Ellen DeGeneres Speaks About Outed Student Tyler Clementi, Who Jumped Off the George Washington Bridge

By Yepoka Yeebo

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — Ellen DeGeneres said she is "devastated" by the death of 18-year-old Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers freshman who jumped off the George Washington Bridge last week after learning that his roommate had broadcast his sexual encounter with another man.

"He was outed as being gay on the Internet and he killed himself," the gay rights advocate and entertainer said on Thursday's episode of the "Ellen DeGeneres Show."

Read more about DeGeneres' speech at DNAinfo.com.