<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From 2015 to 2016, JoJo Siwa was on the show “Dance Moms” alongside her mother, Jessalynn Siwa. While she may not have been the best dancer, viewers always wanted to see more of her on screen. She has a big, bubbly personality and was always genuinely fun to watch. After two seasons on the show, she started a YouTube channel called “It’s JoJo Siwa,” which was a kids’ show—and kids</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> loved </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">her. It positively exploded. She gained a huge following and even created music for kids thereafter.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In January 2020, Siwa came out as a lesbian. Now, she is back in the news with a new podcast — “JoJo Siwa Now” — and a big announcement: She wants kids.</span></p>
<p><div id="attachment_703899" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-703899" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-703899" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-864x576.jpg" alt="WESTWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 12: Dancer Joelle Joanie 'JoJo' Siwa attends the premiere of Columbia Pictures' 'The Star' at Regency Village Theatre on November 12, 2017 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Barry King/Getty Images)BURBANK, CALIFORNIA: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this image released on June 15, JoJo Siwa poses for a photo backstage during iHeartRadio Can't Cancel Pride at iHeartRadio Theater on April 24, 2023 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/MixCollage-29-Feb-2024-01-46-PM-2285-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /><p id="caption-attachment-703899" class="wp-caption-text">[L] Photo by Barry King/Getty Images. [R] Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for iHeartRadio</p></div><span style="font-weight: 400;">I have said previously that I do not believe Siwa is a lesbian, which she heard about and didn’t like. Nevertheless, I stand by it. There are, obviously, lesbians who grow up to marry women. The women I know who have chosen this route are often women who have been abused by men in some way, be it emotional or physical. They almost experience a repulsion of men for the rest of their lives. Ellen DeGeneres has talked about the sexual abuse she experienced as a child, and she has been married to a woman for many years now.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But Siwa’s story? I have seen this story and so have you: Young girls become famous and want to break away from the child-like persona that made them famous — and they go through “a phase.” Call it a coming-of-age phase, per se. These girls are the Cyndi-Lauper-type girls who “just want to have fun.” They make out with other girls at a high school or college party, but they are not really lesbians. They grow up and out of that phase. They go on to marry a man and have children.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take, for instance, Demi Lovato, who announced she was a lesbian, then non-binary, then back to being a woman. She is now an engaged woman. Miley Cyrus was also a temporary lesbian. She said she came out to her mom when she was younger, then she came out as a lesbian after her marriage failed with Liam. Now, she is dating a man again, a drummer who came with her to the Grammys.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> And, of course, who could forget Lindsey Lohan? She was dating Samantha Ronson for a while, another child actress who became a lesbian. But, Lohan grew up, got married, and just had a child.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So why does any of this matter? It matters because it impacts our children and because it’s relevant to the next generation. This type of behavior becomes dangerous. These women are famous and because their phase is platformed, it is treated as something more than just a phase.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">JoJo Siwa has recently discussed on her podcast what coming out to her mother was like. She says she was 12-years-old. That’s right: 12-years-old. Do we assign meaning to anything that a 12-year-old says? Girls’ emotions are all over the place around that age when they are going through puberty; that is why people often say girls are much more difficult than boys when they are teenagers. Factually, a 12-year-old’s brain simply is not developed. In fact, it’s not developed until age 25.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then, in regards to the conversation between Siwa and her mom, Siwa says, “My mom actually made my coming out to her super easy.” And when “everyone kinda caught a vibe” between her and a girl who ended up becoming her first girlfriend, her mom asked her, “Do you like her as a friend or as more than a friend?” All the while, Siwa has lots of children’s eyes watching her every move, hanging on her every word. They’re the kids who fell in love with her on YouTube, so they’re still listening to her while she makes her lesbian journey sound fun and easy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yet many lesbians’ journeys have been far from fun and easy. The highest domestic violence statistics exist amongst the lesbian community, with 43.8% of lesbian women and 61.1% of bisexual women having experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner. Those are facts, and they are facts that JoJo Siwa is not considering while she goes through what I perceive to plausibly be a phase in her life.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, biologically speaking, lesbians cannot naturally have children. But on her podcast, she says she is looking for someone who is ready to have kids because she is “very near ready.” Siwa says, “That is something that I care very, very much about.” Now, I love that she is talking about wanting to have children and making that aspirational because that is actually not common in Hollywood whatsoever. However, she is clearly not considering the implications of being a lesbian and having children. To have children, she would have to go through IVF, a tremendously expensive, emotional, and painful process. The reality of IVF is not flippant; it is severe. Further, it is not guaranteed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">JoJo Siwa may just be wanting to separate herself from the big bow phase, but the lesbian phase may be one she looks back on with regret. Perhaps she will look to some of the women who have lived lives similar to hers to learn from where they are now because her current decisions are in the public consciousness. She is influencing the children who are following her by glamorizing these decisions, even if unintentionally so.</span></p>


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<p style="font-weight: 400;">In the midst of heavy rainstorms that have deluged Southern California, TV personality Ellen DeGeneres blamed the human race for the torrent of rainfall.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">As a flash flood surged through the area just behind her, DeGeneres spoke of her home in celebrity-laden Montecito while referencing the <a href="https://news.caloes.ca.gov/remembering-the-montecito-mudslides-two-years-later/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 9, 2018 mudslides</a> that plunged down from the nearby Santa Ynez mountains and through Montecito, causing 23 deaths and destroying over 100 residences. The mudslides had followed the Thomas Fire that had ravaged the area before the torrential rains hit.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“So, Montecito is under complete evacuation, the entire town. This is the five-year anniversary from the fire and mudslides that killed so many people, and, uh, people lost their homes, their lives,” Degeneres said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“This is crazy. On the five-year anniversary we are having unprecedented rain,” she continued. “The street next to our house never froze ever, probably about nine feet up and it’s gonna go another two feet up. &#8230; We need to be nicer to Mother Nature because Mother Nature is not happy with us. Adults, do our part. Stay safe, everybody.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/EllenDeGeneres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EllenDeGeneres</a> on heavy rain in California: &quot;We need to be nicer to Mother Nature because Mother Nature is not happy with us. Adults, do our part. Stay safe, everybody.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/zT2bZsqxu2">pic.twitter.com/zT2bZsqxu2</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1612847987956355074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">In 2009, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-degeneres/degeneres-to-play-mother-nature-in-comedy-idUSTRE52H0IN20090318c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> DeGeneres had signed on to play Mother Nature in an untitled comedy film that was to be penned by “Sex and the City” writer-executive producer Jenny Bicks.</p>
<p style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">The production was supposed to show Mother Nature returning to Earth for the first time since it was created. “I’ve always wanted to control the weather,” DeGeneres said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">After the 2018 mudslides, Mike Eliason, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, stated, “It had to have been terrifying for those people in those homes that night, to hear these boulders getting closer and closer and hearing all those trees snapping as they were getting closer. I can’t imagine the fear in those people as they knew what was coming and they had no escape.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The Daily Wire <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/montecito-california-home-to-mega-celebs-like-ariana-grande-oprah-prince-harry-ordered-to-evacuate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Monday on the floods endangering Montecito. Fire authorities <a href="https://ktla.com/news/california/evacuations-ordered-for-montecito-other-santa-barbara-county-communities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said that Montecito saw over five inches of rain between the early morning and late morning hours. Areas of Carpinteria and Summerland, and Santa Barbara were also given orders to evacuate “due to threats to life safety caused by the ongoing storm,” the Montecito Fire Protection District <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-09/weather-storm-rain-southern-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">An evacuation location was set up in Santa Barbara and the fire department’s website was no longer working after many people tried to visit the site on Monday afternoon. Members of the community were reportedly encouraged to go to the social media sites of the department. People who <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11615585/California-steels-storms-left-12-dead-137-000-without-power.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">live</a> in Santa Barbara County were also told to shelter in place.</p>
<p><em>Charlotte Pence Bond contributed to this article. </em></p>


