Fans were shocked to learn this week that the talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has moved in with former “Friends” actress Courteney Cox, but not for the reason you may be thinking.

On Thursday’s episode of her eponymous talk show, DeGeneres explained to fans that she had moved in with Cox because she recently sold her mansion in Beverly Hills, California.

“I’m not having marital troubles,” DeGeneres said, according to Page Six. “I’m not living with Courteney Cox because I’m kicked out of my house.”

Cox chimed in to say that while she was happy to volunteer to have DeGeneres stay with her, she hasn’t been happy with some of the things the host has done.

“You’re my style guru, so I was nervous about you staying there, being that I haven’t redone it. I haven’t been there in a year,” Cox explained. “I had it cleaned. I moved everything off of the right side of the bathroom, so you’d have your space in the drawers. I was just really ready for you.”

Cox then sent her assistant over to make sure everything was in order at the house, only to find out that DeGeneres more than made herself at home.

“And all of the sudden it was like, ‘Wait a minute. Ellen’s toothbrush is on my side!’ I had her open the drawer and I was like, ‘Well, where’s my makeup?’” Cox recalled. “So essentially you’re a terrible roommate. You took over my side and your side.”

“That was Portia who took over your side,” DeGeneres replied. “I only have one side. She happened to be there one night.”

DeGeneres concluded by ensuring Cox that her “makeup is still there, and it was just one toothbrush on that side.”

This comes after The New York Times reported that DeGeneres’ ratings have plummeted since her toxic workplace scandal last summer, and that she’s lost over one million viewers since then. Since DeGeneres apologized on her show to kick off this season in September, her show has been averaging 1.5 million viewers, compared to 2.6 million last year, and her ratings fell 38% in a core demographic for the show, which is adult women under the age of 54.

It seems that this is not an easy time to be Ellen DeGeneres.

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