Lounging with pals in the lobby of a swanky WeHo hotel, animal lover/activist ELLEN DEGENERES overheard a loudmouth braying about winning big buck$$ on “the nags” at the races – and she was instantly off to the races herself, jabbing the blowhard with verbal spurs!
Said My SpyWitness: “Ellen abhors racetracks – she feels the horses are mistreated – so she spoke right up to this large, red-faced fellow, saying racing the animals is disgusting! Highly indignant at being confronted, the guy snarled that Ellen should ‘get off your high horse!’ He said he’d once worked at a track, and they’d treated the horses extremely well.
But when he ranted that he’s ‘an animal lover’ because he ‘owns a dog,’ Ellen barked that no one ‘owns a dog’ – they’re supposed to be ‘part of the family!’ Throwing his hands up in disgust, the guy called the comedienne ‘a NUT’ – and stalked off in a huff!” YAY, Ellen … take a big bow-WOW!
