Ellen DeGeneres is being sued for negligence over a 2023 car crash.
The former talk show host, 67, has been accused by an unnamed woman of causing a car crash when she ignored a stop sign while driving in Santa Barbara County two years ago and “T-boned” the plaintiff’s car.
Documents obtained by People magazine noted the intersection where the October 16, 2023 crash happened “is controlled by stop signs in all directions”.
The woman claimed she stopped for her sign and “made sure there were no other vehicles” present before proceeding but “suddenly and without any warning”, DeGeneres crashed into her car, causing “multiple serious personal injuries and damages”.
The lawsuit stated: “Ellen DeGeneres entered the intersection without stopping at the stop sign”.
The Finding Dory star is accused of displaying “negligent conduct [that] fell below the standard of care of a reasonable person” and having “negligently caused, or contributed to causing plaintiff’s vehicle to be collided with by the defendants’ vehicle”.
The woman is suing for general negligence and an undisclosed amount in compensatory damages, and alleged she has suffered costs including wage loss and accrued hospital and medical expenses, as well as “loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and anxiety”.
DeGeneres has since left California for a new life in England with wife Portia Di Rossi.
