Ellen DeGeneres is being sued for negligence after a 2023 car crash in California. Per PEOPLE , a woman is claiming that on October 16, 2023, Ellen ignored a stop sign while driving in Santa Barbara County and "t-boned" her car . In the lawsuit, the "intersection [where the incident occurred] is controlled by stop signs in all directions." The plaintiff argues she stopped for her stop sign, "made sure there were no other vehicles present," and drove forward. She claims that the former talk show host "suddenly and without any warning" drove into her car , causing injury to the plaintiff.
The lawsuit states: "Ellen DeGeneres entered the intersection without stopping at the stop sign." It further accuses the comedian of exhibiting "negligent conduct [that] fell below the standard of