This week Mrs. Pearlmania does a deep dive into the contradiction of the life and career of Ellen Degeneres. A LGBTQ icon who had the courage to speak and come out much earlier than most. She also used her platform to advocate for visibility and many LGBTQ advocacy projects. However there is a dark side that includes countless bullying accusations, and a close friendship with a war criminal.

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0:00 Intro - The Two Ellen Degeneres's 0:18 Is Ellen Good or Evil? 3:46 Ellen's Early Life 10:40 Ellen Starts Performing Comedy 16:34 Ellen breaks into TV and Movies 21:02 Ellen's Self Titles Sitcom 29:11 Her Disney Ride is Propaganda 34:23 Ellen Comes out on TV 46:55 Anne Heche's Crazy Past 52:13 The Backlash for Coming Out in the 90's 1:18:31 Portia de Rossi enters the picture 1:27:47 Finding Nemo and the Ellen Talk Show 1:40:18 Ellen's Marriage 1:46:31 Using her platform to advocate for LGBTQ causes 1:52:28 Friendship with George W. Bush 1:56:04 Twitter Cancelled Ellen for Bullying 2:04:14 Ellen vs. Dakota Johnson 2:10:10 Ellen goes off the air and escapes to England