Ellen DeGeneres addresses staff amid toxic work culture claims at her show; ADMITS she ‘has good & bad days’

 Ellen DeGeneres . After the allegations of toxic work culture from former staff members of her syndicated TV talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Ellen DeGeneres wants to talk to her viewers about what's been going on behind the scenes at her daytime talk show. The Emmy winner was caught by paparazzi on Saturday as she headed to lunch with a friend in Santa Barbara, California — and she insisted that conversations will be had amid 's recent producer shakeup. «I will be talking to my fans,» she said in the video, obtained by The new season of is set to premiere on Sept.

. As employees returned to production this week, ET has learned that the daytime talk show has implemented new perks for staff, amid the workplace investigation.Among the perks are increased paid time off and a liberal medical leave policy.

Ellen DeGeneres has apologized to her staff. ET has learned that Monday marked the first day back for production on, and a staff meeting was called, where DeGeneres surprised everyone by appearing for the virtual conference call.A source tells ET that DeGeneres was was «very real, unscripted, raw and honest.

It's been a whirlwind few weeks for Ellen DeGeneres as her highly acclaimed talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show has come brutally under the scanner post a detailed piece by Buzzfeed where one current and 10 former employees spoke candidly about the alleged toxic work culture. From racism to intimidation and unjust termination, the complaints shocked the world and led to an investigation by WarnerMedia as well as an apology to the staff by DeGeneres herself.

The Ellen Degeneres Show is currently facing an internal investigation following allegations of sexual misconduct, racism and workplace bullying taking place behind the scenes of the long-running daytime show.In an email sent to staff on Thursday (13 August) Warner Bros Television, the parent company behind The Ellen Show, said that while not all of the anonymous allegations had been corroborated, the investigation had found some to be true."Graham Linehan- Father Ted writer suspended from

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres stepped out of the house amidst the recent drama and rumours surrounding her namesake day time talk show to have lunch with pal Kevin Hart. The 62-year-old talk show host and the 41-year-old comic actor enjoyed lunch outside at a beachfront restaurant on Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica, California.

It came as quite a shock to The Ellen DeGeneres Show viewers when a Buzzfeed piece revealed one current and 10 former employees talking about the alleged toxic work culture on the talk show. The complaints varied from racism, intimidation to even unjust termination.

Actress Portia de Rossi has just spoken about how her wife Ellen DeGeneres is doing amidst all the backlash surrounding her workplace toxicity controversy. While on a walk, a photographer asked Portia how Ellen was doing and she said (via Page Six) she’s “doing great.” Portia was also asked if Ellen would be continuing her talk show and Portia responded, “Yes, she is.” This is not the first statement Portia has made about Ellen since all the controversy began.

Jay Leno is showing his support for Ellen DeGeneres amid the claims of a «toxic» work environment at The TV host extended a message to DeGeneres on Twitter on Tuesday, writing that she has always been «a kind and decent person.»«I don’t discard a 40-year friendship on hearsay. The Ellen I know has raised over $125 million dollars for charity and has always been a kind and decent person,» he tweeted.

Ellen DeGeneres' brother has her back. Vance DeGeneres, the older brother of the 62-year-old talk-show host, took to social media on Wednesday to call claims of a «toxic» work environment at «bulls**t.»  «My sister is being viciously attacked.

Amidst recent drama surrounding the show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show is taking a major hit. The Ellen DeGeneres Show‘s ratings are at “a series low,” according to a report by The New York Post that was released yesterday.

Ellen DeGeneres and her daytime talk show, Jerry O'Connell spoke out in support of the comic on Instagram.

Ashton Kutcher is backing up Ellen DeGeneres amid the ongoing workplace investigations at. The former star took to Twitter on Tuesday to support the daytime talk show host.«I haven’t spoken with @TheEllenShow and can only speak from my own experience.

is doing what it can to let its employees know what is going on amid its current workplace investigation.

Kevin Hart is returning the favor. The comedian took to Instagram on Tuesday to express support for Ellen DeGeneres amid current and former employees' allegations about a «toxic» work environment. «It’s crazy to see my friend go thru what she’s going thru publicly,» Hart began his post.

Singer Katy Perry is speaking out to praise her friend and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres amidst recent accusations of Ellen mistreating employees. Katy defended the talk show host against accusations that she’s not a kind person.

Ellen Degenres’ wife Portia de Rossi has spoken out amid ongoing controversy over her talk show.The model publicly declared her support with a social media post following weeks of allegations about toxic workplace culture from current and former employees on the daytime talk show. Ellen’s wife of 12 years posted an image on Instagram that read: “I stand by Ellen.” She captioned the picture: “To all our fans....we see you.