Ellen facing claims of toxic work environment

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Published on August 5, 2020 - Duration: 02:30s

Ellen facing claims of toxic work environment

Ellen Degeneres is facing accusations of a toxic work environment behind the scenes of her daytime show.

Now some of Ellen's A-list guests are stepping into the story.


Ellen facing claims of toxic work environment

OF HER DAYTIME SHOW.NOW SOME OF ELLEN'S A-LISTGUESTS ARE NOW STEPPING INTOTHE STORY.ABC'S KAYLEE HARTUNG TELLS YOUWHO IS COMING TO HER DEFENSE.SCRIPT: NAT - BE KIND TO ONEANOTHER THIS MORNINGCELEBRITIES STANDING BY ELLENDEGENERES ON SOCIAL MEDIA KEVINHART POSTING: "I HAVE KNOWNELLEN FOR YEARS AND I CANHONESTLY SAY THAT SHE'S ONE OFTHE DOPEST PEOPLE ON THE[EXPLETIVE] PLANET.SHE HAS TREATED MY FAMILY ANDMY TEAM WITH LOVE AND RESPECTFROM DAY 1" ELLEN CAME TOHART'S DEFENSE LAST YEAR - WHENHOMOPHOBIC TWEETS BY THE ACTORRESURFACED FORCING HIM TOSTEP- DOWN AS HOST OF THEOSCARS NAT - "THERE ARE SO MANYHATERS OUT THERE WHATEVER ISGOING ON ON THE INTERNET- DON'TPAY ATTENTION TO THEM.THAT'S A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLEBEING VERY LOUD.DIANE KEATON JOINING HART INHER SUPPORT OF THE EMMY-WINNINGHOST, WRITING: "I ALWAYSENJOYED MY VISITS TO THE ELLENSHOW, I'VE SEEN HOW THEAUDIENCE EXUDES HAPPINESS ANDGRATITUDE." KATY PERRY TWEETINGTO HER 108 MILLION FOLLOWERSTHAT "SHE'S ONLY EVER HADPOSITIVE TAKEAWAYS ON THESHOW.." SOT - MARC MALKIN /SENIOR EDITOR, VARIETY: "WHENYOU HAVE PEOPLE LIKE DIANEKEATON AND KATY PERRYSUPPORTING ELLEN, IT'S GOOD FORELLEN BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'SGOING TO CHANGE THE PUBLICPERCEPTION...THIS CONTROVERSY IS NOT ABOUTHOW ELLEN TREATED HER GUESTS,IT'S MORE ABOUT HOW ELLEN ANDHER TEAM WERE TREATING HEREMPLOYEES." AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION ATTHE DAYTIME TALK SHOW LAUNCHEDAFTER BUZZFEED PUBLISHED ANEXPLOSIVE STORY -ONE CURRENT AND 10 FORMEREMPLOYEES ANONYMOUSLY CLAIMINGTHEY FACED QUOTE RACISIM, FEARAND INTIMIDATION THE HOSTAPOLOGIZING AND PROMISINGCHANGE IN A LETTER TO STAFFERS,WRITING: "I TOLD EVERYONE INOUR FIRST MEETING THAT THEELLEN DEGENERES SHOW WOULD BE APLACE OF HAPPINESS - NO ONEWOULD EVER RAISE THEIR VOICE,AND EVERYONE WOULD BE TREATEDWITH RESPECT.OBVIOUSLY, SOMETHING CHANGED,AND I AM DISAPPOINTED TO LEARNTHAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN THECASE.AND FOR THAT, I AM SORRY." THENA SECOND BUZZFEED REPORTDETAILED SEXUAL HARASSMENT ANDMISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINSTSEVERAL OF THE SHOW'S TOPPRODUCERS THE HASHTAG#ISTANDWITHELLEN TRENDING ONTWITTER- DEGENERES' WIFEACTRESS PORTIA DEROSSI USINGTHE HASHTAG ON INSTAGRAM,SAYING: "TO ALL OUR FANS....WESEE YOU.THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT."BUT NOT EVERYONE IS USING THEIRPLATFORM TO DEFEND ELLEN ACTORBRAD GARRET TAKING A DIFFERENTTONE, TWEETING: SORRY BUT ITCOMES FROM THE TOP@THEELLENSHOW.KNOW MORE THAN ONE WHO WERETREATED HORRIBLY BY HER.COMMON KNOWLEDGE."THAT WASKAYLEE HARTUNG REPORTING.

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