“Those repercussions that happened, are to me what has created a part of the change. I’m a part of it,” Heche previously said of the once controversial relationship.
Anne Heche and Ellen DeGeneres are now considered one of the first lesbian power couples in Hollywood, but their debut was not met with open arms at the time.after a fiery crash last week left her in “critical condition” – opened up about her once-controversial romance in 2020.that she met the comedian, now 64, at a Vanity Fair party in 1997, saying it changed her life “forever.”
“I had told them that I was taking Ellen as my date and I was told if I took Ellen, I would lose my Fox contract,” the actress alleged. “At that moment, she took my hand and said, ‘Do what they say,’ and I said, ‘No thanks.’”Heche said she took DeGeneres to the event against her movie studios’ wishes – but the pair were “ushered out by security before the movie even ended.
While recently reviewing her red carpet looks over the years for a TikTok video, Heche posted a photo of her and DeGeneres at the 1998 Golden Globes.