What’s up y’all, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. back here with Clevver News, and after many,
MANNYYY accusations of toxic work environments on the set of the Ellen Show, staffers are
reportedly ‘loving’ the fact that people are continuing to come forward and reveal
the truth behind one of TVs most beloved hosts.
If there’s one good thing to come out of The Ellen Show’s gradual downfall, the staffers
behind the scenes are reportedly standing in unity of one another and fully supporting
the fact that many of their fellow cohorts have had similar unpleasant experiences while
working on the show.
Over the past few months while Ellen has continued to film the show from her Santa Barbara mansion,
many members of the staff, as well as celebrity guest and YouTuber NikkieTutorials, began
to describe how Ellen was ‘notoriously mean’ and ‘rude’ to people on and off set.
The accusations began around the time that Variety published an article about employees
being left in the dark about their pay and employment status amid the pandemic.
Things would continue to escalate to the point that a Twitter thread from former Ellen employee
Kevin Porter went viral asking people who had horrible experiences with Ellen to come
forward, and to nobody’s surprise, the thread was FILLED with negative accusations.
Ellen’s former bodyguard Tom Majercak also spoke out, noting that he was assigned to
her during the 2014 Oscars, and that she was the one person out of many celebrities he’s
been assigned to that QUOTE, “has never taken the time to say hi to me.”
Executive producers Ed Glavin, Mary Connelly and Andy Lassner have responded to the allegations
in a joint statement on the website, saying QUOTE, “We are truly heartbroken and sorry
to learn that even one person in our production family has had a negative experience.
It’s not who we are and not who we strive to be, and not the mission Ellen has set for
us.”
They also attempted to take the blame away from Ellen, adding, “For the record, the
day-to-day responsibility of the Ellen show is completely on us.
We take all of this very seriously and we realize, as many in the world are learning,
that we need to do better, are committed to do better and we will do better.”
As if things couldn’t get any worse, Buzzfeed published a shocking article last week featuring
11 anonymous employees (one current and 10 former), who claimed to have been mistreated
and have even faced racism, fear and intimidation while working behind the scenes of the show.
A source revealed to Us Weekly QUOTE, “They’ve been calling and texting each other about
the story.
They’re loving that the truth — which has been an open secret for years in the industry
— is finally receiving more interest.”
Although many of the anonymous employees agreed that the executive producers were, in large
part, to blame for the toxic work environment, they still felt that Ellen should’ve also
intervened being the host.
Another Buzzfeed employee agreed, adding QUOTE, “If she wants to have her own show and have
her name on the show title, she needs to be more involved to see what’s going on.”
They also predicted a scenario in which the executive producers surrounding her just tell
her “things are going great, everybody’s happy” and she just believes them, however,
it should still be her responsibility to intervene.
Back in May sources also revealed to Us Weekly that Ellen was “at the end of the rope,”
adding, “She thought this was all just sour grapes from a few haters.
But it’s not a passing thing -- the hits just keep coming.”
As for the future of the Ellen Show, it still remains one of the most popular talk shows
on air, and according to Forbes, the series generates over $35 million in profit for Warner
Bros. each year, and over $50 million for Ellen herself.
According to advertising and analytics company SQAD, buying a 30-second national commercial
during the show cost advertisers $51,570 during the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to a $34,000
slot on Dr. Phil and a $19,000 slot during Live!
With Kelly and Ryan.
There is currently no talk of the show being cancelled altogether as Ellen has yet to speak
out about any of the allegations, however, fans continue to troll her Instagram posts
urging her to do so.
One user wrote, “Are you ever going to address the terrible way your staff is treated?”
while another person said, “I expected more from you, address the issues.”
To see what other staffers have said about Ellen’s toxic work environment, you can
click right over here to watch another Clevver video.
Then be sure to let me know your thoughts on Ellen’s staff continuing to speak out
down here in the comments, and what you think the future of the Ellen Show will be.
I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., see ya next time.