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<p>Former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and other celebrities reacted Wednesday to the news that longtime DJ on &#8220;The Ellen DeGeneres Show,&#8221; Stephen &#8220;tWitch&#8221; Boss, had died of an apparent suicide. He was 40.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ellen-degeneres">64-year-old</a> actress and comedian wrote that she was &#8220;heartbroken&#8221; in a statement shared with <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1358261/ellen-degeneres-honors-stephen-twitch-boss">E! News</a> after Boss&#8217; widow, Allison Holker, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/longtime-ellen-dj-stephen-twitch-boss-dead-at-40-apparent-suicide">confirmed</a> the news of her husband&#8217;s death.</p>
<p>&#8220;tWitch was pure love and light. He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart,&#8221; DeGeneres shared in the statement.</p>
<p>&#8220;I will miss him,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children &#8211; Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia.&#8221;</p>
<p>She later shared a photo with her 76 million-plus Twitter followers. In the image, the former host and Boss were embracing in what appeared to have been a behind-the-scenes photo taken on the set of her old show.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m heartbroken. tWitch was pure love and light. He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart. I will miss him. Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children &#8211; Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia. <a href="https://t.co/lW8Q5HZonx">pic.twitter.com/lW8Q5HZonx</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/1603083354173079553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>DeGeneres&#8217; touching tribute was followed by Andy Lassner, a producer on the &#8220;Ellen&#8221; show, writing, &#8220;Rest, my friend,&#8221; along with a fun photo of him with &#8220;tWitch&#8221; and DeGeneres.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rest, my friend. <a href="https://t.co/BfRhkObAkO">pic.twitter.com/BfRhkObAkO</a></p>
<p>&mdash; andy lassner (@andylassner) <a href="https://twitter.com/andylassner/status/1603044405975592960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Jada Pinkett Smith, who appeared in &#8220;Magic Mike XXL&#8221; with Boss, also <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-boss-twitch-dead-ellen-degeneres-pays-tribute-celebrities-and-fans-remember-honor-dj-and-dancer/">reacted to the news</a> with a post on Instagram that included a photo of her with the late DJ.</p>
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<p>&#8220;I woke up this morning to the news that tWitch is gone,&#8221; Smith captioned her post. &#8220;My condolences to all his loved ones that he has left behind. We had a lot of good times on the set of Magic Mike.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;He was so sweet, kind and generous,&#8221; she added. &#8220;So many people suffer in silence. I wish he could have known that he didn&#8217;t have to. May his beautiful, shining soul rest in the arms of the Great Supreme and may that same Higher Power heal the shattered hearts of his loved ones.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Heartbroken,&#8221; actor Ken Jeong tweeted. &#8220;Always full of love &amp; joy every time I saw him. And he always brought a smile to my face every time I saw him. Sending my love, thoughts, and prayers to [Allison Holker] &amp; his family. Love you, Twitch.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Heartbroken. Always full of love &amp; joy every time I saw him. And he always brought a smile to my face every time I saw him. Sending my love, thoughts, and prayers to <a href="https://twitter.com/Allisonholker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Allisonholker</a> &amp; his family. Love you, Twitch.</p>
<p>&mdash; Ken Jeong (@kenjeong) <a href="https://twitter.com/kenjeong/status/1603068546627428352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>And they weren&#8217;t the only ones. Other stars who shared tributes to Boss included actress Kerry Washington, Leah Remini, and so many more.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The world lost a bright light today. Twitch brought joy and love to people all over the world through music and through dance. My heart is heavy today for his family and all of those who knew and loved him. <a href="https://t.co/VmvxFgOF5d">pic.twitter.com/VmvxFgOF5d</a></p>
<p>&mdash; kerry washington (@kerrywashington) <a href="https://twitter.com/kerrywashington/status/1603071697518673921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rest easy, tWitch. <a href="https://t.co/jpynT2TKhy">pic.twitter.com/jpynT2TKhy</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Leah Remini (@LeahRemini) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeahRemini/status/1603076917300805639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The world lost the brightest light <a href="https://twitter.com/official_tWitch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@official_tWitch</a> 💔 Always remember that behind smiles, you might not know what someone is going through. 😔 Check in on those you love this holiday season and call or text 988 if you or someone you know needs support.</p>
<p>&mdash; ParisHilton (@ParisHilton) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisHilton/status/1603088957847310337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m devastated to hear the news about Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ passing. tWitch greeted the world every day with a beautiful smile that was a direct reflection of his beautiful heart. He was a beacon of light &amp; a true talent whose legacy &amp; impact will live on in the dance community <a href="https://t.co/UlUV7VmvCi">pic.twitter.com/UlUV7VmvCi</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Paula Abdul (@PaulaAbdul) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulaAbdul/status/1603079217683451904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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‘Heartbroken’: Ellen DeGeneres And Other Celebs React To News Of Longtime ‘Ellen’ DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’ Death

'Heartbroken': Ellen DeGeneres And Other Celebs React To News Of Longtime 'Ellen' DJ Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' Death

