Ellen DeGeneres isn’t holding back in her latest stand-up gig. Years later, controversy arose because of Allegations of a toxic workplace at The Ellen DeGeneres Showthe former talk show host addressed the situation on stage.
“I was thrown out of show business. There are no bad people in show business,” DeGeneres said loudly Rolling Stone. “The ‘Be Nice’ girl wasn’t nice. I became this one-dimensional character, giving things away and dancing up steps.”
“Do you know how hard it is to dance up steps? Would a common person dance up steps?” she asked. “If I had ended my show by saying ‘F**k yourself,’ people would have been pleasantly surprised.”
DeGeneres admitted that the situation “took a toll on my ego and self-esteem.”
“There are such extremes in this business, people either love you and idolize you or they hate you, and those people are kind of louder,” she said.
The outlet also reported that DeGeneres said during her Wednesday performance at Largo in Los Angeles, “I’ve always said that I don’t care what other people think of me, and I realized that at the peak of my life Popularity said.” . It’s such a waste of time worrying about what other people think.”
Still, DeGeneres revealed during a post-show question and answer session that she was in a dark place amid the drama and ending of her show.
“It’s hard to dance when you’re crying,” she said of not heeding her own advice during her “hard time,” which she classified as “funk.” People.
“I joke about what happened to me, but it was really devastating,” she said via Rolling Stone. “I just hated the way the show ended. I love this show so much and I just hate that this is the last time people have seen me like this.”
Following the toxic workplace allegations in 2020, DeGeneres apologized on television. Two years later, DeGeneres ended her show after 19 seasons.
“Ellen’s final show was emotional for her,” a source told ET at the time. “It feels like the end of an era, but she is ready for the next chapter of her life. It feels bittersweet.”
Then, a year later The Ellen DeGeneres Show come to an end, A source told ET about how the former host kept busy.
“Ellen is not retired. She didn’t renew her show but she never worked,” the source said. “Although she has taken some time off from acting, she has a number of brands, an upcoming documentary under her Discovery contract, etc. that she is working on.”
Personally, the source said that DeGeneres and her wife Portia RossiThey have been busy renovating a new house, taking trips and volunteering.
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