Los Angeles, Jan 12 (PTI) TV host Ellen DeGeneres'father, Elliot DeGeneres, has passed away. He was 92.
The "Ellen DeGeneres Show" host, 59, broke the news toher audiences that her father, a former insurance salesman,had passed away earlier this week.
"Before we go to break, there's something else I want totalk about. I mentioned yesterday when I was talking about allthe mudslides that are going on in my community of Montecito,which is heartbreaking, I said that I had a lot going on in mylife. In addition to what's going on in Montecito, I lost mydad this week," DeGeneres began in a video shared on herTwitter account.
"That is my dad, Elliot. That's me when I was, I don'tknow how old I was, but I do remember that picture," she said,referencing a black-and-white image of herself and her fatherthat displayed on the screen.
Talking about her relationship with her father, DeGeneressaid that Elliot "was very proud of me. He loved this show andhe was a kind man, very accepting man. There was not one boneof judgement in his body."Prior to his passing, DeGeneres told her audiences thatshe was able to talk with him and "say goodbye to him." PTISHDSHD.
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