Ellen DeGeneres screams furiously at a loud rumor that staff and guests can not look her in the eye.
The host of talk shows during the day held a Zoom call on Monday and dealt with the onslaught of bad publicity from former employees over a suspiciously toxic workplace, which included a rumor that the funny woman apparently carried a “no eye contact” rule.
“I don’t know where it started,” said DeGeneres, 62, according to Page Six. ‘Please talk to me. Look me in the eye. ”
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‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ has come under fire for its allegedly toxic workplace.
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Sources told the outlet that DeGeneres called the rumor of the rule “crazy” and said it could not be further from the truth.
“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.”
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has been a success for 17 seasons and the show recently promoted its resident DJ Stephen “tWitch” Boss to co-executive producer, a spokeswoman for Warner Bros. confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday.
Ellen DeGeneres announced Monday to her staff that Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss has been appointed co-executive producer of her talk show.
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Boss’s promotion comes as executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman and co-executive Jonathan Norman “part 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.
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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 show” Ellen ” and a string of other projects produced with Ellen – is shocking. Kevin has been destroyed by scapegoated and is not yet ready to comment. “
Reps for DeGeneres did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
Fox News’ Melissa Roberto contributed to this report.
