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According to People Magazine, DeGeneres insists she is not “moving back permanently” and will instead split her time between California and the United Kingdom.
That explanation raises more questions than it answers.
The England Escape That Didn’t Stick
DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, purchased a $14 million farmhouse in England’s Cotswolds in June 2024, months before the election. After Trump’s victory, they doubled down, upgrading to a larger, modern glass-walled property to accommodate de Rossi’s horses.
At the time, DeGeneres openly tied her decision to politics.
She later told an audience in Cheltenham exactly why she stayed overseas:
“We got here the day before the election, and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis, and I was like, ‘He got in.’ And we’re like, ‘We’re staying here,’”
That statement was treated as proof that she meant it this time.
But reality quickly caught up.
California Was Always Calling
Sources close to the couple admitted they were “missing the California weather and horse scene” after relocating overseas.
Locals in the Cotswolds told People they hadn’t seen DeGeneres “in ages” and said she had not visited the local pub for several months.
Even more revealing, DeGeneres was reportedly spotted shopping for the Montecito estate on the very day she was supposed to participate in a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
That detail speaks volumes.
This Isn’t Her First Rodeo
Hollywood has played this game before.
After Trump’s 2016 victory, celebrities including Miley Cyrus, Amy Schumer, Cher, and Barbra Streisand all threatened to flee the country.
None of them did.
When the backlash faded, so did their promises. Most later claimed their statements were jokes or misunderstood.
This time, a handful of stars actually relocated after Trump’s second win. DeGeneres was among them, joining figures like Eva Longoria, Rosie O’Donnell, and America Ferrera.
But unlike everyday Americans, Hollywood elites have options most people never will.
Following the Money Tells the Real Story
DeGeneres has spent more than $450 million buying and selling luxury real estate over the last two decades.
She is one of Hollywood’s most aggressive house flippers, selling properties to celebrities like Ryan Seacrest, Sean Parker, and Ariana Grande.
Her most lucrative flip came in August 2024 when she sold a Carpinteria estate for $96 million after buying it for $70 million just two years earlier.
That is a $26 million profit.
Meanwhile, her attempt to unload her original UK farmhouse stalled until she slashed millions off the asking price.
Since meeting in 2005, DeGeneres and de Rossi have bought and sold more than 20 properties.
This latest Montecito purchase fits a long-established pattern.
Virtue Signaling Meets Reality
DeGeneres publicly condemned ICE enforcement and even released an apology video following unrest in Minneapolis:
“I just wanted to say I am so sorry for what is happening in Minneapolis and our country, really, but specifically Minneapolis right now,”
But when it came time to choose between political theater and personal comfort, the decision was clear.
The California mansion won.
What This Really Proves
The $27 million Montecito purchase exposes a truth many Americans already understand.
Hollywood celebrities love threatening to leave America over politics.
They love condemning the country that made them rich.
They love the attention that comes with outrage.
What they cannot do is walk away from the lifestyle, wealth, and privilege America gave them.
DeGeneres will keep one foot in England for optics and one foot in California for the sunshine, the horses, and the mansion.
Everyday Americans do not have that luxury.
They do not get backup countries or eight-figure escape plans.
Ellen DeGeneres just proved, once again, that Hollywood outrage is temporary — but California real estate is forever.
