Extra! Extra! Award-winning star with a hit television show dumps longterm lady love for a stunning young blonde. No, silly fool, we're not talking about some bloated middle-aged Hollywood actor, we're talking about Ellen DeGeneres!

After ditching their longtime lesbo loves, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are shacking up . . . after mere weeks together.

DeGeneres, 46, first met Arrested Development actress de Rossi, 31, nine months ago during a photo shoot. Sapphic sparks flew, but each was in a relationship so, you know. However, when the blonde pair met up again at VH1's "Big in '04" awards show on December 1rst, they could not deny their naughty, naughty feelings, and (according to a source) "things got so hot and heavy between them that they raced to a limo and fooled around for hours."

De Rossi ditched her significant other the next day, and Ellen asked her live-in love to split so Portia could move in. No word yet on whether or not the couple have adopted a golden retriever and bought matching tool belts.