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<p>Stephen &#8220;tWitch&#8221; Boss, 40, longtime DJ for &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/the-ellen-degeneres-show-airs-final-episode-she-recalls-how-much-show-has-changed-since-the-start/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ellen Show</a>,&#8221; was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room on Tuesday in an apparent suicide.</p>
<p>According to a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/14/stephen-twitch-boss-dead-dies-dj-ellen-degeneres-so-you-think-you-can-dance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from entertainment site TMZ, authorities were alerted to a possible situation by his wife, Allison Holker, who reported that he had left home without his car and she was concerned for his safety.</p>
<p>By 11:15 a.m., paramedics were called to a Los Angeles hotel room for a medical emergency, at which point they found Boss dead of what they said appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Boss was pronounced dead at the scene.</p>
<p>Boss and Holker had celebrated their wedding anniversary just days earlier, according to a post Holker shared on Instagram on Saturday. &#8220;It’s our 9th anniversary!! I couldn’t be more grateful to celebrate this perfect magical day!!! Saying YES to @sir_twitch_alot has been one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life!! I feel so blessed and loved!! I love you baby and I will never take you or OUR love for granted! I LOVE YOU #happyanniversary#bosswedding2013,&#8221; she captioned the photo from their 2013 wedding.</p>
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<p>Holker <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/12/14/allison-holker-reacts-to-husband-stephen-twitch-boss-death/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke</a> publicly about her husband&#8217;s untimely passing, saying, &#8220;It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us. Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans. To say he left a legacy would be an understatement, and his positive impact will continue to be felt. I am certain there won’t be a day that goes by that we won’t honor his memory,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I will always save the last dance for you,&#8221; she concluded. Boss started his stint with Ellen DeGeneres on the long-running &#8220;The Ellen Show&#8221; in 2014 and remained with the program until its end in 2022. He became a producer on the show in 2020.</p>
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Today – Season 71

Longtime ‘Ellen’ DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss Dead At 40, Apparent Suicide

Longtime 'Ellen' DJ Stephen 'tWitch' Boss Dead At 40, Apparent Suicide

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The final episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” aired Thursday with an emotional goodbye from the eponymous host after 19 years on the air.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The show ended at least in part due to controversy stemming from <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/ellen-degeneres-show-ending">allegations</a> of a toxic work environment. DeGeneres has denied any knowledge of these claims, and at least for the last episode, that drama was put aside for the 64-year-old comedian to look back on almost two decades of her talk show.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thursday’s episode began with clips of DeGeneres making entrances in various ways over the years. Finally, she came out and made her final entrance, which included a monologue.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Welcome to our very last show. I walked out here 19 years ago and I said, this is the start of a relationship. And today is not the end of a relationship, it’s more of a little break,” DeGeneres told the studio audience.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You can see other talk shows now. I may see another audience once in a while. Twenty years ago when we tried to sell this show no one thought this would work, not because it was a different kind of show. It was because I was different. Very few stations wanted to buy the show and here we are 20 years later, celebrating this amazing journey together.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She continued, “When we started this show, I couldn’t say ‘gay’ on the show. I was not allowed to say ‘gay.’ I said it at home a lot. ‘What are we having for our gay breakfast?’ Or ‘pass the gay salt.’ [Or] ‘Has anyone seen the gay remote?’ — things like that.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I couldn’t say we, because that implied that I was with someone. Sure couldn’t say wife, that’s because it wasn’t legal for gay people to get married. And now I say wife all the time. Twenty five years ago they canceled my sitcom because they didn’t want a lesbian to be in primetime once a week. So I said, ‘Ok, I’ll be in daytime every day, how ’bout that?’”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What a beautiful, beautiful journey that we have been together,” DeGeneres concluded. “If this show has made you smile, if it has lifted you up when you’re in a period of some type of pain, some type of sadness, anything you are going through, then I have done my job. Because of this platform we have been able to change people’s lives. This show has forever changed my life. It is the greatest experience I have ever had, beyond my wildest imagination.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Actress Jennifer Aniston was a guest on the last episode for the twentieth time, per </span><a href="https://deadline.com/2022/05/ellen-finale-recap-ellen-dengneres-talk-show-last-episode-1235032872/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadline</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Billie Eilish was there, too, recalling how she first came on the “Ellen” show at 16 years old. Pink performed her song “What About Us,” and said, “I love you so much it’s dumb. You help people find their joy.”</span></p>


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‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Airs Final Episode, She Recalls How Much Show Has Changed Since The Start

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<p>Ellen DeGeneres appeared to let slip the sex of Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney&#8217;s first child together, a baby who is now three months old, during &#8220;The Ellen Show&#8221; when it aired on Monday.</p>
<p>During the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-to-end-talk-show-blasts-culture-where-people-cant-learn-and-grow-from-mistakes">64-year-old&#8217;s</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imKTiANJs7U&amp;t=110s">talk show</a>, DeGeneres made a phone call to &#8220;The Hunger Games&#8221; star at her home — the superstar actress made headlines when she reportedly gave birth back in February. While on the phone, the two discussed the fact that Ellen is Lawrence&#8217;s neighbor — and the host said she can sometimes hear Lawrence talking to &#8220;him.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;People don&#8217;t know this, but I used to live in the house that you live in now when I started the show 20 years ago,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-reportedly-paying-staff-2-million-in-bonuses-before-shows-finale">talk show host</a> shared.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Now I live next door to you, and I&#8217;m looking at you living in my house with a brand-new baby,&#8221; she added. &#8220;By the way, I do hear you sometimes talking to him.&#8221;</p>
<p>DeGeneres called Lawrence&#8217;s conversations with her baby &#8220;really cute.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I can hear you go, &#8216;I know!'&#8221; the host explained. &#8220;It&#8217;s so sweet.&#8221;</p>
<p>The 31-year-old actress has yet to speak publicly about her pregnancy or motherhood, other than a brief comment she made to <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/11/jennifer-lawrence-on-love-fame-boundaries-and-dont-look-up">Vanity Fair</a> in November 2021 when she made it clear that when it comes to her kid, it&#8217;s going to be a private matter.</p>
<p>&#8220;If I was at a dinner party, and somebody was like, &#8216;Oh, my God, you&#8217;re expecting a baby,&#8217; I wouldn&#8217;t be like, &#8216;God, I can&#8217;t talk about that. Get away from me, you psycho!'&#8221; the &#8220;Red Sparrow&#8221; star said at the time. &#8220;But every instinct in my body wants to protect their privacy for the rest of their lives, as much as I can.&#8221;</p>
<p>In 2018, reports first surfaced that Lawrence and Maroney were dating and a year later the two got engaged. Eight months later the couple tied the knot at a ceremony in Rhode Island.</p>
<p>The host of &#8220;The Ellen Show&#8221; noted during her discussion with Lawrence that her daytime show is winding down and will officially come to an end this week. The final episode is set to air Thursday May 26. It will mark the <a href="https://tvline.com/2022/04/29/ellen-degeneres-show-last-episode-date-finale/">conclusion of nearly two decades</a> of the popular daytime show lead by the comedian and actress.</p>


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Ellen DeGeneres Appears To Let Slip The Sex Of Jennifer Lawrence’s Three-Month Old Child

Ellen DeGeneres Appears To Let Slip Jennifer Lawrence’s Three-Month Old Child Is A Boy

