Dozens Of Former “Ellen Show” Employees Say Executive Producers Engaged In Rampant Sexual Misconduct And Harassment
Ex-employees said one executive producer “had a reputation for being handsy with women,” and that another solicited oral sex at a work party.
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Nearly a dozen former employees, who range from longtime, senior-level employees to production assistants, said it was also common for Leman to make sexually explicit comments in the office, like pointing out male colleagues' bulges in their crotches, or ask them questions like, "Are you a top or a bottom?"
"It's masked in sarcasm, but it's not sarcasm," a former employee said.
Many of his targets, employees added, were lower-level and younger employees who felt they lacked any power to speak up.
This is spreading due to lots of whistleblowers in the past year, though the notion that Ellen is not considerate or willing to engage lower employees is a very long-standing rumor. She issued an apology to staff, but many are not buying the wording that doesn't address her own behavior.
Ellen DeGeneres Sends Emotional Apology to Staff; EP Ed Glavin Expected to Depart
Following the launch of an investigation into the culture at her daytime talk show, Ellen DeGeneres issued an emotional apology to staff.
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There were hints other celebs were rubbed the wrong way by her or her treatment of their peers.
When Mariah Carey was pregnant but had not shared it publicly, Ellen surprised her on purpose with alcohol in front of the audience to make Carey refuse the drink on air.
Ellen 'forced' Mariah Carey to reveal pregnancy weeks before miscarriage
The cringe-worthy moment that Mariah Carey was forced to reveal if she was pregnant to Ellen DeGeneres has resurfaced and it is even more painful knowing that she miscarried weeks later
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Dakota Johnson famously halted Ellen's narrative that Ellen wasn't invited to a party, attempting to shame Johnson for a second time about this publicly as if Johnson was excluding Ellen - Ellen was lying and was actually invited but instead flew to Texas for her reserved seats with George W Bush:
trash can ppl like Scooter Braun say she is kind and glorious, as per