LOS ANGELES — Ellen DeGeneres has expressed support for former partner Anne Heche following the actor's fiery car crash last week in Mar Vista.
Heche was hospitalized Friday after crashing her car into a house, which caused it to catch on fire. She is in a coma after sustaining significant burns. A spokesperson for Heche told the L.A. Times that, as of Monday, the actor "is in critical condition" with "a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention."
When approached by a Daily Mail photographer Monday in Santa Barbara, DeGeneres, who dated Heche from 1997 to 2000, was asked about her ex's condition. DeGeneres kept her response short and to the point: "We're not in touch with each other, so I wouldn't know."
