New claims of Ellen DeGeneres’ toxic behavior came five years after the scandal was first destroyed.
The former photographer claims that when the original “Ellen DeGeneres” held the show, he was particularly peeked at people who disliked male staff and interacted with his wife Portia de Rossi.
“We have generally experienced a lot of male employees,” the former Staffer claimed in the Daily Mail Tuesday, and then claimed that DeGeneres, now 67, had once had nine stage managers in one season. “We felt she really didn’t like guys.”
The photographer claimed that De Rossi, now 52, was “good” friendly and was working on a now-deprecated talk show, but that if the staff were “entangled in a conversation with Portia,” they could be in trouble.
“You prayed in hoping that she wasn’t sitting on her wife, so you couldn’t get her attention,” he added.
The photographer calls the average look that DeGeneres is said to give, “Ellen’s gaze,” and it is said that the comic narrows her eyes and her cheekbones appear to be “protruding.”
Staff likened her gaze to “the queen looking for her next execution,” and DeGeneres said it was “terrifying.”
The photographer recalled that his former boss had a feud with Gordon Ramsay.
He claimed that the talk show host was angry with the celebrity chef.
“She told one of the EPS, ‘Please don’t let this guy go on the show again,'” the source insisted on the Daily Mail. “You were pretty easy without being invited as a guest.”
Page 6 contacted a Ramsay representative for comment but did not immediately respond.
But the most frightening claim the photographer made about his tenure on the Ellen DeGeneres Show was when it was said that his colleagues were encouraged to reschedule surgery for his child.
“The child had major surgery, like a bone marrow transplant,” the photographer explained.
“This was a pretty expensive person. This person was asked if he could move the procedure over the week of the Christmas holiday,” he said.
The photographer claimed that the high-ranking producers remained on the request, saying, “It was all loyalty to the show, but not to the staff.” The Daily Mail said it is unclear whether Degeneres knew about the incident.
Page 6 contacted DeGeneres for comment but did not respond immediately.
But when the toxic workplace allegations were first announced in 2020 – when “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” was still airing, the comedian addressed his claim on camera.
“I learned what happened here,” she said at the time. “I take it very seriously. I’m very sorry to those affected.”
The “Eren” alum continued. “We’ve had a lot of conversations over the last few weeks about the show, the workplace, and what we want for the future. We’ve made the necessary changes. Today we’re starting a new chapter.”
De Rossi then expressed his support for his wife, and many celebrities also supported the comics.
Since then, DeGeneres has argued that the “orchestrated” controversy has felt misogynistic, and during last year’s stand-up special, he said, “People will say all sorts of things and you can’t control it. But you know the truth.
