Ellen DeGeneres is opening up about the past toxic workplace claims made against her — in a new standup routine.
The former “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” host, 66, joked about “getting kicked out of show business” for being “mean” while performing at the Largo in LA on Wednesday.
In 2020, current and former staffers spoke anonymously about their alleged experience on set of the talk show for a BuzzFeed News report. She apologized to staff at the time and producers Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman and Jonathan Norman exited the show.
“As we’ve grown exponentially, I’ve not been able to stay on top of everything and relied on others to do their jobs as they knew I’d want them done. Clearly some didn’t,” she wrote at the time in a memo, per The Hollywood Reporter. “That will now change and I’m committed to ensuring this does not happen again.”
“On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first meeting that ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ would be a place of happiness — no one would ever raise their voice, and everyone would be treated with respect,” she went on.
“Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case. And for that, I am sorry. Anyone who knows me knows it’s the opposite of what I believe and what I hoped for our show.”
Read more here from the New York Post.
