Portia de Rossi has turned down an offer to appear on DWTS as half of the show's first same-sex team

[Kadie]

Portia de Rossi has turned down an offer to appear on Dancing With the Stars as half of the show's first same-sex team.


Portia de Rossi will not be on Dancing with the Stars next season -- and neither will any other same-sex couple.

A source with ABC says after Portia turned them down, they weren't able to come up with another non-offensive gay or lesbian to feature -- ironic, considering the offensiveness of that very idea.

"If Portia had agreed then this would have been a done deal," said the source. "She was the only star that could have pulled this off without completely offending the program's conservative viewers."

Now DWTS producers plan to wait out the gay marriage controversy until featuring a same-sex dancing team. The source says they don't want to "rush into creating a same-sex dancing couple just to get attention and publicity."

http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/821112/portia-de-rossi-dashes-hopes-of-lesbian-dancers-on-dwts



non-offensive! :wtf:

[Subdivisions]

1. Who is Portia de Rossi and who gives a damn about DWTS? n/t

[Kadie]

3. She is an actress and is married to Ellen Degeneres

Previous reports claimed the former Ally McBeal actress — who’s married to chat show host Ellen Degeneres — would appear on next year’s season of the hit ballroom series.

http://www.showbizspy.com/article/220587/portia-de-rossi-wont-be-appearing-on-dancing-with-the-stars.html

[racaulk]

5. She's an actress.

She has appeared on "Arrested Development" and "Ally McBeal," among other places. She's also Ellen Degeneres' wife.

As for "who gives a damn about DWTS," I'm totally with you on that. I just don't understand the appeal.

:hi:

[monmouth]

6. Portia is a beautiful celeb married to Ellen DeGeneres and shows

utmost good taste. She now goes by the name Portia DeGeneres.

[Edweird]

11. She's in 'Better Off Ted' - awesome show (but you'll have to look it up online)

I don't care about DWTS or Ally McBeal either.

[jpljr77]

18. Just go watch the TV show Arrested Development...for many reasons

She's in that...spectacularly, I might add. You can get it on Netflix or online in various places.

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[Contrary1]

4. Good for her! n/t

[LeftinOH]

7. Maybe she just doesn't care for DWTS.. can't say I blame her.

[Arkansas Granny]

8. Good for her.

[racaulk]

9. I'm glad she had the taste to turn down the offer.

No doubt the teabagging crazies behind "Operation Bristol" would have made Portia an early victim in the competition, regardless of any dancing talent she may have.

[Stevenmarc]

10. I wouldn't appear either, it will take a long time to hose off the Palin stench

[Philly219]

12. Good for her

This show like so much of trash tv should not be an option for someone with class. Let the Palins, Delays and all the other assholes "perform" and let their followers vote. There's no entertainment value in it anyway.

[Erose999]

13. They can't find any of the "Wide Stance" republicans to do it?

I mean Dancing With The Stars is pretty much circling the drain of TV, but its still a step up from an airport bathroom (probably).

[hlthe2b]

14. Exploitation....

I'm not surprised that Portia doesn't wish to be exploited in that way. (Not to mention the subject of the RW homophobic hate campaigns--all in the name of ratings)

[blue_onyx]

15. Good

Portia still has a career. DWTS is where you go if your career is gone or you're a reality star looking for an extra 15 minutes.

[AldebTX]

16. "Ironic Considering the Offensiveness of that very idea"

What does that mean?

[cbdo2007]

17. or "Portia de Rossi has turned down an offer to be attacked relentlessly in the media...

and used as a puppet for a controversial issue designed to bring ratings to DWTS."

[racaulk]

19. +1

Nailed it.

:thumbsup:

[Kat45]

20. There is no other "non-offensive gay or lesbian" to feature?

That phrase alone is disgusting. But I'm surprised they didn't offer it to Portia's real life partner, Ellen DeGeneres. I though she was the ultimate "non-offensive" lesbian, always on TV shows and commercials. And she loves to dance. (Yes, there is sarcasm in this post.)

[ncrainbowgrrl]

22. + 1

[Coventina]

21. Portia is one of my personal heroes. Good for her for turning down

this disgusting offer to be used.

:puke:

[gmoney]

23. Also recovered from an eating disorder...

Has a new book out about it. A little surprised she didn't use the opportunity to promote the book and her message.

[KamaAina]

24. "another non-offensive gay or lesbian to feature"?!

Portia should be a bit miffed that she isn't considered "offensive" enough!