Rosie O'Donnell Weighs In on Ellen DeGeneres, Says She Has 'Compassion' for Her

Ellen DeGeneres' talk show is back and she plans to address the elephant in the room which is the behind the scenes drama going on at the talk show. The host revealed Tuesday that The Ellen DeGeneres Show will return in-studio for Season 18 with a guest appearance from comedian Tiffany Haddish on September 21.

The Wrap reports. This comes as the host has been under fire while facing complaints about the workplace culture at her show."I can't wait to get back to work and back to our studio," DeGeneres said on Tuesday.

Mariah Carey is opening about her «extremely uncomfortable» appearance on .

amid the controversy surrounding Ellen DeGeneres' show.«I'm back. I've been away for a little bit dealing with, you know, some stuff.

Mariah Carey is opening about her «extremely uncomfortable» 2008 appearance on . In an interview with , the 50-year-old singer recalls how she was pressured to announce that she was pregnant while on the daytime talk show. is currently under investigation following allegations that it's a «toxic» workplace environment.During Carey's 2008 appearance, rumors were circulating that she was expecting a child.

Mariah Carey has said she was made to feel “extremely uncomfortable” during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, in which the pop star was pushed into revealing a pregnancy that she later miscarried.Carey appeared on DeGeneres’ US talk show in 2008, when DeGeneres asked the star to either confirm or deny tabloid rumours that she was expecting a baby with then-husband Nick Cannon.Despite Carey’s protests that she wanted to change the subject, DeGeneres offered Carey a glass of champagne to “toast

Rosie O'Donnell is the latest celeb to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Ellen DeGeneres amid the talk show host's ongoing workplace investigation. While appearing on Busy Philipps' podcast, , the 58-year-old comedian, who hosted her own self-titled talk show in the '90s and early '00s, argued that «you can't fake your essence.» «That's why I have compassion for Ellen, right?» O'Donnell said.

Rosie O’Donnell feels for Ellen DeGeneres.

Rosie O’Donnell gave her opinion on the controversy surrounding Ellen DeGeneres.“You can’t fake your essence,” the Rosie O’Donnell Show alum, 58, said during the Wednesday, August 26, episode of the “Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best” podcast. “That’s why I have compassion for Ellen, right? I have compassion, even though, you know, I hear the stories and I understand.

BuzzFeed expose earlier this summer.She issued an apology and two producers were let go from the program following an investigation ordered by executives at WarnerMedia.Speaking on the Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best podcast, Rosie admitted she has “compassion” for Ellen, who is known for her massive giveaways and helping out viewers on her show, insisting: “You can’t fake your essence.”“That’s why I have compassion for Ellen, right?” she explained.

Rosie O’Donnell has shared her thoughts on the recent controversy surrounding television talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.The television personality revealed she has “compassion” for her after The Ellen DeGeneres Show became the subject of an internal investigation into allegations that it was a toxic work environment.Speaking on actor Busy Philipps‘s podcast yesterday (26 August), O’Donnell defended DeGeneres: “You can’t fake your essence,” she said.

Ellen was recently asked by a reporter about her show, following the firing of three senior producers. She said she would interact with fans to address the subject, reports dailymail.co.uk."I will be talking to my fans," Ellen said.A while back, soon after Warner Bros.

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.

Ellen DeGeneres said that she will be “talking” to her fans in the wake of allegations that the set of her daytime show is a “toxic” workplace.The comedian, 62, who was spotted out at lunch in Santa Barbara, California, on Saturday, August 22, was asked by the Daily Mail how she thought her show was going to be now that three producers have been fired from the series.

. 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.

have left the show, while the program's resident DJ, Stephen «tWitch» Boss, has been promoted to co-executive producer after for six years on . 's Matt Donnelly tells ET what tWitch's new title could mean for the show.

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.