Ellen DeGeneres gave a heartbreaking speech honouring her late friend, the basketball player and sports icon Kobe Bryant in her latest show.
Kobe had guested on the Ellen Show several times, and the comedian gave a heart-wrenching speech all about the connection they shared.
As the show opened, she began:
βThank you for being here. I appreciate it today more than ever,β
βToday is Monday, and yesterday was Sunday. It happened to be my birthday and the Grammy Awards. I was nominated, I didnβt win. Not the point,β Ellen said.
βYesterday was supposed to be a celebratory day, and then we got tragic news about Kobe Bryant, and everything changed in a second. And thatβs what I want to talk about.β
She continued: βLife is short, and itβs fragile, and we donβt know how many birthdays we have. So justβ you donβt have to have a birthday to celebrate, just celebrate life,
βAnd if you havenβt told someone you love them, do it now. Do it. Tell people you love them. Call your friends. Text your friends. Hug them. Kiss them.β
βI am lucky to have a wife that loves me so much β even though I donβt have a grammy β I get to come to work every single day with someone who makes me laugh,β she concluded before launching into the show.
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