Ellen DeGeneres sued for negligence Ellen DeGeneres is being sued for negligence after allegedly failing to stop at a stop sign and crashing into another vehicle. 13 September 2025 Ellen DeGeneres is being sued for negligence. Ellen DeGeneres is being sued The 67-year-old former talk show host has been accused by an unnamed woman of causing a car accident when she ignored a stop sign while driving in Santa Barbara County on 16 October 2023, and "t-boned" the plaintiff's car.