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Saturday, 02, Sep 2006 06:40
US comedienne Ellen DeGeneres was waiting for the lights to turn green when she got a nasty surprise from behind yesterday
The poor 48-year-old was shunted by a car which had itself been hit by a car driven by a drunk motorist, police said.
Fortunately no-one was hurt in the incident, although DeGeneres did receive some minor injuries.
"Ms DeGeneres had a little neck and back pain, but it doesn't look like anything serious," the Associated Press news agency reported an LAPD policeman as saying.
A 52-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the incident, according to media reports, so Ellen fans will be relieved that the injustice meted out to their idol is likely to be met with redress.
It's unlikely that Ellen's spirits will be much dampened by the bump - she's enjoying an extremely successful career as a talk show hostess, which has seen her win the Emmy award for outstanding talk show in the last three consecutive years.