>> Sandra: ELLEN DEGENERES
>> Sandra: ELLEN DEGENERES
FEELING THE HEAT AS MORE
EMPLOYEES PAST AND PRESENT FROM
HER SHOW SAY THEY WERE WORKING
IN A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT.
SOME HOLLYWOOD ACTORS SPEAKING
OUT AGAINST THE TALK SHOW HOST
NOW.
LET’S TALK TO CARLEY SHIMKUS.
WHAT ARE WE HEARING ON THIS
STORY?
>> THINGS ARE SPIRALING HERE.
IT IS TWO SITUATIONS UNFOLDING
AT ONCE.
ONE HAS TO DO WITH A MOUNTAIN
OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE
SHOW’S EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS.
SOME 47 PAST AND CURRENT
EMPLOYEES HAVE COMPLAINED TO
BUZZ FEED NEWS ALLEGATIONS
RANGING FROM TOXIC WORK
ENVIRONMENT, BULLYING, NOW
SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
WARNER MEDIA IS INVESTIGATING
THAT.
THAT INVESTIGATION WILL LIKELY
LEAD TO PEOPLE LOSING THEIR
JOBS.
THE OTHER ALLEGATION HAS TO DO
WITH ELLEN HERSELF AND
ALLEGATIONS THAT SHE IS NOT THE
HAPPY GO LUCKY NICE PERSON THAT
HER SHOW WOULD LEAD PEOPLE TO
BELIEVE.
THAT STARTED OFF AS SORT OF A
RUMOR AND TRENDING HASHTAG ON
TWITTER.
THEN A BODY GUARD SPOKE OUT
AGAINST HER WORKED WITH HER
SAID SHE WAS ICY IN PERSON.
TWO CELEBRITIES, BRAD GARRETT
OF EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND FAME
AND LEAH THOMPSON FROM BACK TO
THE FUTURE HAVE POSTED TWEETS
SAYING SHE IS NOT NICE.
SO IT IS A PRETTY TOUGH MOMENT
TO BE ELLEN RIGHT NOW.
>> Sandra: HERE IS THE BRAD
GARRETT TWEET SAYING SORRY, IT
COMES FROM THE TOP AT THE ELLEN
SHOW.
NO MORE THAN ONE WHO WERE
TREATED HORRIBLY BY HER.
COMMON KNOWLEDGE DEGENERES
SENDS -- I’M READING OFF MY
WORDS HERE.
THEN LEAH THOMPSON TO YOUR
POINT BACK TO THE FUTURE AS YOU
SAID.
SHE RESPONDED TO GARRETT’S
TWEET THEN AND SAID TRUE STORY,
IT IS.
WHICH DID LEAVE THE QUESTION,
CARLEY, HOW MANY MORE WOULD
COME OUT IN THAT FASHION?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT SOUNDS SO GOSSIPY BUT IT IS
TRUE SHE DOES HAVE A LOT OF
HOLLYWOOD FAMOUS FRIENDS.
SHE HAS BEEN A MAIN STAY IN
HOLLYWOOD FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
NOBODY HAS REALLY COME OUT IN
SUPPORT OF HER AND ALSO SHOULD
BE SAID WE’RE NRIFG A VERY POLL
-- SHE DEFENDED HER FRIENDSHIP
WITH GEORGE W. BUSH AND CAME
OUT IN SUPPORT OF KEVIN HARR
FOR MAKING HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTS
ON TWITTER.
SHE RECEIVED BACKLASH FOR BOTH
OF THOSE THINGS.
COULD A LITTLE OF IT BE TRUE
AND A LITTLE POLITICALLY
MOTIVATED?
QUITE POSSIBLY.
