Talk Show Host Ellen DeGeneres And Partner Involved In Beverly Hills Road Rage Incident
Beverly Hills, CA--Ellen DeGeneres and her life partner Portia de Rossi were both booked in Beverly Hills on suspicion of reckless driving when they attempted to crush a Buick that managed to squeeze between their matching Porsches at a stoplight on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood.
The 1987 Buick LeSabre, driven by a talent agency mail-room clerk named Samantha Butler, was declared a total loss by her insurance company soon after the incident with the famous female couple over the weekend.
"I was just trying to pull over because I heard sirens," said victim Butler. "All of a sudden, I saw the reverse lights come on in front of me, and then another Porsche came up and hit me from behind!"
"If it wasn't for those police cars speeding by at that moment, I might have been crushed to a pulp!"
Officer Jimmy Shelton, who arrived on scene soon after the accident, charged the two celebrities with reckless driving and took them in for questioning after witnessing the damage to Butler's car.
"Surprisingly enough, Portia's Porsche Boxter boxed her in! I can only imagine the ribbing I am gonna get back at the precinct when I write this one up," moaned officer Shelton.
During questioning, DeGeneres mentioned that her partner Portia was "the jealous type," and that she didn't like anybody "coming between them." Also, DeGeneres questioned what a Buick was doing on Sunset Blvd. in the first place before dark, and suggested that Ms. Butler look into trading up for a better model.
"Screw that! I inherited that Buick from my grandmother. It was paid off decades ago, and I have no intention of getting rid of it," exclaimed Butler.
"Besides that, I still have my South Dakota plates on it. That saves me a fortune on insurance."
The 1987 Buick LeSabre, driven by a talent agency mail-room clerk named Samantha Butler, was declared a total loss by her insurance company soon after the incident with the famous female couple over the weekend.
"I was just trying to pull over because I heard sirens," said victim Butler. "All of a sudden, I saw the reverse lights come on in front of me, and then another Porsche came up and hit me from behind!"
"If it wasn't for those police cars speeding by at that moment, I might have been crushed to a pulp!"
Officer Jimmy Shelton, who arrived on scene soon after the accident, charged the two celebrities with reckless driving and took them in for questioning after witnessing the damage to Butler's car.
"Surprisingly enough, Portia's Porsche Boxter boxed her in! I can only imagine the ribbing I am gonna get back at the precinct when I write this one up," moaned officer Shelton.
During questioning, DeGeneres mentioned that her partner Portia was "the jealous type," and that she didn't like anybody "coming between them." Also, DeGeneres questioned what a Buick was doing on Sunset Blvd. in the first place before dark, and suggested that Ms. Butler look into trading up for a better model.
"Screw that! I inherited that Buick from my grandmother. It was paid off decades ago, and I have no intention of getting rid of it," exclaimed Butler.
"Besides that, I still have my South Dakota plates on it. That saves me a fortune on insurance."
