Ellen Pompeo’s Security Snafu

Wed, 16 January 2008 at 5:00 pm

Ellen Pompeo and music exec husband Chris Ivery check-in at LAX airport in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The twosome caught a flight to NYC.

According to one paparazzo, Pompeo, 38, was told she did not have valid I.D. despite having two passports in her hand. However, the Grey’s Anatomy star was still able to get past security after speaking with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials. It certainly pays to be a celebrity!

Ellen and Chris celebrated their two-month wedding anniversary last Wednesday. Hey, two months is a very long time in Hollywood. Two weeks is becoming standard!

20+ pictures inside of Ellen Pompeo’s security snafu…

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Photos: MO/Bauer-Griffin
Posted to: Chris Ivery, Ellen Pompeo
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70 Comments

# 1

Ally @ 01/16/2008 at 5:04 pm

love her smile!!

# 2

derek @ 01/16/2008 at 5:07 pm

WOW GORGEOUS!
I’M GLAD SHE WENT THROUGH.

LOVE ELLEN

# 3

God @ 01/16/2008 at 5:10 pm

3rd It pays to be beautiful!

# 4

marcie @ 01/16/2008 at 5:12 pm

LOVE HER!
She looks NICE!
what a smile
thanks JJ

# 5

LOVERGIRL @ 01/16/2008 at 5:13 pm

I love her, she’s beautiful when she smile, so genuine….

# 6

Domi @ 01/16/2008 at 5:15 pm

dIOSA

# 7

mark @ 01/16/2008 at 5:16 pm

JJ give us more of her, she so great!!!
I do respect the fact that she wants to be discreet but I so like her!!!

# 8

gabi @ 01/16/2008 at 5:16 pm

AAAAAAA Ellieee
i adore this woman. look at that smile. she should always smile.
and she looks real good. liking what shes wearing.
thanks justjared. are there more pics please. thanks

# 9

kamy @ 01/16/2008 at 5:20 pm

It’s so refreshing to see even famous people can forget to have their ID valid, it make her so cute and genuine.
I love you Ellen….

# 10

gabi @ 01/16/2008 at 5:22 pm

it says 20+ photos
I thinig they are still working on it

# 11

Emily @ 01/16/2008 at 5:25 pm

woah.. ellen smiles *shocked* something must be going on!

# 12

EP @ 01/16/2008 at 5:28 pm

She looks GREAT!
Loving this.

LOVE THE SMILE

waiting for the rest of the photos
thanks JJ

# 13

tom @ 01/16/2008 at 5:36 pm

OMG! How gorgeous is her smile
loving Ellen.

# 14

vanessahudgensofficial55 @ 01/16/2008 at 5:36 pm

NEW pictures video http://hudgensboy.skyrock.com

# 15

tom c @ 01/16/2008 at 5:43 pm

Those stupid TSA people. You’re supposed to have a valid photo ID. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a driver’s license. What about people who don’t drive? Besides, passports have far more stringent standards about providing proof of identity than the measly driver’s license.

# 16

thegamingamine @ 01/16/2008 at 5:47 pm

It’s so nice to see her pop up now and again. It gets a bit redundant hearing about Hollywood’s patented ‘media-whores,’ driving drunk, sending nudey pics to people ect, and Ellen is anything but, I welcome the change JJ.

# 17

carry @ 01/16/2008 at 5:52 pm

Love her eyes, love her hair, love her smile, love how she always make times for her fans and signs them autographs, she’s just perfect!!!!

Thanks JJ

# 18

Lax-ative @ 01/16/2008 at 5:55 pm

She looks good, god I love that smile of hers, and find them together kinda cute actually.Damn that freakin writers strike,when is that going to end????Maybe they’re going on honeymoon now, no greys anyway so take advantage!

# 19

Julie @ 01/16/2008 at 5:55 pm

her smile is amazing. she looks so good. cute and wonderful.
Ellen is wonderful to look at
thank you jj

# 20

Stefanie @ 01/16/2008 at 5:58 pm

awwww she’s such a cutie!! I LOVE HER!! thank you so much jared!!!

