Ellen DeGeneres<\/strong>\u2019 bossy ways have long plagued her 17-year marriage to Portia de Rossi<\/strong> \u2014 and the couple\u2019s move from California to England has only made things worse, sources say.<\/p>\n \u201cPortia loves Ellen dearly, but she feels totally suffocated much of the time, because every aspect of her life is constantly micromanaged,\u201d an insider confides. \u201cIf she wants to go for a horse ride, a jog, even a trip to the shops, it\u2019ll be met with a dozen questions \u2014 and Ellen hates going anywhere by herself, so Portia\u2019s always on the hook to be by her side.\u201d<\/p>\n The 67-year-old funnylady and Arrested Development<\/em> star Portia, 52, hopped across the pond in 2024 after she bowed out of her self-named talk show amid accusations that she lorded over a toxic workplace and was a secret meanie.<\/p>\n The host denied any wrongdoing. But sources claim she\u2019s now focusing her control-freak tendencies on Portia \u2014 and whispers are growing that there\u2019s serious trouble brewing between the spouses.<\/p>\n The shocking rumors come as new allegations have emerged about Ellen\u2019s behavior on the syndicated talk show, which ran from 2003 to 2022. A cameraman who reportedly worked on The Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/em> for years claimed in a recent interview that the possessive emcee hated male staffers talking with her wife, per Daily Mail<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n And sources insist nothing has changed. \u201cEllen is extremely protective of Portia,\u201d the insider notes. \u201cIt\u2019s sweet to a certain extent, but it can also make things very difficult because Portia wants to break out and do her own thing and she\u2019s constantly suppressed.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPortia is at a point now where she\u2019s putting her foot down and insisting that Ellen give her breathing room. She can\u2019t go on like this and is seriously considering some time apart to clear her head and get her life back.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging.globemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Portia-Wants-Out-Portia-Wants-Out-Ellen-Instagram.JPG_master-e1757356820770.jpg\")
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