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Portia to Ellen: I Want to Be a DeGeneres!

8/9/2010 3:51 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Portia to Ellen: I Want to Be a DeGeneres!

TMZ has learned ... Portia de Rossi will become Portia DeGeneres.

Ellen DeGeneres Wife - Portia de Rossi Name Change

Portia has filed a petition to legally change her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres.  She filed the papers in L.A. County Superior Court last Friday.

As for why ... the petition says, "Petitioner is taking the last name of her spouse."

Portia and Ellen DeGeneres were married in August, 2008.

Name change petitions are routinely granted. 


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fuddyduddy:  553 days ago

Both of these ladies seem very happy. I do wish them well. I love Ellen's humor!

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Sam:  553 days ago

First!!!Gay USA!!!

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awards:  553 days ago

How sweet! Please set a good example for us all!

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ender0x24:  553 days ago

nasty

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CJ:  553 days ago

Good for them.

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Cali MJ Fan:  553 days ago

YAY! Good for Portia! What a beautiful couple.

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Bill F. Murray:  553 days ago

Ellen's lucky, Portia's hot!

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Santa:  553 days ago

I'll bet Ellen's tongue is going to get worn out. (Better buy a good strap-on instead) :O)~

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Missy:  553 days ago

humanity exists because God created Adam and then he created Eve.

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midwest gal:  553 days ago

I don't get it. Why does one woman have to try to look like a guy and wear men's clothing and the other look feminine?

Why can't both of them look feminine? Why isn't Ellen taking Portia's last name?

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Truth:  553 days ago

WHO THE EFF CARESSS!!!! AND WHY IS NEWSWORTHY, HARVEY? DEF. SLOW NEWSDAY... NEXT.

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Cartman:  553 days ago

I now pronounce you pervert and pervert.

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Monsanto is evil:  553 days ago

so ellen is the dude in the relationship?

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raiders:  553 days ago

doesnt matter cause thyre gonna burn in the end. the bible says so.

ps- the Raiders are goin all the way y'all

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br:  553 days ago

P does not want to be like tammy. Elen better watch out. P is a great actress but she has really stepped back since she got with ellen. Its not like they plan on kids, ellen said no. Hope ellen got a pre nup

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