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Ellen DeGeneres

When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me.

Ellen DeGeneres

Famous

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Ellen DeGeneres is saying that her parents gave her the idea that fame was something positive and desirable. She later realized that becoming well-known wouldn’t automatically make people like her.

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