# 21

izzie @ 01/16/2008 at 5:59 pm

Ellen is sweet. her smile is too cute

# 22

carry @ 01/16/2008 at 5:59 pm

can you imagine EP trying to explain why her ID is invalid, that must be too cute, moreover if she rambled like Meredith…

# 23

sarah @ 01/16/2008 at 6:03 pm

She has the most beautiful smile. They should let her show it more on Greys!

# 24

cecile @ 01/16/2008 at 6:06 pm

do you think that is an international flight ? I wonder if in another country’s airport, security is going to let her pass with an invalid ID only because her name

# 25

izzie @ 01/16/2008 at 6:13 pm

didn’t say. maybe she’s going to Italy. maybe on their honeymoon
i can’t get over how beautiful her smile is. they really should make her smile more on Grey’s.

# 26

hafsa @ 01/16/2008 at 6:14 pm

I love this woman, the first pic of her smiling and looking at her husband is just adorable. Love her smile its so cute. B/w Ellen looks younger than 38 and she hardly ever wear any makeup. Thks jared more pics please. Love ellen.

# 27

Mex @ 01/16/2008 at 6:20 pm

it makes no sense that the tsa screener would not accept her passport - unless it had expired or something and even if it had - it can be used as photo id for a year. When I fly, I always use my passport and I’ve never had any tsa screener tell me it’s not valid. Of course, I fly in/out of New York, so maybe it’s different in LA (ha ha ha)

now, if by chance her ticket was under her married name (assuming that in real life, she now goes by Avery) and her passport still says Pompeo…then the tsa screener would understandably have to say that she does not valid photo id…the name on the ticket must match the photo id.

# 28

hmm @ 01/16/2008 at 6:23 pm

WOW!!!!!!!! is that Ellen? i cant not believe a smile can lift up her face like that. See how beautiful and young she looked with just a genuine smile like that! i wonder where she is going. Thks jared, we harldy ever hear or see ellen much, i guess she likes keeping a low profile. If only you knew how much you made my day with that pic of ellen smiling! thks alot!

# 29

tammy @ 01/16/2008 at 6:23 pm

they don’t even wear a wedding ring, I don’t think she took his name IRL

# 30

Joey @ 01/16/2008 at 6:23 pm

her smile is like sunshine I LOVE IT LOVE ELLEN
more Ellen Pompeo JustJared. thanks a bundle.

# 31

hmm @ 01/16/2008 at 6:26 pm

Tammy,
check pic 13 she has her wedding ring on.

# 32

Joey @ 01/16/2008 at 6:27 pm

I don’t think she took his name. I think he’s now Mr. Pompeo

do you think he’d mind.
lol

# 33

llo @ 01/16/2008 at 6:34 pm

AWWW! how cute! lovely smile lovely lady. thank you JJ.

# 34

tammy @ 01/16/2008 at 6:36 pm

hmm, it’s not her wedding ring, it’s her engagement ring.

# 35

Adam @ 01/16/2008 at 6:48 pm

EllenEllen is beautiful and gorgeous. she looks so much younger than 38. and why oh why don’t they let her smile more on Grey’s. Who has such a smile ans doesn’t show it, its a winner. it’s amazingly bright and happy and all cute and stuff.

thank you JJ. more Ellen P. please. always more Ellen.

# 36

Julesey @ 01/16/2008 at 7:24 pm

more EP please

she’s too cute for words and very sexy(i can say that as a straight woman..haha)

# 37

SARAH @ 01/16/2008 at 7:46 pm

She’s great here!

# 38

Amanda @ 01/16/2008 at 8:53 pm

Gosh…I love her…her smile is soooooo beautiful…

# 39

hi @ 01/17/2008 at 12:39 am

AWWWW I LOVE HER.
She looks great

# 40

Joey @ 01/17/2008 at 12:49 am

LOVING THIS
THANKS JJ

# 41

Dani @ 01/17/2008 at 12:57 am

HOw cute is she

# 42

love her @ 01/17/2008 at 3:28 am

She is gorgeous. chic…. they both look stunning!
thanks jj

# 43

alex @ 01/17/2008 at 3:32 am

How gorgeous is she!!! i love her sixties look. her hair looks amazing, and she is really glowing. thanks you guys. Chris looks elegant and chic… gorgeous couple.