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<p>Oscars cohost Wanda Sykes joined Ellen DeGeneres on Wednesday to discuss what happened when actor Will Smith slapped presenter and comedian Chris Rock — and Sykes, who said she was sickened by the whole affair, admitted that since it happened Rock was the only person who had thought to apologize to her.</p>
<p>During &#8220;The Ellen DeGeneres Show&#8221; in a clip posted on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MB67RZ0C1Q">YouTube</a>, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-reportedly-paying-staff-2-million-in-bonuses-before-shows-finale">host</a> asked the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wanda-sykes-opens-oscars-announcing-to-people-in-florida-we-are-going-to-have-a-gay-night">Oscars&#8217; co-host</a> to breakdown where she was when the &#8220;Men In Black&#8221; star walked on stage and struck Rock in the face at the 94th Academy Awards after the comedian cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s shaved head amid her hair loss battle.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a big deal when you get to host the Oscars and for something like what happened with Will [Smith] and Chris [Rock] it takes away from so many things,&#8221; DeGeneres shared. &#8220;It took away from Questlove&#8217;s win for the documentary [Summer of Soul]. It took away from the Williams family.&#8221;</p>
<p>The host noted that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-issues-apology-to-chris-rock-says-he-was-out-of-line-and-wrong">Smith has since apologized</a> for striking Rock, stating that he was both &#8220;out of line&#8221; and &#8220;wrong.&#8221;</p>
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<p>That was when DeGeneres turned to Sykes, asking her to explain where she had been when Smith slapped Rock. The 58-year-old comedian said she and fellow co-host Regina Hall had introduced Chris, after which she rushed off to her trailer to get changed because she wanted to catch her pal Rock do his bit in the theater.</p>
<p>Sykes said between the time she left her trailer and got back to the theater it had already happened, and all she caught was the &#8220;King Richard&#8221; star walking off the stage and cursing at Rock from his seat to keep the star&#8217;s wife&#8217;s name out of &#8220;his f***ing mouth.&#8221; Someone then had to show Sykes what she had missed.</p>
<p>&#8220;And I just felt so awful for Chris, my friend,&#8221; Sykes shared. &#8220;And it was sickening. I physically felt ill. And I&#8217;m still a little traumatized.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Me too,&#8221; Ellen replied.</p>
<p>&#8220;And for them to let him stay in that room and enjoy the rest of the show and accept his award, I was like how gross is this,&#8221; Wanda said. &#8220;This is just the wrong message. You assault somebody, you get escorted out the building and that&#8217;s it.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;But for them to let him continue I thought it was gross,&#8221; she added, noting that she, Hall and Amy Schumer were the hosts of the night, it was their job to make sure everyone had a good time. &#8220;And no one has apologized to us. We worked really hard to put that show together. Like the industry itself, like what the hell is this?&#8221;</p>
<p>DeGeneres agreed and said it wasn&#8217;t &#8220;an example&#8221; to set.</p>
<p>&#8220;You don&#8217;t let someone do something like that and get away with it and be rewarded, &#8221; Ellen told Sykes who agreed.</p>
<p>Later, the &#8220;Evan Almighty&#8221; star revealed she ran into Rock at a party after the show and he made it a point to apologize to her, which Sykes said she found surprising.</p>
<p>&#8220;And as soon as I walked up to him the first thing he said was &#8216;I am so sorry,'&#8221; Sykes shared. &#8220;And I&#8217;m like why are you apologizing. And he said &#8216;it was supposed to be your night, you and Amy and Regina. You all were doing such a great job. I&#8217;m so sorry this is now going to be about this.&#8217; Because that&#8217;s who Chris is.&#8221;</p>
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‘What The H*** Is This?’: Wanda Sykes Says Only One Person Apologized To Her After Oscars Slap

