HOME ON THE RAGE

But 67 years drunk on his own ego.

 What it is it about celebrities who never keep their promise to move when
things don't go their way? Whether it was Alec "Not-So-Sharpshooter" Baldwin planning to hoof it from New York to Beverly Hills in order to avoid paparazzi, or Lena Dunham and Barbra Streisand not wanting to live under the reign of Trump, these wealthy wastrels are at heart too damn comfortable in their mansions, townhouses, or co-ops to actually stand by their tough words.

Apparently having a tub without a shower is what
makes it rustic.

The latest in this parade of forget-what-I-said-before hypocrites is Ellen DeGeneres, who, with wife Portia De Rossi, left the good life in Beverly Hills for the farm life in the Cotswolds. That is, if you consider a $29-million mansion a farm. 

Ellen and Portia made the mistake of moving to the UK last November. "Mistake" in that they arrived just in time for heavy rains and chilly temps. How much do you want to bet that Ellen got so used to California warmth that it never occurred to her that other areas of the world -- of the USA, for God's sakes -- have weather more akin to "classic" winters? 

Look, she's feeding chickens!
This must be a farm!

You can always tell how serious people are when they proclaim how they're "moving" from one country to another for political reasons. If they're desperate and broke, they're willing to hike hundreds of miles with kids on their backs or risk their lives on leaky boats for just a chance at freedom. And they keep it on the downlow. 

Rich celebrities, on the other silk-gloved hand, broadcast their intentions behind a keyboard or to a friendly reporter. Ellen DeGeneres is the only one who actually went through with it, but nobody -- nobody -- expected it to last. Not when she and the missus had to don heavy outerwear when walking out the door the last few months. 

But just to make sure it wasn't all for naught, Ellen's selling the old lean-to at a 50% mark-up from what she paid. Like Peter Thiel, she's one of the few gay people you can hate without ever being accused of homophobia. Now that's equality!

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