
JC Penney isn’t backing down from the demands that they fire their new spokeswoman Ellen DeGeneres.
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Earlier this week, a “family values” group called One Million Moms launched its campaign against DeGeneres, asking people to sign an online petition and urging people to call JC Penney headquarters and demand that the Texas-based department store chain ditch the popular talk show host because she is gay.
But JC Penney isn’t having any of this. A spokeswoman for the company tells RumorFix Thursday that the company “stands behind their partnership” with Ellen and they are proud to have her has their spokesperson.
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We say good for JC Penney for standing their ground on this!