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After a lot of controversy, the popular talk show “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” is coming to an end in May 2022. Now sources are saying the eponymous show&#8217;s host is handing out more than $2 million worth of bonuses to her staffers — based on the length of their tenure according to some reports.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres is preparing to go out with a bang despite numerous allegations of the show being a toxic work environment. Her last few months of guests will include big names including former First Lady Michelle Obama, the Daily Mail </span><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10620675/Ellen-DeGeneres-paid-staff-2M-ahead-final-Michelle-Obama-26.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Kim Kardashian, David Letterman, Jennifer Garner, Channing Tatum, Serena Williams, Zac Efron, Adam Levine, Behati Prinsloo, Gwen Stefani, Diane Keaton and DeGeneres’ wife Portia de Rossi are also slated to show up on Ellen’s set.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition, the employees who stuck it out with the 64-year-old comedian will be receiving cash bonuses, a source close to the show told the publication.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sources also told </span><a href="https://deadline.com/2022/03/the-ellen-degeneres-show-end-date-finale-michelle-obama-guests-staffers-bonuses-1234979392/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadline</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that employees of “Ellen” will receive payouts determined by tenure. They said anyone working for the show one to four years will receive two-week pay, any with four to eight years there will receive three-week pay, et cetera, with a maximum payment topping off at six weeks of pay for anyone there longer than six years.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadline also reported that around 30% of the show’s staff have been part of the show for more than 10 years. Some senior level employees were with “Ellen” for all 19 seasons.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This payout comes after the toxic workplace allegations, which began circulating in 2020, forever changed the show’s legacy. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Per </span><a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ellen-degeneres-speaks-out-following-toxic-workplace-claims/?fbclid=IwAR173-rAOHJgukCo8SNQYYhvTsi4sjox2RLjGu2kbPOhVhX689dYkpAT_qw"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Us Weekly</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “employees alleged they faced racism, fear, and intimidation behind the scenes” of DeGeneres’ wildly popular talk show. Employees were told not to bring up issues they experienced at work.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We all have a kind of ‘this isn’t normal’ feeling about how people get treated there,” a former “Ellen” staffer told </span><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/ellen-employees-allege-toxic-workplace-culture"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BuzzFeed</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “And there’s this ushering out the door. Or your contract isn’t renewed the minute you ruffle anyone’s feathers. Or you don’t show that you’re extremely grateful and appreciative to work there.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“They kind of feed off of that, like, ‘This is Ellen; this is as good as it gets. You’ll never find anything better than this,’” another staffer said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While many of the complaints were against upper management and not DeGeneres herself, the whole controversy encouraged former colleagues to share their own stories of the comedian being far different in real life than the person she plays on TV. Eventually, the backlash against “Ellen” became so extreme, the host was forced to write a formal letter to her staff.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first meeting that &#8216;The Ellen DeGeneres Show&#8217; would be a place of happiness,” DeGeneres said in a letter. “No one would ever raise their voice, and everyone would be treated with respect.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case. And for that, I am sorry. Anyone who knows me knows it’s the opposite of what I believe and what I hoped for our show,” she continued. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“As someone who was judged and nearly lost everything for just being who I am, I truly understand and have deep compassion for those being looked at differently, or treated unfairly, not equal, or – worse – disregarded. To think that any one of you felt that way is awful to me.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite the apology, many employees didn’t feel it was enough. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">BuzzFeed </span><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/ex-ellen-show-employees-sexual-misconduct-allegations"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reporters</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> spoke to 36 former employees of the show who “many of whom independently corroborated incidents of harassment, sexual misconduct, and assault from top producers.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Another longtime former employee who also worked with DeGeneres said the talk show host ‘doesn’t want to know’ about what goes on behind the scenes, and ‘nobody wants to rock the boat,” BuzzFeed reported. And one former employee confirmed the show host knew what was going on. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“She knows,” the source told BuzzFeed. “She knows s*** goes on, but also she doesn’t want to hear it.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After all the negative press, DeGeneres announced she was ending the formerly beloved talk show. The final episode of &#8220;The Ellen DeGeneres Show&#8221; is scheduled to air May 26. </span></p>
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<p>Numerous celebrities and Left-wing politicians were out having a lovely time at this year&#8217;s Super Bowl in Los Angeles County, and they were notably without masks.</p>
<p>SoFi Stadium, where the Super Bowl was played, has a rule that masks are required indoors and outdoors during events with more than 5,000 people.</p>
<p>Among those partying it up maskless were Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Jay-Z, Ellen DeGeneres, Will Ferrell, Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-rock-seems-to-denounce-joe-rogan-then-video-resurfaces-of-his-wwe-chinese-impression">The Rock</a>,&#8221; among others.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yet kids around the country will be required to wear masks at school this morning <a href="https://t.co/C9t8N2WKMs">pic.twitter.com/C9t8N2WKMs</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Fed Up (@Fedup2479) <a href="https://twitter.com/Fedup2479/status/1493221995466526721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Social media quickly erupted with criticism, highlighting that schoolchildren in Los Angeles are still <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/california-mask-mandate-ignored-high-014858366.html">required</a> to wear masks at school. Some also pointed out specific celebrities&#8217; personal flip-flop, or hypocrisy on masks.</p>
<p>For example, Theron in the past posted to her Instagram that everyone should &#8220;wear a damn mask&#8221; and &#8220;don&#8217;t be an a**.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Any virtue-signaling mask-tyrants who ordered us and our kiddos to wear USELESS &amp; filthy masks, should&#8211;as punishment&#8211;wear masks from here on out. </p>
<p>Do you agree?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hypocrites?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hypocrites</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OwnIt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OwnIt</a> <a href="https://t.co/6o3BwWGLvi">https://t.co/6o3BwWGLvi</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@KariLake) <a href="https://twitter.com/KariLake/status/1493099606879600641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The Rock, who was spotted maskless at the Super Bowl, slammed politicians who told the public that masks are a personal choice.</p>
<p>&#8220;Wear your mask. It baffles me that some people out there, including some politicians, will take this idea of wearing masks and make it part of a political agenda,&#8221; Johnson scolded in an Instagram video.</p>
<p>&#8220;It has nothing to do with politics. Wear your mask,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It is a fact. And it is the right thing to do, not only for yourself, but for your family and your loved ones, and also for your fellow human beings.&#8221;</p>
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<p>And then there was Los Angeles Democrat mayor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/eq-hes-really-good-at-holding-his-breath-cruz-drags-la-mayor-garcetti-going-maskless-at-super-bowl">Eric Garcetti</a>, who was, too, spotted maskless at the Super Bowl.</p>
<p>Garcetti just last week was widely mocked when he was photographed maskless at the stadium for the NFC Championship game and assured critics he was holding his breath.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">LA Mayor <a href="https://twitter.com/ericgarcetti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ericgarcetti</a> once again ignoring the mask mandate. That’s the second game in a row (last time he said he was holding his breath), but they are still forcing kids to wear masks every day. <a href="https://t.co/PaGRhbye2x">pic.twitter.com/PaGRhbye2x</a></p>
