Ellen DeGeneres, Caitlyn Jenner Clash Over Gay Marriage Views
Ellen DeGeneres could not wrap her head around Caitlyn Jenner's conservative outlook on life after their Tuesday interview, in which the former Olympian and Republican said she was initially skeptical about same-sex marriage when it first became an issue.
"A lot of Republicans — I don’t want to speak for everyone — would vote against all the issues that you as a woman, and you, as a trans person, would want someone to support," said DeGeneres.
"I remember 15, 20 years ago when the whole gay marriage issue came up — at first I was not for it. I'm a traditionalist. I'm older than most people in the audience. I kind of like tradition, and it's always been a man and a woman. I'm thinking, 'I don't quite get it,'" Jenner, 65, told DeGeneres.
"I think, like a lot of people on this issue, I have really changed my thinking here to, 'I don’t ever want to stand in front of anybody’s happiness.' That’s not my job, okay? If that word — marriage — is really, really that important to you, I can go with it."
While Jenner ultimately offered her support for same-sex marriage, DeGeneres didn't seem to want to take yes for an answer.
In a separate interview on Tuesday with Howard Stern on his SiriusXM show, DeGeneres — who is married to actress Portia De Rossi — complained about the Jenner interview.
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