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It seems that 2020 is not proving to be the best year for Ellen DeGeneres professionally, as her crown for being known as “one of the kindest people alive” is slowly slipping away.
And now, the comedian can add another to the list, as his former bodyguard has also taken a step forward by detailing what it had been like to work with the star and sadly, he has nothing good to say.
Tom Majercak was hired as a bodyguard for the chat show host, his mother, and his wife Portia de Rossi for the 86th Academy Awards in 2014, which was presented by DeGeneres.
Shedding light on his experience working with DeGeneres, Majercak, who has high-profile companies like Apple, Twitter, and Google on his resume, said the Oscar night was a bit demeaning for him.
“I take her hands and run them through individuals and large groups of people. Ellen is the only person I have been assigned to, and I have been assigned to various celebrities, who has never taken the time to greet me,” she said. to Fox News.
He further said that DeGeneres’s wife, Portia, had been “very nice and had a conversation,” but once the comedian was introduced to him, things went downhill.
“Ellen gave me a sideways glance and didn’t even say ‘hello’ or ‘thanks for protecting my mother, my wife, and me.’ It was very cold and very cunning and it was actually a bit degrading in the way that he treats people who are not from his circle, “he added.
She then added that at the high-profile post-Oscar party, the Governors Ball, she had only allowed celebrities previously approved by her to come speak to her at her table.
In the wake of recent controversies over the comedian, Majercak also felt compelled to speak.
“It has bothered me for years. I see this person as very enlightened, positive and amazing, and everyone loves and is amazed and that is not the case when you meet them in person.”
Previously, YouTube sensation NikkieTutorials, aka Nikkie de Jager, had also recounted her unpleasant experience of the time she made her appearance on Ellen’s show.
In April, a Twitter trend against DeGeneres had also come to the surface where her previous employees and those who had known her reported her unpleasant experiences with her, calling her “one of the baddest people alive.”
Meanwhile, his crew members from Ellen’s show He also recently came out, complaining that they had received no communication from DeGeneres or the executives regarding their salary or hours of work during the coronavirus pandemic.
