From Reuters

"LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Portia de Rossi ("Arrested Development") will co-star in a comedy pilot for ABC.

The project, from "My Name Is Earl" writer-producer Victor Fresco, is a single-camera office comedy that centers on a moral guy trying to do right in an amoral world.

De Rossi recently had a recurring role on "Nip/Tuck."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter"

As EDF has speculated Ellen will go HD!

Warner Bros./The Ellen Degeneres Show released a press release that says Ellen will get a new state-of-the-art studio and will broadcast in HD starting on the premiere of season 6 (Sept. 8). The new studio will also be able to hold 50 % more people in the audience.

Click here to read the full press release

Here's a video of Ellen in Chicago

and here's another video.

Also, here's an article about the behind the scenes stuff from the show.

NBC5.com interviewed Ellen while she was in Chicago. Click here to watch the interview.

Note: I uploaded some more photos to the gallery.

Ellen filmed a remote segment at a Pizza place in Chicago today and Warner Bros. released a couple images.

The Chicago Sun Times has an article about Ellen cause she's visiting there but they also talk about other subjects such as children

Is her house filled with Dory dolls ?

''No, it isn't. If I had a kid, that might be different.'' On that subject DeGeneres admitted she and life partner Portia DiRossi have discussed it. ''We'd have to do it soon. I'm 50 and Portia's 35. But we're trying to be realistic about it. All our friends have kids. We love children and are around them all the time. Having one would be incredible and would add so much to my world, but on the other hand I love my freedom and what I'm doing.''

Click here to read the article.

Introducing the EDF (EllenDegeneresFan) Shirts!

Here's the current selection of shirts

And there will be a new shirts rolling out.

More photos after the jump...

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