Talk show queen Ellen DeGeneres just bought a REALLY nice present for her wife, Portia De Rossi ... a Malibu beach house!

DeGeneres signed on the dotted line Friday, for the purchase of Brad Pitt's $12-million estate in north Malibu.

The property is perched above a beach with private access and includes a pool and tennis court.

X17online reported Ellen was getting close to a deal for the luxury pad last month. And a few weeks later, we spotted Brad at the home, packing up some of his personal items in preparation for turning over the keys to DeGeneres.

Merry Christmas, Portia!

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She's just landed her first major movie role, and now Paris Jackson is ready to start the interview circuit!

The 13-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson made her first solo appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to chat about becoming an actor, having a normal childhood, and the last piece of advice her dad ever gave her.

Paris on how the King of Pop inspired her to become an actor:

"I love acting. When I was really little my Dad was in the movie Moonwalker and I knew he could sing really well but I didn’t know he could act. I saw that and I said, wow, I want to be just like him. We would do improv together. He would give us little scenarios. He would ok, in this scene you’re going to cry and I’d cry on the spot."

The budding actress also opened up on those masks Michael used to make her, and her siblings, wear when they'd venture out in public:

"Yeah, I’m like this is stupid why am I wearing a mask? But I kind of realized the older I got like he only tried to protect us and he’d explain that to us too."

Miss Jackson also confessed on going to a regular school, after having private tutors her entire life:

"I love it. It’s definitely a different experience. I do have like a regular childhood. I mean, I‘m treated the same. When I came to Buckley (her school) they didn’t know who I was. I was like, yes, I have a chance to be normal."

Paris then revealed of the most important thing her dad ever told her:

"He said, if I die tomorrow always remember what I told you. I took his advice and I remembered everything he told me."

Ellen then surprised Jackson with her very own director’s chair and director’s slate!

Check out the full interview on Ellen, airing Thursday, Dec. 15.

Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi have the look of love!

The talk show host, dressed in a dark suit and grey scarf, walked proudly into Madeo restaurant next to her wife ... who rocked patterned tights and a long sport coat. We have to admit, Portia has never looked hotter.

Over the weekend, the couple checked out The Melrose Project ... a collection of the country's finest art, rugs and antiques. Only the best for this blonde duo!

Ellen DeGeneres is close to sealing the deal on Brad Pitt's Malibu mansion currently on the market for $13.7 million, according to Real Estalker.

A source tells the site that the talk show host is planning on making the purchase "this week."

The 1.26-acre ocean front estate features four bedrooms, four bathrooms, electronic gates, tennis court, modern interiors, outdoor fireplace and lap lane swimming pool.

Pitt purchased the home back in March 2005 for $8.4 million. See more of the gorgeous estate in the gallery below.

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Now that a verdict has finally been reached in Michael Jackson's murder trial, brother Jermaine is ready to talk!

The former Jackson 5 member stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show (dressed just like Ellen!) to speak out on the jury's verdict, and what it meant to the Jackson fam.

When Ellen asked if MJ had been keeping his addiction a secret, Jermaine replied:

"No, he wasn’t addicted. There was an addiction to Demerol in 2001 in… the early 2000’s but that was because of pain. Even during the autopsy report there was no addiction to any of that. Michael just wanted to sleep. He did not want to die. He trusted the doctor and the negligence and everything. It’s really sad because we lost an incredible person. To see and hear the verdict…My Mother cried and we consoled her and the fans were cheering and everything but it’s not bringing Michael back. We lost a brother."

And what kind of sentence does Jermaine want for Murray?

"I think the sentencing was very soft. I mean you would probably do more time if you stole. If you went into the hospital and stole cases of Propofol you would probably do more time then. And to give him two years for taking a life. Forget about Michael Jackson but taking anyone’s life. But it happens to be my brother who loved the world and loved people and did so much for the world….He cared about people, human beings, children."

Murray is currently in custody at the Twin Towers Correction Facility in Los Angeles, where he'll remain pending his Nov. 29 sentencing.

Unfortunately for the Jackson fam, the Doctor may be granted just a year of house arrest due to jail overcrowding in California.

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Ellen DeGeneres is airing a Halloween special on her show today, and she decided to dress up as Youtube singing sensation Sophia Grace! Ellen said (in a British accent, natch), “Hello, Happy Halloween ... I’m not using any H’s or any pants. This is a new thing for me today. I’m Sophie Grace ... It took four people to get me into to this. One (person) really to put it on and three to keep me from running away. No, it didn't take four. It took one person and a lot of tequila…It's always hard for me to decide what to be each year because I have a few rules, no dresses, no pink and no wigs." Ha!

Ellen also graces the cover of the latest issue of Parade Magazine, and she reveals how difficult it was when she came out of the closet in 1997. "I didn’t work, didn’t have any money. No one [in the business] would even talk to me on the phone," she says. When talking about coming out to her family when she was 18, she recalls, "If anything, it was a shock to me. I’d always known that I had crushes on girls, but I also liked boys -- though I wasn’t drawn to them romantically. For me to get in touch with myself enough to recognize that I was gay, and then not to stay private about it, was a huge step."

Ellen also opened up about why she left the hit series American Idol, and it wasn't because of a reported squabble with Simon Cowell, but rather because of the contestants and their attitudes! Ellen says, "It was disappointing to hear things about the kids, the drama going on. Some of them are not as grateful as you would expect. All of a sudden they have fan mail, millions of people saying they’re great, and some of them just stop appreciating it." Wowzer!

Architectural Digest

Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi are showing off their Beverly Hills estate in the November issue of Architectural Digest.

The talk show host admits to the mag that this house is the seventh property the two have owned together.

Their 9,500 square-foot mansion features modern decor, a meditation room, lush gardens, a media room and a stunning pool overlooking the canyon.

See more of the gorgeous spread in the gallery below.

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Ellen DeGeneres is recovering from a frightening health scare!

The talk show host told her The Ellen Degeneres Show audience that she was having chest pains Sunday night, and when they didn't go away the next morning, she had the paramedics called to the Warner Brothers lot where she tapes the show. She joked that "about 50 trucks and ambulances -- like one marching band short of a parade -- showed up outside of my office."

But she doesn't want anyone to worry! Ellen said:

"First of all, I’m fine. Let me just say, I’m fine. The paramedics were strippers that I had called. That’s how the rumors got started. I woke up in the middle of the night. I was feeling like a tightness of my chest ... and it was a cat so I moved it. I still felt the tightness and heaviness so there was another cat under that cat. There were two cats on my chest. Then I got to work and it was still happening. I was still feeling the pains. So I was like, 'I should check this out.' It’s better to be safe than sorry. Who doesn’t want to see a fireman occasionally?"

How awesome is it that Ellen can make even a scary moment funny?

She continued:

"They came in, they asked me all the questions -- how are you feeling? When did it start? Family history? Can I get tickets to the "12 Days" [tapings]? All the questions that they would ask, but everything is fine. I don’t know what it is but it’s fine."

Ellen also thanked the paramedics and nurses who helped her this morning.

So scary, but we're glad everything is okay!