Ellen DeGeneres' talk show was put on hold for a day because of her
emotionally wrenching dog-adoption drama. "It's been a long week and a tough
week and we decided to take a long weekend and be back on Tuesday," said Laura
Mandel, a spokeswoman for Telepictures Productions, which produces "The Ellen
DeGeneres Show."
DeGeneres was scheduled Thursday to tape shows to air Friday and Monday.
Instead, the tapings were canceled and reruns featuring Jessica Alba and Queen
Latifah will air on those days. A new show is planned Tuesday.
The battle over Iggy, a Brussels Griffon mix terrier, pitted DeGeneres
against an animal rescue agency and, at one point, had her in tears on her show.
The agency's owners complained of receiving death threats over the dispute.
Iggy had been adopted by DeGeneres and then given to her hairstylist's family
after the dog, despite training, couldn't get along with the comedian's cats,
her publicist has said.
Marina Batkis and Vanessa Chekroun, owners of the nonprofit Mutts and Moms
agency, claimed that DeGeneres violated the adoption agreement by not informing
them that she was giving the dog away and removed Iggy from the hairstylist's
home Sunday.
DeGeneres' partner, actress Portia de Rossi, signed the agreement that also
listed DeGeneres' name.
DeGeneres pleaded for Iggy's return to the hairstylist on Tuesday's show. She
said her hairdresser's daughters, ages 11 and 12, were heartbroken when the dog
was taken away.
But Mutts and Moms were adamant about their decision, and a spokesman for
Batkis said she wouldn't be "bullied around by the Ellen DeGenereses of the
world."
At a taping of the show Wednesday, DeGeneres told the audience she wouldn't
talk about the matter again unless Iggy was returned to her hairdresser.
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