Ellen DeGeneres slams Mississippi’s anti-gay law: ‘That is the definition of discrimination’
MICHAEL ROZMAN / WARNER BROS. Ellen DeGeneres slammed Mississippi's controversial new anti-gay law in the monologue. BY MEERA JAGANNATHAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, April 7, 2016, 8:32 AM For Ellen DeGeneres, “Mississippi” is spelled d-i-s-a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t. The LGBT icon and talk-show host slammed the Hospitality State’s controversial new anti-gay law Thursday in a serious monologue peppered with her trademark goofiness. “I’m not a political person; I’m really not. But this is not politics, this is human rights. And I mean, when I see something wrong, I have to talk about it,” DeGeneres, who came out as gay in 1997, said in the clip taped Wednesday. “I’m disappointed for several reasons. First of all, Mississippi is the only state I know how to spell. Second of all, that is the definition of discrimination,” she continued. “It is also something that the Supreme Court already ruled on when they made marriage a right for everyone. Ev...