Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the resident DJ on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” has been named as a co-executive producer on the show, Fox News has learned.
Boss promotion comes as executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman and co-executive Jonathan Norman “parted ways” with the show following allegations of sexual abuse made by anonymous employees.
A spokesman for Warner Bros. confirmed Tuesday to Fox News that Ellen DeGeneres announced the new role of Boss to staff in a virtual meeting held Monday. The same day, Warner Bros. confirmed. the departure of Glavin, Leman and Norman. It appears that Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner and Derek Westervelt will remain as producers.
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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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DeGeneres discussed the changes and spoke about her own behavior at a meeting of all employees held Monday via Zoom. More than 200 staff members were on call, a source familiar with the situation told Fox.
DeGeneres made an apology to her staff in which she discussed having good and bad days, which she explained is probably the reason she keeps herself on set.
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DeGeneres acknowledged that she was not perfect. DeGeneres described herself as a “perennial person” who strives for “the best person I can be,” the source said.
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The embedded host applauded crew members for making the show a success for 17 seasons. She thanks them for their hard work and shares that she cares “about each and every” staff.
Reps for DeGeneres and Boss did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
The departure of Glavin, Leman and Norman comes after several former employee testimonies of sexually abusive behavior by the dismissed producers. Glavin has also reported the heart of the complaints of poor workplace culture.
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Both Leman and Norman have denied the allegations, while Glavin has not responded to Fox News’ previous request for comment.
The show apparently underwent an internal investigation after producers were accused of stimulating a toxic work environment based on bullying and anxiety. Accusations of sexual misconduct follow news about the investigation.
During the meeting on Monday, Connelly and Lassner reviewed the results of the studio’s internal investigation, according to Variety. After interviews with more than 100 people connected to the talk show, it was found that there was no evidence of “systemic” racism on the show, the outlet reported. However, it was recognized that more was needed for diversity and inclusion.
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The staff, including DeGeneres, will likely attend workshops on diversity and inclusion.
