After weeks and weeks of bad publicity for Ellen Generes, she now has some more to deal with.
How so? A guest on the show a few years back has spoken out revealing what she's really like - and it's not good.
Keep scrolling to see what she had to say...
2020 has put us all through our paces.
But for Ellen, it seems like there's no escape.People all over the world have been crawling out of the woodwork.
Hey has Ellen apologized yet? @TheEllenShow— Ruby Blueshoes (@Ruby Blueshoes)1597107724.0
This has been going on for so long that she's even considered stepping down from her show.
Clearly the scandal has put a strain on the couple's relationship.
Ellen has been battling accusation after accusation all year.
For years now, rumors about Ellen's true personality have been rife.
Those who have met the star have claimed that she is nothing more than another power-hungry, self-centered celebrity.
ellen's whole thing about treating everyone with kindness only applies to people in her specific tax bracket, based… https://t.co/VXYccrutpJ— The Grinch (@The Grinch)1570713430.0
In recent years, Ellen's image has been questioned more and more.
And, this year, things have reached a breaking point.
Her past employees certainly haven't held back.
Ellen clearly doesn't care too much for writer's strikes.
@KevinTPorter @JesseThorn @LAFoodBank Karen Kilgariff was her head writer for 5 years until the writers' strike. Wh… https://t.co/M7ULrjAlqb— J. Fisher (@J. Fisher)1584724944.0
More scandal regarding her treatment of staff...
@KevinTPorter @LAFoodBank My friend wrote for the Ellen Show for two years and told me Ellen didn’t greet her once.… https://t.co/rOK2u9C3mr— Cathy Messier (@Cathy Messier)1584724649.0
Staff weren't even allowed in the same room as her.
@KevinTPorter @LAFoodBank Some friends who work /worked on her show said many of her staff members weren't allowed… https://t.co/ujfdvB1t7A— MKB (@MKB)1584724529.0
Her veganism has also ruffled a few feathers in the past.
@KevinTPorter @LAFoodBank Was wrking on a show @ WB that was next to her stage. Was our showrunner's 50th Bday. Cat… https://t.co/1tYwIRknJ9— Alison Freer ✂️ (@Alison Freer ✂️)1584732667.0
Her compassion for animals strikes again.
@KevinTPorter @LAFoodBank D) She cares about animals which is good but so sensitive for example if someone tried to… https://t.co/xuFBexYB5j— Benjamin Siemon (@Benjamin Siemon)1584725438.0
Ellen apparently hates her own fans.
@KevinTPorter @LAFoodBank Comic I know became friendly with her, said she openly expressed her deep disdain for her… https://t.co/f5hFuC9CL1— Chase Mitchell (@Chase Mitchell)1584725118.0
She also has no respect for her current staff.
Quite predictably, these allegations have hit her already crumbling reputation pretty hard...
And, as a result, her ratings have taken a huge blow.Before the allegations were made this year, Ellen’s ratings were consistently around 2.0 for her daytime slot...
With previous seasons of the show raking in an average of 4.5 million viewers.But, last month...
Her ratings are continuing to decline...
While we’re here... fuck Ellen Degeneres.— HeyBun’s Alt (@HeyBun’s Alt)1591286149.0
More and more allegations continued to arise from behind the scenes...
According to Buzzfeed News, 1 current employee, as well as 10 former ones have rallied around together to reveal their "truths" about the toxic culture behind the scenes of the show.All the allegations were done anonymously...
A former employee told them that the "be kind" act was "bull****"
"That 'be kind' bullshit only happens when the cameras are on. It’s all for the show. I know they give money to people and help them out, but it’s for show."One black woman who was part of the backstage team said she experienced "racist comments."
She said that one of the top writer's said this to her:
Since these allegations arose, it seems that action has been taken...
As reports are in that The Ellen Show is officially under investigation.The show is allegedly being investigated for racism, mistreatment, and intimidation on set.
WarnerMedia, who own and syndicate the show, are believed to be the ones launching the internal investigation into what’s happening behind the scenes.Amid this investigation...
And let's just say, they aren't very flattering...
"She'll come in, she'll sit down, she'll talk to Richard and then Ellen will leave."
"And I sort of said, "Are you fair dinkum? I can't look at her?""I found the whole thing bizarre."
"I have no idea whether she's a nice person or not, I wouldn't have a clue.""Because I never got to talk to her!"
"But I can tell you the people who work with her walked on eggshells the whole time.""We're there to do an interview to promote what she's doing, but you can't look at her?"
"Someone get real."In light of all this backlash...
The host has issued an apology to her staff working on her show.
And she had a lot to say...
She continued:
She went on to say that as the show grew, she was not “able to stay on top of everything. “
She added...
“It’s been way too long, but we’re finally having conversations about fairness and justice," she wrote.
And now, a guest on the show has come forward.
Show guest Dana Dimatteo - who appeared on the show back in 2018 - has now spoken out.Dimatteo claims Ellen was totally fake.
Specifically she said:
“I started that tweet off not undermining anyone else’s experience. I wanted to only speak from my own experience..… https://t.co/elj60ppOEv— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave)1597323972.0
During commercial breaks, Ellen would break out of her ‘kind’ character and sit moodily in silence on her couch, not acknowledging anyone. She didn’t say one word to the audience unless the cameras were on, she snapped out of her character the second the cameras stopped rolling.
She continued:
We were told by the producers that if we were picked we were not allowed to be funnier or smarter than Ellen, that she is the star and the comedian, not us. We were told to act in a very specific way and to only speak if she asked us a question. ‘They made us scream and jump around backstage as a test, it was pretty humiliating.