Overview

• A newly reported lawsuit alleges Ellen DeGeneres ran a stop sign and T-boned a woman's car on Oct. 16, 2023, in Santa Barbara County.
• The complaint states the intersection had stop signs in all directions and that the plaintiff had stopped and checked for traffic before entering.
• The plaintiff claims multiple serious injuries, lost wages, medical expenses, and emotional distress, and seeks an unspecified amount of compensatory damages.
• The suit accuses DeGeneres of general negligence, saying her conduct fell below the standard of care of a reasonable person.
• Multiple outlets reported the filing after obtaining court documents, with TMZ first, and no immediate response from DeGeneres’s representatives has been reported.