Ellen Show Staffers Speak Out About ‘For Your Approval’ ‘Misrepresentation’

Former employees at The Ellen DeGeneres Show Say your new comedy special Ellen DeGeneres: For your approval “misrepresents” the abuse allegations against DeGeneres.

The former talk show host returned to Netflix for a second and final stand-up show after allegations surrounding his treatment of employees came to light in 2020. Back in 2020, former employees of the talk show famously told BuzzFeed News about allegedly racist comments and a “toxic” environment on set.

Several former employees claimed that DeGeneres’ optimistic and cheerful personality was a “bull****” that “only happens when the cameras are on.” There were also allegations that racism, bullying and harassment were widespread behind the scenes at the daytime talk show. The long-running series ended in May 2022, almost two years after the first report was published.

Now, six former employees have come forward for a second time, telling Rolling Stone that DeGeneres views the allegations as a “celebrity thrown out of show business” and suggests that the former talk show host “continues to invalidate and deny our experiences.” “.

In the comedian’s new comedy feature Ellen DeGeneres: For your approvalThe former talk show host appeared to address the allegations by defending herself and saying she had “spent a lifetime making people happy.” She said in the special: “I cared far too much about what other people thought of me. The thought that anyone would think I was mean was devastating to me and bothered me for a long time.”

However, employees who recently spoke to the outlet said their “nastiness” does not reflect the serious workplace allegations they made in 2020. A source said: “There is a difference between your persona and the way you have been treated in the media. The culture you have perpetuated has hurt a lot of people.

“She misrepresented the narrative and tried to portray herself as not a bully… She really missed the mark.”

Elsewhere in the special, DeGeneres spoke about her experience of being “kicked out of show business” in 1977 when she came out as gay on her eponymous sitcom Ellen. The star faced backlash before making a comeback with her talk show series in 2003.

Another former employee who once respected DeGeneres “as a young person figuring out my sexuality” wished the talk show host would show more empathy in the face of the homophobia she previously faced.

“I have compassion for what she went through back then, and I wish she could have that compassion now,” the aide told Rolling Stone. “Especially after all the things she’s been through, you’d think she would try to remember or narrate on a human level instead of turning everything into matter.”

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