Former Ellen DeGeneres staffers bash ‘toxic’ workplace culture on her talk show

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Former Ellen DeGeneres staffers bash ‘toxic’ workplace culture on her talk show
NY Post, Jul 17, 2020

A black woman working on The Ellen DeGeneres Show said she repeatedly dealt with racist comments and microaggressions in yet another damning story relating to the comedian.

The former employee was among 11 mostly former staffers who detailed horror stories from the “toxic” work environment at the show in a Buzzfeed article Thursday, pulling the curtain back on the cheery comedic host.

The woman, who the outlet didn’t identify by name, said she dealt with racism throughout her year-and-a-half tenure on the show.

When she was hired, she said a senior-level producer told her and another black employee, “Oh wow, you both have box braids; I hope we don’t get you confused.”

And one of the main writers at a work party allegedly told her, “I’m sorry, I only know the names of the white people who work here,” while her coworkers “awkwardly laughed it off,” she said.

Another former employee said they had taken a monthlong medical leave to check into a care facility after they attempted suicide — only to be fired when they returned.

“You’d think that if someone just tried to kill themselves, you don’t want to add any more stress to their lives,” the employee told the outlet, which reportedly corroborated the account with four other employees and medical records.

The show’s executive producers issued a statement to the outlet saying they took the accounts “very seriously” and are “committed to being better.”


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When did Ellen fall off the A list?   

[Lando Lincoln]

When did Ellen fall off the A list?   

When she said she was friends with George W. Bush.