Ellen DeGeneres riffs on getting 'kicked out' of showbiz after toxic-culture allegations
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— For Ellen DeGeneres, toxic-workplace allegations that clouded her long-running daytime series marked the end of an era. This week, the comedian's public fallout became comeback material. Two years after “The Ellen DeGeneres Show" aired its final episode in 2022, its 66-year-old host re-entered the spotlight with a Thursday night set at Largo at the Coronet Theatre. During her set, the first on her Ellen’s Last Stand Up Tour, DeGeneres joked to her audience, "I got kicked out of show business,"...
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