Celebrity Justice
Ellen Cancels Taping

Ellen DeGeneresEllen DeGeneres has canceled the taping of her show today.

This comes days after an emotional week for Ellen, who broke down in tears on Tuesday's show, as she recalled how Iggy the dog was ripped away from her hairstylist's home by a rescue organization.

The show issued this statement: "Ellen is taking a long weekend and will be back with a new show on Tuesday."

We're told that Ellen's producers asked country crooner Keith Urban -- who was previously scheduled to appear on the show -- to perform for audience members who had already arrived for the taping, not knowing it was canceled.

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1. FIRST!!!

Posted at 5:04PM on Oct 18th 2007 by Brittany

2. something is up with this, why was she so emotional and vocal and blahblah ...i'm telling you, there is more to this than meets the eye.

To fishy

Posted at 5:09PM on Oct 18th 2007 by NYCBabe

3. Let's just stop now - please! Iggygate needs to be kicked to the curb.

Posted at 5:08PM on Oct 18th 2007 by Not 2 PC

4. She had no right to give Iggy to someone who had not been approved by the rescue organization!

Posted at 5:09PM on Oct 18th 2007 by Snarksnarksnark

5. I hope the family gets the dog back!!

Posted at 5:09PM on Oct 18th 2007 by Jennifer Flavell

6. I've alway adored Ellen but that was quite the public meltdown. Did she forget to take her meds?

Posted at 5:09PM on Oct 18th 2007 by Some Faustkateer

7. This is just out of hand. Ellen should have read the fine print. The adoption agency only cares for the welfare of the dog... as they SHOULD!

If you don't like the rules you agreed to, then don't agree to them in the first place.

Ellen needs to grow up and move on.

Posted at 5:09PM on Oct 18th 2007 by Nor Cal TMZ reader

8. Oh, poor baby. "Emotional week" for a spoiled celebrity who can't admit she was wrong. How about the women who lost their shelter? And the kids who got the dog taken away when it was all ELLEN'S fault for not reading? It's a hell of a lot more "emotional" for those parties..wouldn't you say?

Posted at 5:10PM on Oct 18th 2007 by Amara

9. Ellen is being a big DRAMA QUEEN and making too much of this ordeal. It is not such a big crisis for her to have to cancel taping of her show!!! Get over it ellen and buy Ruby another dog! Iggy has moved on!

Posted at 5:14PM on Oct 18th 2007 by ms. pretty

10. Apparently this was the SECOND dog Ellen "adopted" recently that didn't get along with her cats. For heaven's sake, can't that be determined beforehand?!

Posted at 5:11PM on Oct 18th 2007 by Some Faustkateer

11. SICK OF THIS -- ELLEN, GET BACK ON YOUR MEDS. YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE A NUT CASE!!!

Posted at 5:13PM on Oct 18th 2007 by Dallas

12. Elen is trying to have that shelter shut down because she is pissed at the owners, I don't believe for a secound that Ellen is that broken up over a pet that was never harmed or in any danger of being miss treated all this behavior by her willsurely reek havoc on that shelter just as Ellen wants to happen.

Posted at 5:58PM on Oct 18th 2007 by jusbcos

13. I love Ellen but she really needs to get a life!!!!

Posted at 5:15PM on Oct 18th 2007 by Shelley

14. Seems on the news today that Ellen and her people made quite a few threats to the mutts people and tryed to use her status to get what she wanted. Doesnt seem to be working so shes probably very upset. I know someone who was a helper at the big awards show and was assigned to ellen ...seems she was not very friendly and thought she was quite something. Point being she may not be so easy to deal with as she appears on her show ? I dont know ,

Posted at 5:38PM on Oct 18th 2007 by D

15. Ok, everybody needs to understand. What Ellen should have done if she wanted the dog to go to those people, she should have taken the dog back to the place and tell the woman that the dog was to much for her and she wanted to give the dog to her hair dresser. and explain that her hair dresser is a really good woman and have a really good family, you know explain everything and then the people at the dog place would have let the woman come up there and sign papers for the dog. Ellen should have done everything right from the beginning and it wouldn't be such a big deal as it is now. The woman at the dog place said it right, Ellen gave the dog to her hair dresser and what if the hair dresser got tired of the dog and gave it to someone else and later on they can't find the dog and the dog might end up tied up to someone's tree outside somewhere. Ellen and everyone that is behind Ellen need to get over because she signed the papers and the agreement, so since she didn't follow by the rules, she lose.

Posted at 11:36PM on Oct 18th 2007 by Anjel Webb

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