7. What it meant to be gay in Hollywood for the couple.
Ellen DeGeneres came out as a gay person in 1997, and things were not easy for her or for the LGBTQIA+ community at the time. Some people wrote negative articles about her and her sitcom, “Ellen,” because of this announcement. However, the character’s coming out eventually helped with ratings for a while. However, ABC eventually canceled the show due to low ratings. DeGeneres has spoken about how she hit rock bottom after the show’s cancellation but has since recovered and continues to work.
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