What’s up?
It’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver News and The Ellen DeGeneres Show just fired their
three top producers and Ellen apologized to her staff in a video conference call.
Alright, so if you’ve been keeping up with recent news, the scandal surrounding The Ellen
DeGeneres Show and its toxic workplace culture over the past few months has been very eye-opening
for everyone.
Many fans of the show have been hoping Ellen would either be replaced by someone else or
finally take some of the responsibility for the toxic work environment.
Last month, Ellen issued a statement claiming that she was only sorry for not being aware
of when or how things got so bad.
At the time she said quote, “On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first
meeting that The Ellen DeGeneres Show would be a place of happiness – no one would ever
raise their voice, and everyone would be treated with respect.
Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case.
And for that, I am sorry.”
In her original apology, Ellen also pointed fingers at the show’s top producers like
Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman, and Jonathan Norman hinting that they were the reason for the
toxic workplace.
And now according to People Magazine, those three producers have parted ways with the
show following an internal investigation by WarnerMedia.
But that’s not all, in a video conference on Monday with around 200 people who work
on her show, Ellen actually took some responsibility and apologized for the conditions her staff
have been working in.
A source who was on the call told the Daily Mail that Ellen was “emotional” and “apologetic”
as she admitted she’s “not perfect” by any means.
The source revealed that Ellen said quote, “I’m a multi-layered person, and I try
to be the best person I can be and I try to learn from my mistakes.
I’m hearing that some people felt that I wasn’t kind or too short with them, or too
impatient.
I apologize to anybody if I’ve hurt your feelings in any way.”
Another staffer on the call told People Magazine that Ellen was quote, “emotional and she
was emphatic about making it better and making herself more available.”
That person continued on saying, “She acknowledged she can be introverted at times and she apologized
if that was ever seen as hurtful.
They’re putting in real structures and resources for people so this never happens again and
that is extremely important to Ellen.
She was emotional seeing everybody.
They’re family.”
In Ellen’s apology she also admitted that the show had alienated employees and guests
by shifting shooting timetables at short notice and pledged that going forward the show will
stick to agreed-upon timetables.
And this person said that Ellen told staff that she’s quote, “been dying to see them,
that she couldn’t because of the investigation and she really wanted them to hear from her
that this is a reset, things are changing and things are going to be better moving forward.
And she’s committed to that."
And speaking of the ongoing investigation, of the three executive producers who were
let go, two of them have denied all of the sexual misconduct allegations against them.
One of the producer’s lawyers even spoke out about this saying that his client, Kevin
Leman, is quote, “devastated by being scapegoated and is not yet ready to comment.
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 Ellen show and a string of other
projects produced with Ellen – is shocking.”
But as the three old executive producers parted ways with the show, according to Variety,
now, Stephen Boss AKA tWitch has been promoted from DJ to co-executive producer.
And while it seems like the show has made some big changes and Ellen has gotten on camera
to apologize to her staff, it still doesn’t seem like this was enough for many fans on
Twitter.
One person wrote quote, “Guaranteed she knew this stuff was happening way before now
and never did anything about it because she didn’t wanna lose her show!
I’ve heard she’s not a nice person away from that show.
Personally when and IF it returns, I’m no longer going to watch!”
Another fan tweeted about the three executive producers being fired saying quote, “Ellen
should be fired too.
Glad they got them out first.
But Ellen should be next.”
This person added “So she threw her producers under the bus ... they fell on her sword for
her ... hmm ... "the fish rots from the head" is my fave comment.
It's ALL on her.
What more will she do to make amends?
I don't care.
I always found her insincere and untrustworthy.
She was a bit snarky too.”
And this fan threw some humor into this heavy situation writing “She should just give
all of us 20,000 from her friends at Shutterfly and we can call it even.”
I think that person is onto something!
Nah, I’m kidding, all jokes aside, it’s good to see that they are taking action and
making some clearly much needed changes over at The Ellen DeGeneres show.
We will just wait and see what happens when the show is supposed to return to air next
month.
Obviously we will keep you guys posted as this story continues to unfold.
If you want more on Ellen and how she’s even made fellow celebrities uncomfortable
on her show, click right over here for another Clevver News video.
Also, let us know down in the comments below what you think of the three executive producers
being fired and Ellen’s new apology.
Is it enough or do you still think someone else should replace her?
I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!