Ellen DeGeneres and Her Producers Should Be Sued

I usually enjoy Ms. DeGeneres' show when I have the opportunity to see it. However, she is completely wrong in the case of this "Iggy" situation. Let's look at the facts:

• Ms. DeGeneres signed a contract when she took receipt of the dog from the private animal rescue agency, "Mutts and Moms."
• The contract stated that Ms. DeGeneres agreed to return the dog to the agency if Ms. DeGeneres was not able to continue caring for the dog.
• Ms. DeGeneres admits that the dog did not get along with her cats and that she could no longer allow the situation to continue, thereby triggering the stipulation in the contract requiring Ms. DeGeneres to return the dog to the agency.
• Instead of returning the dog, Ms. DeGeneres gave the dog to her hairstylist's family in violation of the contract with "Mutts and Moms."
• In accordance with the contract, "Mutts and Moms" had the dog returned to the agency.
• Ms. DeGeneres used her show as a means to defame "Mutts and Moms" and humiliate its owners.

What Ms. DeGeneres did was inexcusable. She broke a contract and then used her show as a conduit to coerce the other party to back down and made statements that made the other party appear to be unfair and uncaring. The other party in the contract simply followed through on the terms of the contract. I hope that "Mutts and Moms" decides to sue, and I hope they win big. Celebrities do not have the right to use their status to cause harm to others. Yes, they should have freedom of speech, but their freedom of speech ends where it causes harm to another person. Ms. DeGeneres and her show have certainly caused harm to "Mutts and Moms" and its owners.