Portia De Rossi-DeGeneres The Happiest Girl In The Room [Big Announcements]

In the wake of yesterday's landmark ruling that stated gays living in the state of California would now be afforded the same basic rights and mutual-tattoo-application opportunities as Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, Ellen DeGeneres became the first celebrity to announce wedding plans to girlfriend Portia de Rossi. Addressing her studio audience yesterday for the show set to air today, a beaming DeGeneres declared, "I would like to say now, for the first time, I am announcing I am getting married."

The crowd—which including a wet-eyed de Rossi—instantly lept to their feet and cheered. After a rough year enduring the angry taunts of picketing writers, it's nice to see some harmony and happiness return to the Ellen set, with the only thing whipped at her face as she exits the building being handfuls of rice and blown kisses. All that's left at this point is to hammer out the event details—what is surely to be the most spectacular celebrity wedding of the year, with virtually no expense spared on the brides' custom-tailored tuxshedos and giant, Iggy-shaped ice sculptures.

• Yep, I'm Getting Married [TMZ]
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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