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Comedian Ellen DeGeneres headed to her seat before the ceremony. Photo: Carlos Barria/REUTERS

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Barack Obama is applauded by presidential medal of freedom recipients at the White House. Photo: Carlos Barria/Reuters

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Actor Robert DeNiro (right) sat next to Ellen DeGeneres (center) before the ceremony. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

President Barack Obama presented actress and comedian Ellen DeGeneres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

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US President Barack Obama presents actress and comedian Ellen DeGeneres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, during a ceremony honoring 21 recipients, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 22, 2016. / AFP / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Ellen DeGeneres cries while receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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