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When Ellen DeGeneres bravely came out on her sitcom (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125154/http://www.jumptheshark.com/e/ellen.htm) in 1997, the ABC network heavily promoted the episode for record-breaking profits, only to immediately abandon her and her supportive co-star, Laura Dern, when advertisers panicked. The studio ruthlessly stamped the show with warning labels, sabotaged its schedule to force cancellation, and quietly blacklisted both women, severely punishing them for prioritizing human truth over corporate profit margins.
When Ellen DeGeneres bravely came out on her sitcom (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125154/http://www.jumptheshark.com/e/ellen.htm) in 1997, the ABC network heavily promoted the episode for record-breaking profits, only to immediately abandon her and her supportive co-star, Laura Dern, when advertisers panicked. The studio ruthlessly stamped the show with warning labels, sabotaged its schedule to force cancellation, and quietly blacklisted both women, severely punishing them for prioritizing human truth over corporate profit margins.