10 Questions for Ellen DeGeneres

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I'd like to see it get a little smarter. Sometimes the entertainment industry doesn't give the public enough credit for getting things, and so they keep lowering the bar instead of raising it. There seem to be a lot of jokes at people's expense, whether it's a magazine making fun of someone's clothes or a stand-up comic pointing out something a person did wrong. We don't even notice it anymore. It's become common to tear somebody down. I don't find it funny.

HOW'S YOUR LOVE LIFE THESE DAYS?

It's fine. People know I'm in a relationship, and that's all they need to know. I don't try to hide it. I'm very happy.

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