In two segments on what was intended as a happy birthday episode of her daytime talk show, Ellen DeGeneres paid tribute to, and shed tears for, Kobe Bryant, the basketball great, his daughter Giann…
Taped yesterday, with emotions still raw,episode airing today , was supposed to be celebratory, but after news of Bryant’s death “everything changed in a second,” DeGeneres says in an emotional opening address to the audience.
Urging her audience to “celebrate life” every day, DeGeneres says, “If you haven’t told someone you love ‘em, do it now…And be nice to people at the DMV. They’re people, too.” DeGeneres then expresses her love for her audience, her co-workers, and, with humor, her appreciation to have a wife who loves her despite her Grammy loss Sunday night.
In another segment on today’s show, DeGeneres introduces clips from past episodes featuring Bryant, when the athlete-turned-producer surprised guests and audience members. Yesterday, ABC’s
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