Intombi ka-Ellen ehlala isikhathi eside kaKaty Perry, intombazane eyayiyintombazane uJohn Mayer, ngakho-ke wanquma ukumtshela: "Ngiyazi ukuthi uKatie, ungumuntu ongumngane wami, kepha mina hhayi nje bengifuna ukusho ukuthi ngiyakuthanda ngikufisela okuhle kuphela. " Umculi ukuqinisekisile ukuhlukana noKatie futhi waphawula kafushane ngalokhu: "Lalelani, saqala ukuvalwa kakhulu nobudlelwano bakwamanye amazwe, kwaqhubeka kulo moya futhi nokho ukukwenza. Ngiyakwazi ukukwenza. wakhuluma ngaphambi kwangaphambili ... Kepha kusukela ngaleso sikhathi ngifunde ukubeka udonga oluhlukanisa munye nolunye. Futhi kwaba nokujabula kakhulu kulo. Sithole konke okukhathazekile ngakho konke okunzima. " UJohn onjalo wenkungu uJohn uJohn wakwenza kwacaca ukuthi wahlakaniphe futhi akasazivumeli ukuba akhulume izinto ezingathandeki mayelana nezintombi zangaphambili.
UJohn wajabulisa ababukeli be-show Ellen Degerenes enikeza amathikithi amabili kubo bonke abakhona ekudutshulweni kokudluliswa. Amanye amathalente omculo wethalente lomculo angawina amathikithi kuwebhusayithi yombukiso.