<p>&mdash; AG (@AGHamilton29) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGHamilton29/status/1493024082341908480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Some on the Left have suggested the &#8220;science&#8221; has &#8220;changed,&#8221; and now masks are not necessary.</p>
<p>However, the &#8220;science&#8221; seems to have been impacted by politics. At the start of the pandemic, public health officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci told people not to wear masks, before quickly promoting mask mandates on the public, including children. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/does-this-mean-snot-nosed-censors-at-youtube-will-come-to-my-office-and-kiss-my-rand-paul-smashes-youtube">admitted</a> that “loosely woven cloth products provide the least protection.”</p>
<p>The general outrage at the inconsistency about masks exploded online.</p>
<p>&#8220;Here’s the video of every celebrity without a mask during the Super Bowl. But every kid in California will have to be wearing them tomorrow in school. They must all be holding their breaths the entire game,&#8221; posted Clay Travis.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here’s the video of every celebrity without a mask during the Super Bowl. But every kid in California will have to be wearing them tomorrow in school. They must all be holding their breaths the entire game. <a href="https://t.co/Dc9yVd7RPf">pic.twitter.com/Dc9yVd7RPf</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1493028002007035916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Celebrities and rich people are allowed to not wear masks,&#8221; commented Tim Pool. &#8220;It&#8217;s just the poors who have to because they are unclean.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">celebrities and rich people are allowed to not wear masks</p>
<p>its just the poors who have to because they are unclean <a href="https://t.co/UDvHU5alHy">https://t.co/UDvHU5alHy</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tim Pool (@Timcast) <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1493220970466795524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Of course celebrities and politicians didn&#8217;t wear masks at the Superbowl,&#8221; Janice Dean wrote.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Of course celebrities and politicians didn&#39;t wear masks at the Superbowl.</p>
<p>&mdash; Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaniceDean/status/1493168935868547073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Hollywood is awful part 2. Zero masks,&#8221; she captioned photos. &#8220;PS I don’t care that they aren’t wearing masks. Just let the rest of us do the same. Especially our kids.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hollywood is awful part 2. Zero masks. <a href="https://t.co/JDkupwSgE1">pic.twitter.com/JDkupwSgE1</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaniceDean/status/1493212227431813131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">PS I don’t care that they aren’t wearing masks.  Just let the rest of us do the same.  Especially our kids.</p>
<p>&mdash; Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaniceDean/status/1493213565322465284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Kids in California still have to wear masks. Disgusting,&#8221; popular Twitter account &#8220;Lib of Tik Tok&#8221; commented.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kids in California still have to wear masks. Disgusting <a href="https://t.co/F6Te1b4TGn">pic.twitter.com/F6Te1b4TGn</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1493024146665586688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Seeing 71,000 maskless screaming fans at the Super Bowl made me very worried about COVID spread,&#8221; wrote Justin Spiro. &#8220;But then I remembered that 5-year-olds will have cloth masks on their face tomorrow, so crisis averted! We’ll all be safe now!&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Seeing 71,000 maskless screaming fans at the Super Bowl made me very worried about COVID spread.</p>
<p>But then I remembered that 5-year-olds will have cloth masks on their face tomorrow, so crisis averted!</p>
<p>We’ll all be safe now!</p>
<p>&mdash; Justin Spiro, LCSW (@Jusrangers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jusrangers/status/1493015172310519815?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;If nobody minds wearing a mask, why is nobody wearing them at the Super Bowl,&#8221; questioned Bethany Mandel.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">If nobody minds wearing a mask, why is nobody wearing them at the Super  Bowl</p>
<p>&mdash; Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) <a href="https://twitter.com/bethanyshondark/status/1493047650022825986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;LA just held an indoor event for 4+ hours with over 75,000 people, including the Mayor, with no masks or social distancing,&#8221; wrote Jenna Ellis. &#8220;This is the same LA County that threatened jail time for an 82-year-old pastor for having a church service indoors. Are you paying attention yet?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This is also the same LA County that will force masks on school children for 8 hours Monday morning,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Petty tyranny must END.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is also the same LA County that will force masks on school children for 8 hours Monday morning.</p>
<p>Petty tyranny must END.</p>
<p>&mdash; Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) <a href="https://twitter.com/JennaEllisEsq/status/1493113714299473923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Actors are typecast all the time but usually it’s by their fans, not other celebrities. But entertainment guru Martha Stewart is admitting that even she wasn’t immune to actor Anthony Hopkins playing his most famous role as cannibalistic Hannibal Lecter in “Silence of the Lambs.” Hopkins was so convincing as that character that it wound up costing him a chance at love.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 80-year-old “Martha Stewart Living” host revealed the story behind their breakup during a conversation on “The Ellen Show.” While participating in a variation of the game </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Two Truths and a Lie&#8221; called, &#8220;Where&#8217;s the Lie, Martha?&#8221; Stewart gave the clue, &#8220;I dated Sir Anthony Hopkins but broke up with him because I couldn&#8217;t stop thinking of him as Hannibal Lecter.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ellen DeGeneres incorrectly guessed that the Hopkins clue was a lie. But Stewart surprised her by saying it was the truth. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I have a big, scary house in Maine that&#8217;s way by itself on 100 acres in the forest, and I couldn&#8217;t even imagine taking Anthony Hopkins there,&#8221; Stewart explained to DeGeneres. &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t — all I could think of was him eating, you know&#8230;&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The talk show host asked Stewart if she broke up with Hopkins &#8220;because of that,&#8221; and she confirmed, &#8220;Yeah.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stewart didn’t elaborate on when she dated Hopkins or how serious the relationship was before she decided to move on. But it was likely prior to Hopkins marrying his third wife Stella Arroyave in 2003. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “Martha &amp; Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” host got divorced from husband Andrew Stewart in 1990. According to </span><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/entertainment/martha-stewart-anthony-hopkins-hannibal-lecter-intl-scli-gbr/index.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CNN</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, she played coy about dating Hopkins in the past, saying they “went out to dinner” but “a girl should kiss and never tell.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, Hopkins may have lost out on a potential romance, but he did earn accolades for his portrayal as a creepy cannibal. The Welsh actor earned an Academy Award in 1992 for playing the character Hannibal Lecter. Plus, he reprised his role in the 2001 film “Hannibal” and the 2003 prequel “Red Dragon.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actor revealed to Vanity Fair how he created the iconic Hannibal&#8217;s voice and demeanor. Hopkins told the publication he modeled the character after Christopher Fettes at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;There was a teacher we had, a Stanislavsky method teacher, and he was lethal. He would just take you apart intellectually,&#8221; the actor said. &#8220;He&#8217;d just smirk, and he&#8217;d say, &#8216;No. Do it again&#8217;&#8230; I based it on him: &#8216;No, Clarice.'&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hopkins said Fettes was a man with &#8220;a cutting voice&#8221; that could &#8220;slice you to pieces,” making him the ideal model for a cannibalistic psychopath. &#8220;His analysis of what you were doing was so precise; it&#8217;s a method that stayed with me for all of my life,&#8221; Hopkins said, according to </span><a href="https://variety.com/2021/film/news/silence-of-the-lambs-anthony-hopkins-jodie-foster-1234887270/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Variety</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He made his physical appearance very deliberate as well. To portray Hannibal, Hopkins slicked back his hair, while director Jonathan Demme had the idea to make the character pale and advised the actor to stay out of the sun.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;After my first make-up session, I went to the mirror and thought – &#8216;this is it&#8217;,&#8221; Hopkins said.</span></p>
<p>The look was so convincing, it kept Stewart from dating him.</p>


