Ellen DeGeneres’ Bold Take: ‘Pls Don’t Shop in Protest… Unless You’re Rich Like Me!!

Ellen DeGeneres’ Sudden Shift: From Nationwide Shutdown Call to Luxurious Mansion Hunting in Montecito

Ellen DeGeneres’ time across the pond seems to have come to a halt as she was spotted back in Montecito, on a mansion hunt—on the very same day she urged a nationwide shutdown. The former talk show host took to Instagram to rally against ICE brutality in Minnesota with a call for “no work, no school, no shopping”—a protest echoed by many across the country. But her words didn’t quite align with her actions as she toured not one, but two mega-mansions on Friday. The homes were no casual Zillow browsing, mind you—think $35M and $17M price tags, beachside strolls, and full walkthroughs with wife Portia de Rossi by her side.

This shift marks a stark contrast from the chilly UK life Ellen once embraced for political reasons, vowing to “get the hell out” of the U.S. post-Donald Trump’s election. Yet, as politics appear to be on her mind again, Ellen’s call for a shutdown now comes with the irony of her house-hunting in one of California’s wealthiest zip codes.