The image ofDeGeneres it is looking very affected after what BuzzFeed publish an extensive compilation of complaints from former program employees accusing the team of “racism”, to implement a “Toxic work culture”, and to provoke a dynamic of “fear”.
By M. Méndez
Madrid, August 7 (ElDiario.es) .- Ellen DeGeneres is one of the great television stars U.S. And by extension, one of the great stars of world television.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (NBC) has been broadcast successfully since 2003 and has been nominated for an Emmy in 171 categories, earning 61 statuettes. Her work in the magazine has made the presenter one of the most influential television characters, also adding her most demanding facet as a reference for the group LGTBI.
However, their image it is looking very affected after what BuzzFeed publish an extensive compilation of complaints from former program employees accusing the team of “racism”, to implement a “Toxic work culture”, and to provoke a dynamic of “fear”.
From the first moment these accusations (which until then had been a rumor in Hollywood) were taken very seriously by the accused. The producers released DeGeneres from liability by ensuring that “the day-to-day responsibility for the Ellen show rests entirely” with them, and WarnerMedia also announced that it was initiating an independent investigation.
The final confirmation came with a letter from Ellen DeGeneres herself published by The Hollywood Reporter, in which he said that he was “disappointed” because “it is the opposite of what I believe and expect in our show”.
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However, his apologies to many have not been sincere. The presenter is receiving criticism because in her letter she does not assume any blame, but ensures that she was not aware of what was happening and discharges the responsibility on other employees.
At the forefront of these criticisms has been the actor and comedian Brad Garrett, who intervenes in the series Everybody Loves Raymond and who has attended the program up to six times. Something that supports him to at least take into account what he has said: “Sorry, but everything comes from above in The Ellen Show. I know more than one person who was horribly treated by her. Everybody knows”.
Sorry but it comes from the top @TheEllenShow Know more than one who were treated horribly by her. Common knowledge. DeGeneres Sends Emotional Apology to Staff – Variety https://t.co/D0uxOgyyre
— Brad Garrett (@RealBradGarrett) July 31, 2020
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At the moment Garrett is the only voice of the show bussiness Hollywood who has dared to comment on the controversy. Social networks, as usual, are polarized. Something common when speaking of DeGeneres, whose LGBTI activism and convinced Democratic vote has many times placed her on target.
Despite this, this time is clearly different. And worrying rumors are beginning to emerge about its television continuity.
The first of them has been published by Daily Mail, and assures that the presenter has told executive producers that she would be willing to end her program. According to the information, “she feels that she cannot continue and the only way to recover her personal brand is to close the program.”
Perhaps in line with this news, in the last hours another British tabloid newspaper like The Sun has also published that the chain NBC It has already begun to move to find a substitute for its star. According to information, the network was watching James Corden (CBS) as its “long-term successor”, but controversy has accelerated considerations. The source quoted by the media explains that in that case “replacing Ellen will always be a difficult challenge, but it is a natural adjustment and an easy transition.”
For the moment, neither the chain nor Ellen DeGeneres herself have spoken publicly and officially. The information and rumors that come out about the situation, as always due to its referential role at the political level, must be quarantined. But the truth is that until now the criticisms have not had to be stopped by the presenter herself. And the many critical reports against her had not been signed in the media, citing direct sources from both DeGeneres and the network.
Waiting for what the investigation of WarnerMedia determines, and to see if it is confirmed that the conflict will cause the dismissal of Ed Glavin – one of the three executive producers of the American space – and that will calm the spirits, the future of Ellen DeGeneres seems be in the air. And with it, that of possible stellar movements on American television.
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