Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi deliver boxes of PPE supplies to fire department in LA… after sparking backlash for quarantine joke
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Ellen DeGeneres recently sparked backlash for a joke she made about quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic.
But it appears the 32-time Emmy winner and wife Portia de Rossi are continuing to use their means to help fight the global crisis.
She and de Rossi were spotted Saturday unloading boxes at a fire department in Santa Barbara after revealing de Rossi’s art company would be making face shields for medical workers.
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Special delivery: Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi were spotted Saturday unloading boxes at a fire department in Santa Barbara
The 62-year-old kept warm in a beige zipped-up jacket, complemented with slim grey pants.
She finished the look with black leather booties, protective disposable gloves and a black face mask.
De Rossi, 47, cut a chic look in a collarless knee-length burnt orange duster with a black top and skinny blue cargo pants.
She completed the ensemble with a black leather belt, matching boots and some disposable gloves and face mask of her own.
Keeping warm: The 62-year-old kept warm in a beige zipped-up jacket, complemented with slim grey pants
Protective measures: She finished the look with black leather booties, protective disposable gloves and a black face mask
Chic display: De Rossi, 47, cut a chic look in a collarless knee-length burnt orange duster with a black top and skinny blue cargo pants. She completed the ensemble with a black leather belt, matching boots and some disposable gloves and face mask of her own
Heavy lifting: They unloaded a large Home Depot box at the fire department, shortly after packing it into their car with some large canvases
Giving back: The outing came after they announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that de Rossi’s company General Public is producing face shields
To the frontlines: The Arrested Development star said: ‘We are now making face shields for hospital workers that will be distributed around Southern Californian hospitals’
They unloaded a large Home Depot box at the fire department, shortly after packing it into their car with some large canvases.
The outing came after they announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that de Rossi’s company General Public is producing face shields.
The Arrested Development star said: ‘We are now making face shields for hospital workers that will be distributed around Southern Californian hospitals.
‘We’re slated to make about 2,100 tomorrow, but we can make in the tens of thousands.’
DeGeneres recently returned to her talk show with a remote production, after going off the air last month due to COVID-19 concerns.
Tens of thousands: She revealed that the 3D printing art company made 2,100 in a day but ‘can make in the tens of thousands’
Back on the air: DeGeneres recently returned to her talk show with a remote production, after going off the air last month due to COVID-19 concerns
Insensitive joke: Earlier this week, she sparked backlash with a joke she made on her show, comparing quarantine in her mansion to prison
Like jail: She said: ‘This is like being in jail, is what it is. It’s mostly because I’ve been wearing the same clothes for ten days and everyone in here is gay’
High risk: The joke didn’t land particularly well, given that the prison population is currently at high risk of contracting the virus
Earlier this week, she sparked backlash with a joke she made on her show, comparing quarantine in her mansion to prison.
She said: ‘This is like being in jail, is what it is. It’s mostly because I’ve been wearing the same clothes for ten days and everyone in here is gay.’
The joke didn’t land particularly well, given that the prison population is currently at high risk of contracting the virus.
The Finding Dory star has since quietly removed the joke from that episode before uploading it online.
Quick delete: The Finding Dory star has since quietly removed the joke from that episode before uploading it online
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