The producers of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” have denied rumors that the long talk show is about to be canceled.
Telepictures Television, the producer behind Ellen DeGeneres ‘self-titled show, has responded to a report that the show would be canceled due to mounting allegations of DeGeneres’ “rude” behavior by current and former employees, in addition to an alleged decrease in the ratings.
“Telepictures can confirm that this is not true,” representatives of the producer told Page Six. A company representative did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
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In this March 7, 2019 photo released by Warner Bros., David Letterman appears with presenter Ellen DeGeneres during a recording of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in Los Angeles, California.
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The cancellation rumors emerged after The Sun released a report claiming that ratings for DeGeneres’ talk show season 17 recently dropped 14 percent, citing statistics from TVNewsCheck. The report also included several comments, some from comedians and a television writer, who said DeGeneres is not pleasant to work with.
While the production company confirmed that the show has no plans to leave television, in May, a former bodyguard for the famous television personality backed the less-than-pleasant allegations against DeGeneres.
Tom Majercak told Fox News in an exclusive interview that he was selected to serve as executive protector for DeGeneres at the 86th Academy Awards. He escorted DeGeneres, his mother, and his wife, Portia De Rossi, throughout the night from the red carpet to the Dolby Theater and the governor’s glamorous dance after the ceremony.
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“I take her hands and pass 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 time to greet me,” Majercak claimed.
Ellen DeGeneres arrives at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, January 5, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California.
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“It started going negative when he introduced me to Ellen and Ellen gave me a sidelong glance and didn’t even say ‘hello’ or ‘thanks for protecting my mother, my wife, and me.'” “Majercak continued.
The bodyguard concluded that DeGeneres was “very cold.” A DeGeneres representative did not respond to Fox News’ request for comment at the time.
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Majerak’s comments followed similar accusations against DeGeneres made by one of his guests, Nikkie de Jager, a beauty influencer.
“Call me naive, but I was expecting to be greeted with confetti cannons,” de Jager told the Dutch publication & C. “Instead, I was greeted by an angry intern who was a little exhausted. I was expecting a Disney show, but I got Teletubbies later. of dusk. “
Meanwhile, more than 30 program employees spoke in April, about anonymity, to Variety, alleging that they were left in the dark about their salary and job status on the program amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Employees claimed that they were not given any formal communication about the status of the program, their hours of work, or pay for more than a month after regular production closed.
According to two unidentified sources, those who were able to communicate with the superiors by telephone did not receive concrete answers about what was happening.
Fox News’ Tyler McCarthy contributed to this report.
