Ex-'Ellen DeGeneres Show' employees claim culture of 'rampant sexual misconduct' in new article.
Source: Yahoo News
Ellen DeGeneress apology to her talk show staffers over workplace toxicity allegations hasnt stopped new ones from surfacing.
One day after the Ellen DeGeneres Show host broke her silence in a staff letter about the ongoing investigation of the show, a new report from BuzzFeed News has dozens of former staffers making claims of rampant sexual misconduct and harassment on the set. And Everybody Loves Raymond actor Brad Garrett said that mistreatment by DeGeneres whose motto is be kind is common knowledge.
According to the new BuzzFeed story, top executive producers engaged in inappropriate workplace behavior, with one being handsy with female staffers and another soliciting oral sex at a work party.
Many of the new claims center around head writer and executive producer Kevin Leman. A former employee claimed Leman was behind the work party incident which they said played out in a restroom at a company event in 2013. Another former staffer said they separately saw Leman grab a male production assistants genitals. Another ex-staffer claimed she saw Leman grope a production assistant in a car in 2017. And dozens of others talked about sexually explicit comments made by him, typically to lower-level and younger employees.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ex-ellen-degeneres-show-employees-claim-culture-rampant-sexual-misconduct-new-report-170312455.html
Comment.....: I guess Ellen DeGeneres is a total phony. She knew all about this as she must have. No letter of apology will change anything. Been going on for years. End of Ellen & her show. Good by phony..Good ridence.
I like this sentence, " .....a new report from BuzzFeed News has dozens of former staffers making claims of rampant sexual misconduct and harassment on the set....Also....Brad Garrett said that mistreatment by DeGeneres whose motto is be kind is common knowledge.
catsudon
(839 posts)the apology from her just confirms it.
she's not sorry about what she did (or didn't do) she's sorry she got caught
Stuart G
(38,359 posts)...She is done, gone, kaput, etc. Years of this behavior of......"phony kindness."..
...Not just a little, but a whole lot. How do you explain that phony kindness to her audience? "Deep down
Ellen is a total phony and treats her people in a totally mean way."....Verified by many employees.
NonPC
(270 posts)Yes, she has given away a lot of stuff on her daytime show -- although much is donated by sponsors. But have you ever watched her recent show "Game of Games"? Good concept for a show, but you can tell that she kind of gets a kick out of periodically being mean (cruel?) to competitors when given the opportunity. I think she's good at keeping her cruelness hidden.
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)pepperbear
(5,648 posts)Who says the left doesn't have its fair share? And while we're on the subject, don't be surprised when certain people who are admired and beloved get caught up in the Epstein web. Let's not forget what the North Korean Hollywood Hack revealed. I'm so far left I'm practically Cesar Chavez, but I can't stand phonies. Let's face it: $ and fame can change people.
Faux pas
(14,582 posts)We all used to think cosby was nice too.
Stuart G
(38,359 posts)never really watched her show and dont care for Garrett. Why didnt he speak up sooner?
Stuart G
(38,359 posts)take a long vacation..just like Tucker the Fucker...Vacation after the .."apology" is spread throughout the media..
....Also, since she got away with this in the past, Ellen will think that she will get away with it now. They all do.
But she won't. Her viewership will vanish..If her..."kindness" is her selling point, and that is phony, then it is "all over.." But I could be wrong..and have been in the past...Often...
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)either avoided or were unable to develop enough on-the-record sources to go to press.
Like Weinstein.
Like Bryan Singer.
Like Cosby, and John Landis' son, and Les Moonves, and Brett Ratner and so many others.
These people have very powerful lawyers who will do almost anything to make these stories "go away."
Stuart G
(38,359 posts)Also, in another article that I read...(no link) said this has been going on for years...
I did find out that the show has been on the network for 17 years...
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)Yeah, Be Kind to One Another
bluedye33139
(1,474 posts)The entire organization seems to have gone off the rails.
Lucky for her, her real estate holdings are solid and she can live without an income.
Stuart G
(38,359 posts)Ellen will not allow an interview, in my opinion.. Further, I don't think she will start another. Obviously,
Ellen does not care to deal with this. She has said her ten cents worth, and will retire forever.
Every interview will start with,..... "How did you allow this to happen over many years?"
...It seems that it is all over, but maybe there will be ..."lawsuits"...and then it won't be over,...
not for many years..
JI7
(89,173 posts)So she probably doesn't care about doing the show itself .
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)and making a shitload of money in the process
CountAllVotes
(20,854 posts)Now I know why!
Raine
(30,540 posts)portray themselves on screen. The reason I don't take advice about anything from them, phonies and hypocrites in it for themselves who don't give a hoot about anybody else. 😖
ForgoTheConsequence
(4,846 posts)She's worth 330 million. Kimmel paid staff out of his own pocket.
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/ellen-crew-furious-over-poor-communication-regarding-pay-non-union-workers-during-coronavirus-shutdown-exclusive-1234582735/