Laura Dern recalls ‘crazy’ fallout after Ellen DeGeneres’ historic coming out episode: ‘There were bomb threats’ - Dern portrayed the comedian’s love interest in a landmark episode that made DeGeneres ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laura Dern is looking back on her role in the episode of Ellen in which series star Ellen DeGeneres made history by coming out as ...

Laura Dern is looking back on her role in making TV history. The actress, who starred in the 1997 episode of the ABC sitcom "Ellen" where Ellen DeGeneres comes out, talked about the support she has ...

You’ll feel the weight of that 1997 moment the second the story starts — how a sitcom episode rippled through culture and careers. Laura Dern remembers the backlash and insists that Ellen DeGeneres’ ...

Dern starred alongside Oprah Winfrey, Demi Moore, Billy Bob Thornton, and more in the 1997 episode of "Ellen" in which DeGeneres made queer history.