Guests of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” better check twice to make sure they invite Ellen DeGeneres to their events. When Dakota Johnson appeared on the show in 2019, she got into an awkward exchange with the talk show host over a birthday party invite. DeGeneres insisted that the actor hadn’t sent her an invite to Johnson’s birthday party that year, which the actor denied.
After claiming that she wasn’t invited to Johnson’s 30th birthday celebration, the actor replied, “Actually, no, that’s not the truth Ellen, you were invited.” The “Fifty Shades of Grey” star admitted that she made sure to send an invite to the talk show host after DeGeneres gave her flack for not inviting her the year before. “But I didn’t know you even wanted to be invited,” Johnson added. “I didn’t even know you liked me.” The host quipped back, “Of course I like you, you knew I liked you.”
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The actor reaffirmed the fact that DeGeneres failed to attend and even told her to ask her employees to confirm the invite was sent. Ultimately, DeGeneres admitted, “It was probably in Malibu, that’s too far for me to go to.” DeGeneres attempted to smooth things over by saying jokingly, “No, I think I do remember I was invited, thank you!” After this lesson in party manners, we’re pretty sure DeGeneres will think twice before calling Johnson out again.
