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Ellen and Betty DeGeneres. | Photos: NBC / Dan Leveille http://dan-lev.com/ / WikiMedia Commons

Betty DeGeneres released a statement today (May 31) in response to claims that she did not believe in badaults badual abuse of his daughter.

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She stated that the violence occurred when she was only 15 or 16 years old, perpetrated by her father-in-law.

Ellen DeGeneres | Photo: NBC

The star explained that the man had used his mother's bad cancer diagnosis as a manipulation tool to touch Ellen's bads.

"He told me, when she was out of town, that he had felt a lump in his chest. and needed to feel my bads because he did not want to upset her, but he needed to feel mine, "Ellen told Letterman.

" Again, because I did not know the body, I did not know these bads. are all different. In any case, he convinced me that he needs to feel my bads. And then he tries to do it again. And then another time.

Ellen then revealed that she had spoken to her mother Betty about badual abuse, but she did not believe it. His mother then stayed at home for another 18 years before finally getting a divorce.

When Betty confronted her husband about the badual badault, he claimed that Ellen was lying.

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During the interview, Ellen Elle revealed that her mother now apologized for not believing her at first. "I should have protected myself and I did not tell him for a few years, and then I told him."

Betty DeGeneres issued a statement to the Today channel: "I now know that the" one of the most difficult things to

She then went on to explain: "I love my daughter and I would like to have the ability to listen to her when she has me." told what happened. I live with this regret and I would not wish it for any other parent. "

Betty DeGeneres is 89 years old and regularly participates in the talk show of a very successful day.

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