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“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” is doing well on the promise of its allegedly toxic work environment after months of quick reports from former employees and guests.
Senior producers for “Ellen” delivered a virtual town hall to employees on Monday and reported the benefit package to those who worked at the program and their parent distributor WarnerMedia.
Employees will receive five paid days free to use at their own best, on birthdays, as well as paid time for doctor and family appointments, Variety reported on Thursday, with a source quoting the scheme.
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Ellen DeGeneres. (AP photo / Andrew Harnik, file)
Another insider said DeGeneres, 62, tremblingly delivered an emotional memo to those on call apologizing for the attack of devastating reports of expected on-set toxicity that happened “on her watch.”
The recent responsibility taken by DeGeneres and the show, along with the improved benefit perks, have raised morale among employees as DeGeneres’ spinoff series “Ellen’s Game of Games” has brought back production, insiders said.
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Earlier this week, “Ellen” executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman “parted ways” with the show following allegations of sexual abuse made by anonymous employees.
Both Leman and Norman have denied the allegations, while Glavin has not responded to Fox News’ previous request for comment.
In a statement to Fox News on Tuesday, Leman’s lawyer Michael Plonsker said: “The fact that a deeply flawed BuzzFeed article has led to the termination of an innocent man – a popular figure and a creative force behind the ‘Ellen’ show and a string of other projects produced with Ellen – is shocking. Kevin has been destroyed by scapegoated and is not yet ready to comment. “
In a Zoom call on Monday, the cabaret artist reprimanded the recent bad press and intended to put the kibosh on rumors that she had a ‘no rule for no eye contact’.
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“I don’t know where it started,” DeGeneres said, according to Page Six. ‘Please talk to me. Look me in the eye. ”
Sources told the outlet that DeGeneres called the rumor of the rule “crazy” and said it could not be further from the truth.
‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ has come under fire for its allegedly toxic workplace. (AP)
“It’s crazy, just not true, I do not know how it started,” she said on the call from employees who reportedly held more than 200 members, sources said on Wednesday. It’s not who I am.
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A source familiar with the call told Fox News on Tuesday that DeGeneres acknowledged she was not perfect and described herself as a “perennial person” striving for “the best person I can be.”
A WarnerMedia spokesperson did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ request for comment.
