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I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship it just obviously wasn't right for me.

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Portia de Rossi
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 31
Actress
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Horsham
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Australia
Portia Lee James DeGeneres
Amanda Lee Rogers
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My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later.
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