Celebrity Justice
Ellen Torn Up Over Gay Murder

Ellen DeGeneres broke from comedy for a few minutes on the show she taped today and got deadly serious.


Ellen looked into camera and talked about the murder of Lawrence King, a 15-year-old student in Oxnard, Ca. King, who was gay, was allegedly shot to death by a fellow male student whom he asked to be his Valentine.

Ellen was on the verge of tears and as close to political as she gets. The show airs tomorrow, check local listings.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, Ellen DeGeneres

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46. 4. Lots of black kids shoot each other EVERY DAY. Where are her tears for that? Hypocrite!

Posted at 7:46PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Crabby
Oprah.................

Posted at 8:47PM on Feb 28th 2008 by CrabbyPantz

47. #1---Same to you, you hateful bigot.

Posted at 8:47PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Jan

48. #6--I've seen your posts before---I have to wonder exactly what is wrong with you mentally?

Posted at 8:50PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Laurie

49. This is really sad. It was so wrong for a child to be murdered by another child. but Ellen saying "Being gay is okay" is not true. It clearly states in God's word that homosexuality is a sin. Im not discriminating. I know many gay people and they are nicer than alot of straight people that I know. But homosexuality is still a sin. God created partnership to be with one man and one woman forever. America is so confused these days and it makes me really sad

Posted at 8:50PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Chandler

50. WHEN I WAS IN HIGHSCHOOL, 79 GRAD, WE HAD A CROSS-DRESSING GAY, HE DIDN'T BOTHER STRAIGHT PEOPLE. HE WAS ON THE WRESTLING TEAM, AND WENT ON TO BE STATE CHAMPION. WE SEEN HIM AT COMMON PARTIES AND THE BARS, AND HE WAS FRIENDLY, WITHOUT BEING A PROMOTER OF HIS LIFESTYLE, UNFORTUNATELY, HE WAS KILLED IN A DRUNK DRIVING CRASH. IT IS ALL ABOUT A WAY A PERSON CARRIES THEMSELF, AND CONDUCTS THEIR DAILY LIFE ACCORDINGLY. IF THIS KIDS PARENTS KNEW HE WAS GAY, THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE ACCOMODATIONS TO GET HIM BETTER SKILLED IN HOW TO CARRY HIMSELF. LIFE IS NOT FAIR, IN LOVE AND WAR............

Posted at 8:52PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Kawalawala

51. #61Chandler
Snap out of it. There is no God!

Posted at 8:54PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Alexa

52. being gay isn't a choice or a lifestyle, it's just the way someone is. why do people feel threatened by that? it's not like a gay person can hit you with a "gay stick" and turn you gay! the poor kid was probably led to believe by cruel classmates that the other boy actually was interested in him!

Posted at 8:54PM on Feb 28th 2008 by jen

53. So many people post, but why do they not leave their full names. Have the courage to stand behind your opinion! It reminds me of a group of people who put on the white hoods to hide their identities.

Posted at 8:55PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Teresa Hively

54. I think what probably happened is that Brandon got made fun of and accused of being gay because Lawrence hit on him. Now, I'm definitely NOT in ANY way, shape, or form suggesting that killing Lawrence was right or deserved, but I'm just wondering if that's why Brandon felt such a strong desire to kill Lawrence--to get revenge on the person who caused him humiliation. Obviously, this is a child who already had serious problems and I guess this was the last thing that finally him over the edge.

It's a very poor reflection on our society that a gay person hitting on a straight person is apparently so humiliating and offensive that a child would actually kill another child for it. And HOW exactly did this child get his hands on a gun in the first place? Why aren't more people asking THAT?!

Posted at 8:55PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Anonymous

55. I don't bame her....just because someone is different, doesn't mean they deserve to be shot...it's sad.

Posted at 8:57PM on Feb 28th 2008 by just my input

56. Why do you people continually pull the race card???? if you really want to know what others thing of the whole black on black crime.... chew on this.
Most of the time the black on black crimes are result of gang violence..... these kids know right from wrong and yet they are in gangs polluting the streets w/ guns drugs and god only knows what else and when they kill EACH OTHER we are supposed to feel bad for them??
I don't think so
Being gay isn't a choice ......... being in a violent street gang is something you do when you are a heartless hood rat w/ nothing better to do with your life.
Comparing this poor boy being shot to death by that animal is weak

Posted at 9:00PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Sanity Lost

57. Teresa Hively, perhaps I can't speak for everyone, but personally, I never leave my name, let alone my full name, because you never know what people will do with information of any kind they find about you online. Besides, on a site like TMZ, people tend to post under each other's names. Look what they do to this girl named Kelli! At least when you go by "Anonymous", it doesn't matter in the least if anyone takes the name because we can ALL be anonymous and people know that.

Posted at 9:00PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Anonymous

58. Where is Frederick Moore these days? I miss the Kats/Nu Kats/Boy Next Door.
Lost My TV Guide said The King Of the Wild Frontier and who was Queen of the Prom?
It's never too late for the "Record Deal".
Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow MEOW!!!

Meet you at the Starwood guys!

Posted at 9:01PM on Feb 28th 2008 by hank

59. COME TO CHINATOWN...........ASK FOR ....KANE.........OR.........KAPU............

Posted at 9:07PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Kawalawala

60. Ellen Degenerate took a break from comedy, did anybody notice?

Posted at 9:08PM on Feb 28th 2008 by FlBiker

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