Ellen DeGeneres is "trying to figure out who I am without my show" in first major appearance since cancellation

The A.V. Club— When Ellen walked on stage for the last episode of her eponymous talk show in 2o22, she told audiences, “Today is not the end of a relationship, it’s more of a little break.” For the past two years, that break hasn’t really felt all that small; the once ubiquitous host all but disappeared from the public eye after a series of BuzzFeed News reports alleged incidents of “racism, fear, and intimidation” on the set of her talk show in 2020, leading to the show’s inevitable cancelation two years...

BuzzFeed—Ellen DeGeneres Said She “Hated The Way” That “The Ellen Show” Ended Following Claims Of A Toxic Work Environment. “I couldn’t gain perspective I just thought, ‘Well, this is not the way I wanted to end my career, but this is the way it’s ending.’”View Entire Post ›

The Guardian—Ellen DeGeneres: I was ‘kicked out of show business’ for being ‘mean’. Former talkshow host discussed her controversial exit from daytime TV after reports of a toxic workplace in new standup setEllen DeGeneres has addressed the controversial end of her eponymous daytime talkshow after allegations that it was a toxic workplace.While performing the opening night of her new Ellen’s Last Stand Up Tour at the Largo in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, the former daytime host joked about getting “kicked out of show business” for being “mean”. Continue reading

NBC4 Washington—Ellen DeGeneres says she was ‘kicked out of show business'. Ellen DeGeneres reflected on the allegations of a toxic workplace on the set of her former talk show while returning to her stand-up comedy roots.