Ellen DeGeneres marries girlfriend at home in L.A.: report

1 of 5. Actresses Ellen DeGeneres (R) and her partner Portia de Rossi arrive for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood in this file photo from February 25, 2007. DeGeneres married de Rossi at their home in Los Angeles on Saturday, according to People magazine.

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LOS ANGELES | Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:11pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres married her long-time partner, actress Portia de Rossi, at their home in Los Angeles on Saturday, according to People magazine.

DeGeneres, 50, and de Rossi, 35, exchanged handwritten vows in an intimate ceremony attended by 19 guests, a representative for the couple told the magazine.

The couple have been dating for about four years and have been open about their relationship, appearing at red carpet events in Hollywood together.

DeGeneres announced her plans to wed de Rossi, the former "Ally McBeal" actress, on her talk show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," in May after California's Supreme Court overturned a state ban on same-sex marriage.

DeGeneres made broadcast history in 1997 when her TV alter ego came out of the closet on her ABC sitcom "Ellen," becoming the first openly gay lead character on U.S. prime-time network television.

DeGeneres and actress Anne Heche then went public with their real-life love affair. They broke up three years later.

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