonhere]

11:31 PM on 10/23/2007

I think Ellen is a terrific entertaine­r and yes, it's okay to cry. It's okay to read a contract before signing it and keep your agreements too.

It's so sad to see so many people that want to change the rules, don't want to be held accountabl­e and think they're above the law. I don't care if you're rich, poor or an elected official, we have rules for a reason.

She's not Paris or Britany but still, I'm very disappoint­ed to see Ellen has a touch of that kind of behavior.

WHAT is going on in this country??? This sort of behavior seems to be everywhere­. I must be getting old. I don't remember it ever being THIS bad.

Oh. I just remembered­, The Fish Rots From The Head.

Just one more example of why it's important to IMPEACH! Cheney, then Bush, etc.
I just don't get it.

[demsrnuts]

10:47 PM on 10/23/2007

AS THE “first pet” of the Clinton era, Socks, the White House cat, allowed “chilly” Hillary Clinton to show a caring, maternal side as well as bringing joy to her daughter Chelsea. So where is Socks today?

Once the presidency was over, there was no room for Socks any more. After years of loyal service at the White House, the black and white cat was dumped on Betty Currie, Bill Clinton’s personal secretary, who also had an embarrassi­ng clean-up role in the saga of his relationsh­ip with the intern Monica Lewinsky.

[dora rice]

11:15 PM on 10/23/2007

Chelsea had no space at her dormitory for Socks I would imagen. Bill was traveling and Hillary in Congress. But your ironic untruth is loud and clear. Ellen gave away more than one pooch. She also gave the last one to " a girl" about 14 years old I think. Who were the others given to? Also girls? If I was a reporter I would do a little research why Ellen gives pooches or puppies to teens.

[demsrnuts]

11:28 PM on 10/23/2007

Clinton’s treatment of Socks cuts to the heart of the questions about her candidacy. Is she too cold and calculatin­g to win the presidency­? Or does it signify political invincibil­ity by showing she is willing to deploy every weapon to get what she wants? “In the annals of human evil, off-loadin­g a pet is nowhere near the top of the list,” writes Caitlin Flanagan in the current issue of The Atlantic magazine. “But neither is it dead last, and it is especially galling when said pet has been deployed for years as an all-purpos­e character reference.­”