Ellen DeGeneres Faces Backlash for Joke Comparing Quarantine to Jail

Ellen DeGeneres is facing some criticism amid her return to television.
She kicked off the at-home edition of her talk show this week in her living room, beginning on Monday (April 6).
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While discussing her experience with self-isolation, she joked: “This is like being in jail, is what it is…mostly because I’ve been wearing the same clothes for ten days and everyone in here is gay.”
The quote went viral on social media