More Ellen DeGeneres employees allege ‘toxic work environment’

Staff members on the Ellen DeGeneres show are reportedly “ delighted ” that people show up amid claims that there is a “ toxic work environment ” on the show.

Last week, Buzzfeed released a damning report of the hit show, claiming to speak to anonymous workers, one still working there, who had been mistreated by Ellen, 62, or its producers, and now a report Wednesday by UsWeekly claims the scandal. is uniting the staff behind the scenes.

“They have been calling and texting about the story,” a source tells the publication. “They love that the truth, which has been an open secret for years in the industry, is finally getting more interest.”

Buzzfeed’s Bobzzhell article spoke to 11 people associated with the show, who claimed they faced racism, fear and intimidation while working on the syndicated series.

In response to that particular report, executive producers Ed Glavin, Mary Connelly and Andy Lassner released a joint statement, saying they “strive to create an open, safe and inclusive work environment.”

“We are truly heartbroken and regret to hear that even one person in our production family has had a negative experience,” the statement added.

Earlier this month, representatives of the program were forced to deny reports that the program was about to be canceled. “Telepictures can confirm that this is not true,” representatives of the producer of the presenter of the television program told the New York Post.

DeGeneres has continued to stream his daytime show, which he has been doing since 2003, from his living room at the Santa Barbara, California mansion, which he shares with his wife, Portia De Rossi, 47.

She has come under increasing criticism on social media after multiple reports appeared in April painting an awkward picture of the way she treats others when cameras aren’t rolling.

A group of around 30 team members were upset after she hired an outside company called Key Code Media to film the shows, and was also upset by what they called lack of communication or transparency about their work after the close of March. amid the coronavirus outbreak, Variety reported in April.

“High levels of production occasionally answered phone calls but revealed little” to the crew members, whose wages were reduced by 40 percent amid changes caused by the virus, inside sources said.

Sources told the store that this was not the case with all the shows, as John Oliver, Desus and Mero and Samantha Bee’s teams charged their full fees, while Jimmy Kimmel went into his own pocket for a while to keep your staff receiving their regular rates

The producers responded that “Our executive producers and Telepictures are committed to taking care of our staff and team and have made decisions first and foremost with consideration.”

Her character was also criticized after a series of tweets from the Kevin T. Porter comic on March 20 asking her followers to post ‘crazy’ stories of ‘Ellen being evil’ caught the attention of social media. (Porter’s effort was linked to a charity campaign for the Los Angeles Food Bank.)

Writer Ben Simeon said, ‘A new staff member was told,’ Every day, she chooses someone different to really hate. It’s not your fault, just hang in there for the day and be mean to someone else the next day. They did not believe it, but it ended up being completely true.

“Everyone should chew gum from a bowl outside her office before talking to her, and if she thinks you smell that day, you have to go home and shower.”

Ellen, who Forbes reported is worth around $ 330 million, has also come under fire for tone deafness after joking that locking herself in her opulent mansion was “like being in jail.”