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<p style="font-weight: 400;">The folks who work in Hollywood could always get a gig with the C.I.A. After all, who keeps secrets better than the folks in Tinsel Town? No, we’re not talking about what moldy franchise will be rebooted next. Think Harvey Weinstein, the producer whose vile behavior went on for decades without anyone blowing the whistle. And, as <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/bobcat-golthwait-hollywood-weinstein-they-knew/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/bobcat-golthwait-hollywood-weinstein-they-knew/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627007152343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6-Ui-3lUJp8p2Vo31JKLaUid9tQ">Bobcat Goldthwait</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sabo-strikes-again-street-artist-trolls-hollywood-paul-bois" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dailywire.com/news/sabo-strikes-again-street-artist-trolls-hollywood-paul-bois&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627007152343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6ZrnqWbFLxQ6zsry4W1FKxmK_8Q">street artist Sabo</a> declared after Weinstein’s downfall, “they knew.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The same arc happened with Ellen DeGeneres, whose transgressions weren’t anywhere as serious as what sent Weinstein to the slammer. What’s interesting is why her show business façade finally crumbled.</p>
<h4 style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>“Be kind to one another”</strong></h4>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres’ daytime talk show perfectly aligned with the comic’s cuddly image. She wasn’t overtly political like Stephen Colbert nor abrasive in the Roseanne Barr mold.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">She was … nice, sweet, gentle and a first-rate rib tickler. And she leaned into that persona five times a week on her syndicated show. Fans danced along with DeGeneres ever since she took the gig back in 2003.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Be kind to one another,” she nudged her audience. Many listened.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The biggest stars made the pilgrimage to her studio knowing they could hawk their wares to a large, upbeat audience. And they did so for nearly two decades without much friction.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres’ star grew bigger, brighter and she routinely found glory away from her couch, be it voicing Dory the forgetful fish in two Pixar blockbusters or hosting the Oscars, the Emmys and the Grammys.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">All the while “Ellen” show staffers endured what many are now describing as a toxic work environment, where bullying, “micro-aggressions” and alleged sexual abuse took place.</p>
<h4 style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Ellen’s progressive media shield cracks</strong></h4>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The first sign of trouble came in 2019 when she extended a public kindness to fellow comic Kevin Hart.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The “Ride Along” star, like DeGeneres, leans hard into his sunny disposition. Apolitical to the core, Hart nevertheless got canceled after he landed the gig of a lifetime – Oscars host.</p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">The usual suspects “uncovered” homophobic jokes Hart told a decade ago, and within days he turned the gig down, clearly not by his choosing.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/ellen-degeneres-defends-kevin-hart-tries-win-him-back-oscars-n954626" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/ellen-degeneres-defends-kevin-hart-tries-win-him-back-oscars-n954626&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627007152343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFdWJ_Pxew7hUjNPkZ-qswDjFSuEg">stood up for Hart</a>, enraging the Far Left. Second chances matter, she said, and that should include a comic who no longer traffics in that kind of rhetoric. She predicted a Hart-led ceremony would feature “sophistication, class, hilarity and you growing as a person.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Like J.K. Rowling, DeGeneres learned no matter how woke a star may be they’re never woke enough. The comic, who gently embraced LGBTQ rights on her show, lost part of her progressive media shield.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Her second “sin” proved far more egregious to the woke mob.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres met, and chatted amiably with, former President George W. Bush during a football game. Remember, “Dubya” was America’s “Hitler” before President Donald Trump assumed the mantle in the eyes of select media outlets and Hollywood.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Only at the Cowboys game: George and Laura Bush singing the National Anthem with Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi. ‘Merica! <a href="https://twitter.com/fox4sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@fox4sports</a> <a href="https://t.co/X03931Mx7i">pic.twitter.com/X03931Mx7i</a></p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Bush has stayed mostly off the radar since ending his second term, fulfilling a role most presidents not named Obama play in their post-White House lives. That didn’t matter. The anti-DeGeneres backlash proved considerable.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres, to her credit, didn’t go on any Apology TourTM.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Here’s the thing: I’m friends with George Bush. In fact, I’m friends with a lot of people who don’t share the same beliefs that I have. We’re all different, and I think that we’ve forgotten that that’s okay that we’re all different.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The far-left didn’t get that memo. And if they did they likely set it on fire.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">How much this Dubya kerfuffle played into DeGeneres’ downfall is uncertain. The fact that it played some role, though, is beyond debate.</p>
<h4 style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>“One of the meanest people alive”</strong></h4>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">DeGeneres’ crisis officially began in March 2020 when comedian and podcaster Kevin T. Porter dubbed her “one of the meanest people alive” on Twitter and invited others to share their Ellen horror stories.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The timing for the superstar was less than perfect.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Like many celebrities, DeGeneres wasn’t at her best at the start of the pandemic, describing her gorgeous home as a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/04/08/ellen-takes-down-video-after-coronavirus-quarantine-jail-joke-lands-poorly/2973412001/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/04/08/ellen-takes-down-video-after-coronavirus-quarantine-jail-joke-lands-poorly/2973412001/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627007152343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJIZgIQ5U5FVLu4wBiLPU0NYn_6g">quarantine “jail.”</a></p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Nor did she give her co-workers a sense of comfort about <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/ellen-crew-furious-over-poor-communication-regarding-pay-non-union-workers-during-coronavirus-shutdown-exclusive-1234582735/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/ellen-crew-furious-over-poor-communication-regarding-pay-non-union-workers-during-coronavirus-shutdown-exclusive-1234582735/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627007152343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFIgbJQlW4gCFf9wvLR8TA2GMSOXw">their pay and future work at the pandemic’s beginning</a>. Her show, like many others, began shooting from her house, which left many “Ellen” staffers unsettled.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Team Ellen eventually attempted damage control, promising more clarity behind the scenes after a Variety article on the matter hit the web.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">She couldn’t maneuver around what happened next, though.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">A <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/ellen-employees-allege-toxic-workplace-culture?bfsource=relatedmanual" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/ellen-employees-allege-toxic-workplace-culture?bfsource%3Drelatedmanual&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627007152343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEI0w3IyN3EFp8w-WVzATjqO1-bhQ">July BuzzFeed story</a> allowed several “Ellen” staffers to share why they hated working for the sweet/gentle/kind comedian. The story had disturbing elements, including racism accusations, but the complaints also could be viewed as the product of disgruntled ex-workers.</p>
<h4 style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>“Rampant” abuse</strong></h4>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">A second, more devastating story quickly followed. That article, with accusations of <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/ex-ellen-show-employees-sexual-misconduct-allegations" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/ex-ellen-show-employees-sexual-misconduct-allegations&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627007152343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNExFAV1XgLgQirnPK8RN77wNyEziw">“rampant” sexual abuse</a>, proved impossible to ignore.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">We also read ex-workers claim DeGeneres wouldn’t let co-workers talk to her in the hallways.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">That tiny fact, far less consequential than the other allegations, stuck a shiv in her “nice” persona for good.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">It turns out DeGeneres’ nasty nature wasn’t a deep, dark secret. It was discussed routinely behind the scenes, which is why an emboldened Porter could send such a Tweet in the first place.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The biggest stars didn’t see the show’s nasty side. A Justin Timberlake or Cher wouldn’t be dressed down by Team Ellen in any capacity. Chances are, though, they heard the same whispers about the show’s problems.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">So why did we have to wait years, and years, to find all this out? DeGeneres delivered to the Hollywood community. Her show earned robust ratings (<a href="https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/ellen-show-ratings-drop-to-all-time-low-amid-backstage-drama/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/ellen-show-ratings-drop-to-all-time-low-amid-backstage-drama/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627007152343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEgRiydIRqnnomAFpV49h4vxTppXQ">or once did</a>) and her couch chats paid dividends for a galaxy of stars.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Being an openly gay performer, and one who shattered a cultural ceiling by coming out on her previous sitcom, gave her a measure of cultural clout … and protection.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">She genuinely broke barriers, not like some virtue-signaling peers, and the media loved her for it. Her co-workers? That’s a very different story, we learned.</p>
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<h4 style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Tip of the “open secret” iceberg in Hollywood?</strong></h4>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The star’s crisis culminated in her ending her long-running talk show. DeGeneres announced the 19<sup>th</sup> season will be its last, but she added the decision wasn’t based on her show’s scandals. She claimed she made the move out of both exhaustion – the show’s production schedule is relentless &#8211; and the need to be creatively challenged again. She also mentioned possible movie projects along with spending more time promoting conservation and other pet causes.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">We’ll never know how much her fall from grace led to the show’s end, but it’s hard to imagine it didn’t play a role despite her brave face.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">More importantly, the public’s attachment to her sunny persona could be gone as well. She may have to reinvent her persona, her brand, for the next stage in her career.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The Weinstein and DeGeneres stories are likely the tip of the “open secret” iceberg in Hollywood. How did “Bohemian Rhapsody” director Bryan Singer stay employed for so long despite all the whispers <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/bryan-singer-sexual-assault-rape-allegations-timeline-1201903868/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/bryan-singer-sexual-assault-rape-allegations-timeline-1201903868/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627007152343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGEmOwdOOQSmVdq4nvysKBaOzBEvQ">surrounding his off-camera antics</a>?</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Why did uber-producer Scott Rudin get away with throwing everything within arm’s reach at underlings without being called out by industry titans? Director Barry Sonnenfeld shared some frightening Rudin stories in his 2020 autobiography, likely consumed by a coterie of Hollywood types.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Even when the dam broke on Rudin’s antics some Hollywood executives refused to throw him under the industry bus.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/scott-rudin-abuse-claims-return-4169772/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/scott-rudin-abuse-claims-return-4169772/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627007152343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFYHvEvfpJqZdE-Hw3WRkM-XIuvCg">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/scott-rudin-abuse-claims-return-4169772/</a></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">And let’s not forget the original Queen of Nice.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Rosie O’Donnell lorded over her own daytime talk show, chatting with the biggest stars with the biggest smile plastered on her face. She ooed and ahhed over Tom Cruise and played nice with everyone save Tom Selleck.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">He supported those evil guns, so she <a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/tom-selleck-looks-back-rosie-feud-wbna20396219" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.today.com/popculture/tom-selleck-looks-back-rosie-feud-wbna20396219&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627007152343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH3cg1L8iPXG_5HpyFZqcdIXfWTfQ">let the mask drop</a> during their uncomfortable exchange.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Years later we saw the real O’Donnell, and it had nothing to do with her hiding her sexuality. O’Donnell proved a shrieking, far-left partisan who <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-10-17-0210170004-story.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-10-17-0210170004-story.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627007152343000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFMjHPbXi-fKlcnZ6nTznTH8h8bsw">sparked a lawsuit</a> after leaving her self-titled magazine after an 18-month run.</p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">The lawsuit in question called her a “combative, capricious partner who abused the magazine’s editor, terrorized employees and publicly disparaged G+J.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">O’Donnell later embraced 9/11 conspiracy theories and behaved so badly as co-host of “The View” she fled the show – twice.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Her “Queen of Nice” image took years to get debunked, but Hollywood players kept her secret for years.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">It took nearly two decades for us to learn the behind-the-scenes truth about DeGeneres.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">What “open secret” story will Hollywood unleash next?</p>


