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Dakota Johnson's Ellen Interview refers to a viral clip of Ellen in which Ellen DeGeneres interviews actor Dakota Johnson. In November 2019, the interview caused a stir on Twitter due to Johnson claiming that she did invite DeGeneres to her birthday party despite DeGeneres claiming she was never invited during the interview.

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On November 27th, 2019, TheEllenShow Youtube account posted the clip "Dakota Johnson’s Favorite Comedian Isn’t Ellen" (shown below). The video gained over 2.7 million views and 27,000 likes in five days.

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On November 30th, 2019, Twitter user began commenting on the awkward interview and Dakota Johnson's annoyed demeanor throughout. Twitter user @parkchanwookss^[1] posted several images of Johnson during the interview with the caption "dakota johnson getting annoyed on ellen: a saga" (shown below). The tweet accumulated over 128,500 likes and 12,300 retweets in three days.

That same day, Twitter user @alex_abads^[2] tweeted a discovery that "Dakota Johnson’s 30th birthday was celebrated on the night of October 5. Ellen was hanging out with George W. Bush on October 6." (shown below, left). The tweet referring to the ellen sitting with George W. Bush controversy garnered over 2,900 likes in three days. The next day, Twitter user @ckimberlinjr^[3] incorporated the two into the Woman Yelling at a Cat (shown below, right). The tweet gained over 34,000 likes and 5,000 retweets in two days.

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