Ellen DeGeneres is being sued for negligence after allegedly failing to stop at a stop sign and crashing into another vehicle

Ellen DeGeneres is being sued for negligence.

The 67-year-old former talk show host has been accused by an unnamed woman of causing a car accident when she ignored a stop sign while driving in Santa Barbara County on 16 October 2023, and "t-boned" the plaintiff's car.

Documents obtained by People magazine noted the “intersection [where the incident occurred] is controlled by stop signs in all directions.”

The woman claimed she stopped for her sign and "made sure there were no other vehicles” present before proceeding forward but "suddenly and without any warning", Ellen crashed into her car, causing "multiple serious personal injuries and damages" to the other driver.

The lawsuit stated: “Ellen DeGeneres entered the intersection without stopping at the stop sign."

The Finding Dory star is accused of displaying “negligent conduct [that] fell below the standard of care of a reasonable person, and having “negligently caused, or contributed to causing plaintiff's vehicle to be collided with by the defendants' vehicle.”

The woman is suing for general negligence and an undisclosed amount in compensatory damages, and alleged she has suffered costs including wage loss and accrued hospital and medical expenses, as well as “loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and anxiety.”

Ellen has since left California for a new life in England with wife Portia Di Rossi.