Meet Portia DeGeneres

De Rossi's name change becomes official
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 24, 2010 9:20 AM CDT
Meet Portia DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres, right, and Portia de Rossi arrive at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday Aug. 30, 2009, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Portia de Rossi is no more. The actress and wife of Ellen DeGeneres has officially changed her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres, PopEater reports. “I just got some amazing news. The court has granted Portia's name change. She's now officially Portia Winfrey,” DeGeneres joked via Twitter yesterday. Speaking of Ellen, if you missed her Fashion Week appearance, click here to see what she wore.
(More Portia de Rossi stories.)

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