Ellen DeGeneres revealed she drove her wife Portia de Rossi to the hospital in March 2021 after she drank "three weed" drinks with over-the-counter sleep aids, according to Page Six. The talk show host appeared on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on April 20, 2021 where she admitted her actions were "probably not safe." DeGeneres told Kimmel she found her wife in pain on the bathroom floor only after the talk show host had the weed drinks and the sleep aid.
The 63-year-old said, "Chelsea Handler told me about these weed drinks, they're called Cann, and they have CBD or [THC] — I don't know what the good thing is." She added, "I drank one, and I didn't feel anything, so I drank three, and then I took two melatonin sleep pills." Things went south when DeGeneres realized her wife was not in bed. Instead, she found de Rossi on all fours and admitted to Kimmel that she drove her wife to the emergency room by herself. De Rossi later had an appendectomy and has since recovered, per the outlet.
Critics took DeGeneres to task on social media (via the Daily Mail), with one person writing, "Driving high is the same as driving drunk. She could've killed someone." Another wrote, "That's what ambulances are for." We're just glad everyone's safe and healthy now.
