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Ellen DeGeneres Tearfully Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Her 'Coming Out' Episode With Oprah and Laura Dern | Entertainment Tonight
Good Morning America - On this day in 1997, one week after coming out as gay with a TIME headline of "Yep, I'm Gay," Ellen DeGeneres' character in her TV show comes
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