ELLEN DeGeneres came under fire after comparing quarantine to being in jail.
The comedian, 62, resumed her talk show on April 6 after production was paused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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However, she enraged fans when she compared time spent at her $27million mansion to being in prison.
The millionaire said from her living room in Montecito, California: “One thing that I’ve learned from being in quarantine is that this is like being in jail, is what it is.
“It’s mostly because I’ve been wearing the same clothes for 10 days and everyone in here is gay.”
She then burst into laughter, saying: “The jokes that I have!”
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The jokes didn’t sit right with some fans, who thought the comparison from a millionaire in a mansion during an international pandemic were a bit much.
One person said: “Oh the jokes that you have…. my son is in prison facing a chance of Coronavirus infecting him. Yep it’s such a joke…haha”
Another added: “being a privileged super wealthy white lady “stuck” in a mansion is not “like jail”, this comparison is not funny it is disgusting prison is no damn joke, people going to do die in prison from #COVID19 is no fucking joke free ALL people from actual prisons before it is too late”
A third remarked: “Are you f***ing serious? What a horrible thing to say. Done.”
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Not everyone criticized her, with one fan thanking her for “holding our nation together and helping people however you can”.
A second tweeted: “Your show today made me smile and giggle and forget for the time being about my severe financial issues cause of this horrid situation.”
Nearly 13,000 people have died from the novel coronavirus, with over 400,000 cases across the country.
The Coronavirus Task Force warned 100,000 to 240,000 people could die if Americans followed the social distancing guidelines – with the death toll around 1.5-2.2 million if they did not.
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