Ellen DeGeneres addresses toxic work environment scandal on show’s season 18 return: ‘I take responsibility’

British talk show host James Corden is finally addressing the rumours that he was in talks to possibly replace Ellen DeGeneres amid her summer of controversy at her talk show. “Genuinely, I have no idea where that even came from,” James said during his latest episode of The Late Late Show.  “I think somebody started a rumour somewhere and someone jumped on the thing.

Alec Baldwin has joined the ranks of the celebrities supporting Ellen DeGeneres as she attempts to bounce back from a potentially career-destroying expose about working conditions on her talk show.A handful of current and former employees went public with claims the set of The Ellen DeGeneres Show was a “toxic” environment of misconduct, bad behavior and harassment in a BuzzFeed expose over the summer.The scandal prompted DeGeneres to apologize to her staff and promise conditions would get

Alec Baldwin, 62, appeared virtually on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today, and told his longtime host, also 62, to "keep going" despite "some patches of white water." The 30 Rock alum started off the chat by saying: "Before we talk about my kids, Ellen, I just want to say you are someone, I have followed your career from when you were doing stand-up and you were a solo performer." "I have watched the films you've done, and I've watched your success on this TV show, and you are one of the funniest

Alec Baldwin wants Ellen DeGeneres to just keep swimming. The 62-year-old actor appears on the Wednesday episode of the 62-year-old talk show host's first week back following«toxic» workplace allegations surrounding her show over the summer. «You being on my premiere week means so much to me,» DeGeneres tells Baldwin on Wednesday.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorThe Ellen DeGeneres Show drew solid ratings in its Season 18 premiere Monday, in which DeGeneres addressed allegations of a toxic workplace that had emerged over the summer.The series opener earned a 1.9 rating and 6 share among Households, improving its lead-in 1.2/4 by +58% in rating and 50% in share, and steady vs its year-ago September time period average rating of 1.9/6.Versus last year’s debut episode, Ellen was steady year-to-year with a 1.1 rating

Ellen DeGeneres is kicking off season 18 of her daytime talk show with a virtual audience—and an apology. On Monday, she returned to the set of The Ellen DeGeneres Show for the first time since the pandemic caused the series to go virtual earlier this year.

Ellen Degeneres addressed the workplace misconduct allegations against her and her team in a monologue that opened season 18 of her U.S.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show faced allegations of “racism and intimidation” on set back in July.An internal investigation was launched by WarnerMedia and an anonymous third party firm later that month, and though the investigation reportedly found no evidence of systemic racism on set after interviewing more than 100 people connected to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, staff members and DeGeneres herself made a commitment to greater diversity in the future.“Things happened here that should never have

Just as she promised, Ellen DeGeneres addressed multiple reports about a "toxic" work culture on her eponymous show when the daytime program returned on Monday. After sarcastically sharing that she had a "great...super terrific" summer, even offering a double thumbs up, DeGeneres went right into the reports of a toxic workplace and the WarnerMedia investigation in her first monologue back.

season 18 premiere on Monday, host Ellen DeGeneres spoke out about her "horrible summer" and took full «responsibility» for everything that goes on behind the scenes. ET has learned that DeGeneres wrote the monologue herself and filmed it last Wednesday.

Ellen DeGeneres is speaking out following allegations that her show has a «toxic» work environment. During the season 18 premiere of on Monday, the 62-year-old host speaks about her «horrible summer» and takes «responsibility» for everything that goes on at her talk show.«If you're watching because you love me, thank you.

Ellen DeGeneres returned to work on her eponymous daytime talk show on Monday, following allegations from former staffers about a «toxic» workplace environment, sexual harassment claims against high-ranking producers and an internal investigation by Warner Bros.

promised earlier this month, Ellen DeGeneres marked the return ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Showby addressing the toxic workplace allegations she and her eponymous talk show faced over the summer.In the first monologue of Season 18, DeGeneres stood before her virtual audience and wasted no time diving into the reports that resulted in an investigation conducted by WarnerMedia and the firing of three executive producers, along with allegations made against her specifically that went against her

is back, and Ellen DeGeneres wasted no time in addressing the allegations that she fostered a in which racism, sexual harassment, and bullying were commonplace. Starting off , Ellen said:She went on to acknowledge her position as the boss of 27o employees and the face of the show.

Ellen DeGeneres has admitted “things happened here that never should have” as she addressed the reports of a toxic work environment at her talk show.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEllen DeGeneres immediately took on the allegations of a toxic workplace environment on her show’s return Monday, its 18th season premiere, saying the show is embarking “on a new chapter.”“As you may have heard, this summer there were allegations of a toxic work environment at our show, and then there was an investigation,” a solemn DeGeneres told a “virtual” audience, as the show returned to filming in-studio amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Ellen DeGeneres kicked off the new season of The Ellen DeGeneres Show by addressing the many claims made against her and the staff of her talk show.“As you may have heard this summer, there were allegations of a toxic work environment at our show and then there was an investigation. I learned that things happened that never should have happened.

Will Thorne Staff WriterEllen DeGeneres addressed reports of mistreatment and misconduct behind the scenes at “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in her opening monologue of the season.In the seven-minute opener, DeGeneres apologized “to the people that were affected” and said she is “taking responsibility for what happens at my show.”“As you may have heard, this summer there were allegations of a toxic work environment at our show and then there was an investigation.

“I’m so happy to be back in the studio. There are a lot of things I want to talk about,” said Ellen DeGeneres on the premiere of Season 18 of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.