How Ellen DeGeneres’s Public Image Collapsed

<p class="p2">On Wednesday, NBC announced that “The Kelly Clarkson Show” will take over the daytime slot that Ellen DeGeneres held after her talk show ends next year.</p>
<p class="p2">&#8220;&#8216;The Kelly Clarkson Show&#8217; has earned its dominance in daytime by hitting every benchmark for success since it premiered as the most-watched talk show in seven years,&#8221; the network <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kelly-clarkson-to-replace-ellen-degeneres-daytime-slot"><span class="s1">said in a press release</span></a>. &#8220;The hourlong program, hosted by Grammy Award-winning artist and America’s original idol, Kelly Clarkson, features a mix of celebrity guests and everyday people doing extraordinary things in their communities. It airs in 100% of the country across 200 stations and is positioned to headline daytime in leading time periods by Fall 2022.”</p>
<p class="p2">Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kelly-clarkson-to-replace-ellen-degeneres-daytime-slot"><span class="s1">reported</span></a> that Clarkson’s show had already been picked up for two more seasons in December. Clarkson was awarded three Daytime Emmy Awards for the first season of the talk show.</p>
<p class="p2">&#8220;These are remarkable achievements for a talk show in its second season. We look forward to Ellen DeGeneres’ 19th season paired with Kelly Clarkson for what is sure to be a blockbuster year. By 2022, ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ will be the star of our daytime entertainment schedules and an asset to our early afternoon newscasts,&#8221; Valari Staab, President, NBCUniversal Local, said in the release.</p>
<p class="p2">In December, TV News Check <a href="https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/kelly-clarkson-powers-to-new-season-high/"><span class="s1">reported</span></a> that the Clarkson show “ramped up 10% to a 1.1 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating in the week ending Dec. 13 and leapt into a tie with veteran <i>Ellen DeGeneres</i> for third place among talk shows for the first time this season.”</p>
<p class="p2">DeGeneres announced she would be bringing her daytime television series to a close earlier this month. The news came after a scandal mounted last year when staffers spoke out about the difficult workplace environment allegedly created at the show.</p>
<p class="p2">As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-to-end-talk-show-blasts-culture-where-people-cant-learn-and-grow-from-mistakes"><span class="s1">reported</span></a>, after 180 shows broadcast per year, DeGeneres said she is ready for something different. “When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged – and as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore,” DeGeneres told <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ellen-degeneres-show-end-1234951571/"><span class="s1">The Hollywood Reporter</span></a><span class="s1">.</span></p>
<p class="p2">DeGeneres had considered leaving the show in the past but ultimately decided to stay on for a few more seasons. Warner Bros.’ Unscripted TV President Mike Darnell was encouraging DeGeneres to keep going with it as recently as late last month, but she is ready to step away.</p>
<p class="p2">The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/celebrities-tend-to-give-their-celebrity-friends-cover-kimmel-slammed-for-not-asking-ellen-about-toxic-workplace-claims"><span class="s1">reported</span></a> that in July 2020, one employee and ten former employees of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” came forward with accusations that the environment of the show behind the scenes was far from the show’s motto, “Be Kind.”</p>
<p class="p2">The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/celebrities-tend-to-give-their-celebrity-friends-cover-kimmel-slammed-for-not-asking-ellen-about-toxic-workplace-claims"><span class="s1">reported</span></a>:</p>
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<p class="p2"><i>The employees spoke to </i><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/ellen-employees-allege-toxic-workplace-culture"><span class="s1"><i>Buzzfeed News</i></span></a><i>, which delineated various charges that were made. One former employee asserted, “That ‘be kind’ bulls*** only happens when the cameras are on. It’s all for show. I know they give money to people and help them out, but it’s for show.” Another bitter comment, “I think it is a lot of smoke and mirrors when it comes to the show’s brand. They pull on people’s heartstrings; they do know that’s going to get likes and what people are going to go for, which is a positive message. But that’s not always reality.”</i></p>
<p class="p2"><i>Some of the accusations included insensitive comments about race, being fired after returning from a month-long absence at a mental health facility, and receiving a warning after creating and publicizing a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for medical costs that weren’t covered by the show’s health insurance.</i></p>
<p class="p2"><i>At the end of July, </i><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/ex-ellen-show-employees-sexual-misconduct-allegations"><span class="s1"><i>Buzzfeed News</i></span></a><i> reported, “According to dozens of men and women who work behind the scenes, the office is a place where sexual harassment and misconduct by top executive producers runs rampant.”</i></p>
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<p class="p2">“The claims cost DeGeneres 1.1 million viewers who stopped watching the show over the last year, according to Nielsen data released in March. Her viewership was up to 2.6 million at one point but is now down to 1.5 million viewers,” <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9494295/Jimmy-Kimmel-fails-ask-Ellen-claims-toxic-behavior.html"><span class="s1">the Daily Mail</span></a> reported.</p>


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‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ To Take Over Ellen’s Daytime Slot

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