Ellen DeGeneres criticized for driving wife Portia de Rossi to ER after 3 ‘weed drinks’

New York Post ^ | April 21, 2021 | Alex Heigl

[nickcarraway]

Ellen DeGeneres is catching heat online for admitting that she drove her wife, Portia de Rossi, to the hospital in March after drinking three “weed drinks” and taking over-the-counter sleep aids.

DeGeneres made the admission that what she did was “probably not safe” to Jimmy Kimmel Tuesday during a marijuana-themed episode of his show.

DeGeneres explained that she found de Rossi on the bathroom floor of their home, visibly in pain — but only after the daytime talk-show host had consumed three Cann drinks and the sleep aid melatonin. She then drove de Rossi to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy.

[ßuddaßudd]

ive seen you somewhere man ..

[wardaddy]

My little brother had a severe heart attack a few years ago

His wife and her pal were both drunk

But they had no choice except to drive him through the heavy snow to Munson Medical Center at 2am

Or he woulda died

EMT despite TV shows and wishful thinking is not an emergency room

Unless you’re lucky enough to have an emergency trauma registered nurse or PA or NP on board like lifeflight ...

I’ve had to explain to the ambulance techs what was killing me at the time...
They just didn’t have the training ..

[L.A.Justice]

I am glad to hear that Ms. de Rossi is doing OK... She was fine in SIRENS...

[L.A.Justice]

Rosie O’Donnell - once funny and a good actress. Now, just a pathetic clone of DeGeneres - old and a has-been. What a waste of talent

I do remember this film with Rosie O'Donnell...

Main reason for me to watch the film was Dana Delaney...

[minnesota_bound]

Are they saying that Portia de Rossi should have drove herself to the hospital?

[TigersEye]

Something like that I guess.

I suppose DeGeneres could have called for an ambulance but maybe she was too concerned about her friend’s condition to wait.