The two fail to show up for a scheduled charity appearance

Oct 28, 2014 14:07 GMT  ·  By
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi fail to show up for a charity event, the world assumes they had a fight
   Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi fail to show up for a charity event, the world assumes they had a fight

The whole world is still in love with Ellen DeGeneres and her goofy yet witty personality. The talk show host enjoys massive popularity in the media and from the public as well, but it seems that all is not well in her lovelife and marriage to Portia de Rossi.

Page Six claims that Ellen and Portia are headed for a messy split after the two had an “epic” fight that made them miss an appearance at a charity fundraiser for rescued animals. The report quotes an insider and mentions that the two fought bitterly on the car on the way over to the charity and had a fallout that ended up turning the car around.

Portia and Ellen never showed up for the charity event they were supposed to host, fueling rumors they had a falling out on the way over

The two were supposed to attend a Saving SPOT! fundraiser in Santa Monica, being featured on the invitations as hosts, but never showed up due to their bitter fight. Ellen and Portia, however, maintain that there must have been some misunderstanding, because they informed the charity that they weren't going to be able to show up.

“Ellen and Portia were supposed to be at the event at 5 p.m., but at 6:30 p.m., the media was still waiting for their arrival. Reporters were told they were on their way, until the head of the charity informed everyone at the end of the event that they weren’t going to make it due to ‘logistics,’” says the insider.

Saving SPOT! is a non-profit organization which focuses its efforts on rescuing dogs and finding them owners afterwards. Last year, they managed to attend the event which took place in Beverly Hills, but this year they were a no-show.

DeGeneres maintains they never agreed to appear and adds that her marriage is fine

Ellen took the time to explain to Page Six that “We were happy to lend our names as honorary chairs and the organization was always aware that we would be unable to attend. This is the first time we have seen our images attached to the invite. It was not approved and it is misleading.”

This certainly isn't the first time that Ellen and Portia spark breakup rumors. The couple has been plagued by similar reports for some time now. Most of them claimed that Portia had a drug and alcohol problem and that Ellen was struggling to cope with it.

DeGeneres also made her lawyer, Marty Singer, speak on the matter, and try to explain that there was no bitter fight in the first place. “The story is a complete lie. My client told the organizer they never agreed nor planned to attend the event. There was no fight that caused them not to attend,” he claims.

Meanwhile, the charity refused to give out any comment, enforcing the possibility that the whole fight scenario might have been made up as retaliation for the fact that the couple failed to show up for their event.

Ellen took the chance to dispel all rumors about a possible divorce from Portia de Rossi, saying that she and her wife have enjoyed a lovely summer holiday and that they are still happily married, despite all the tabloids' reports.