# 44

alex @ 01/17/2008 at 3:35 am

oops meant this for her Channel thread
oh well…
loving her smile here…

# 45

Violet @ 01/17/2008 at 3:45 am

She’s so pretty! Thanks for posting!

# 46

RON @ 01/17/2008 at 4:38 am

wow! love her
she looks amazing. her face is flawless, her outfit is so chic
fits her real nice. ADORE HER SMILE.

THANKS JJ

# 47

RON @ 01/17/2008 at 5:01 am

I LOVE IT… A LOT OF ELLEN PICTURES TODAY ON JJ
THANKS JJ

# 48

RON @ 01/17/2008 at 5:02 am

MY FIRST POST WAS FOR THE FANCY GALA THINGI. SHE LOOKS FLAWLESS

# 49

AMANDA @ 01/17/2008 at 5:11 am

nice!
she’s pretty.

# 50

remember da truth @ 01/17/2008 at 8:13 am

Don’t believe everything a rotten paparrazzo says. What do they know? They were just guessing while taking pictures.

# 51

Katy @ 01/17/2008 at 8:15 am

She looks better here than on Greys but she does look her age, if not older. I would put her at early 40s easily. Unfortunate face shape.

# 52

Peggy t @ 01/17/2008 at 9:40 am

Gorgeous smile. Love Ellen!

# 53

Pamela @ 01/17/2008 at 9:47 am

is so ugly, hate her smile, you twint!!!!
kiss my ass!!!! mueve las pompas pompeo!!!
bye bye!!!

# 54

michael @ 01/17/2008 at 10:09 am

She is stunning. what a smile! love it
and no makeup wow…. natural beauty.

# 55

zain @ 01/17/2008 at 11:43 am

Ellen is absolutely beautiful and gorgeous.
her smile glows. man she must be really happy…

thanks JJ

# 56

amro @ 01/17/2008 at 1:07 pm

Loving her a lot.
gorgeous. good thing she went through.

# 57

Suze @ 01/17/2008 at 1:13 pm

Thank you for the great Ellen pictures. I love that woman. I feel bad because it is her privacy being invaded, but I wish she would get out more. She appears to shun the press. What a knockout. Let her smile and giggle again on Greys.

# 58

mark @ 01/17/2008 at 2:00 pm

love Ellen.
look at that smile…. man she should smile more often as Meredith.

# 59

EDDIE @ 01/17/2008 at 3:02 pm

Glowing smile.
beautiful. 2 passports?? weird. maybe she’s holding hers and chris’s passport.

# 60

Fran @ 01/17/2008 at 6:09 pm

I love her pictures, she looks amazing. what a wonderful happy spirit.

# 61

T @ 01/17/2008 at 8:23 pm

Tooo cute!

# 62

Dany @ 01/18/2008 at 11:18 am

I LOVE HER.
THANK YOU JJ
ELLEN ROCKS

# 63

TJ @ 01/19/2008 at 9:36 am

I LOVE ELLEN.
stuck at the airport ands till manages to smile.
she is gorgeous.

# 64

grey fan @ 01/19/2008 at 9:46 am

too cute indeed! love her smile.

# 65

m @ 01/19/2008 at 10:11 am

i adore her smile. it’s alive and fresh and glowing.

# 66

m @ 01/19/2008 at 10:23 am

i love how shes smiling through the whole situation.
Ellen is adorable.

# 67

lara @ 01/19/2008 at 12:50 pm

love her smile. love her.

# 68

jerry @ 01/19/2008 at 12:57 pm

I adore Ellen.
I watch Grey’s anatomy with my sisters because of Ellen.
she’s hot gorgeous and one amazing actress and i wish i can meet her one day. if she smiles infront of me, I think i’ll melt.
love you Ellen.

# 69

Mint @ 01/20/2008 at 12:01 pm

so many new Ellen pics. I love this.
please just jared always have Ellen pictures, we love her. she’s really popular and loved. I hope you will have pictures from the Armani event in Paris. on Monday. thanks

# 70

tamey @ 01/20/2008 at 12:41 pm

She’s gorgeous.

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