Anne Heche has just opened up about her high-profile romance with Ellen DeGeneres, claiming that the industry backlash to their relationship was so harsh, they both lost jobs over their coupling.Heche and DeGeneres dated from 1997-2000.
The couple met at a Vanity Fair party just before DeGeneres’ notorious coming out, for which she appeared on the cover of Time.
Her character on her eponymous sitcom also came out as well–the first time in history a sitcom lead had done so.For Heche, the romance also came at a pivotal time in her career, just as she started landing more big-screen roles.
Just prior to the premiere of her film Volcano, Heche opted to take DeGeneres as her date. That, she says, is when Hollywood turned on both women.Related:.