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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Andrew Lawrence

Ellen DeGeneres walks away from her talkshow empire and leaves behind a mixed legacy

Ellen DeGeneres and Jennifer Aniston during the taping of the final show.
Ellen DeGeneres and Jennifer Aniston during the taping of the final show. Photograph: Michael Rozman/AP

With tear-stained cheeks, Ellen DeGeneres signed off her chatshow for the final time on Thursday, ending a daytime TV juggernaut that had lasted 19 years.

The guest list for the final show included Billie Eilish, Pink and Jennifer Aniston, making her 20th appearance – a run that dates back to the syndicated chatshow’s debut. It also saw DeGeneres’s brother, Vance, and her wife, Portia de Rossi, well with emotion as the audience gave the 64-year-old host one last standing ovation.

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