Woman Sues 'Ellen' Over Joke About Her Name [View all]

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While traveling to a funeral in Florida earlier this year, Titi Pierce, a Warner Robins Realtor, began receiving what would become a string of harassing phone calls from people, some who laughed uncontrollably and ridiculed her about her name.

Pierce contends the callers had viewed a segment on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that’s called “What’s Wrong with These Ads … and These Signs?” The show aired Feb. 22.

A picture of one of Pierce’s real estate signs — bearing her name and cellphone number — was shown just after a sign reading “Nipple Convalescent Home,” which is unrelated to Pierce.

While showing the sign with Pierce’s name, DeGeneres paused and said, “Titty Pierce, sounds like she might have spent some time in that nipple home, I don’t know,” according to a federal lawsuit Pierce filed against Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. on Thursday.

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