Ellen DeGeneres: Three producers fired over ‘toxic workplace’ claims
Three top producers of the Ellen DeGeneres Show have been fired amid allegations of misconduct and sexual harassment. DeGeneres announced the overhaul in a video meeting with staff, and said an internal investigation was under way. In a message to staff she said she was “so sorry for what this has become,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The departures follow investigations by journalists into claims of bullying and intimidation on set. A spokesperson for Warner Brothers confirmed the show has “parted ways” with executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman, and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman. In a story published earlier this year, several former employees told Buzzfeed News they had experienced racism while working on the show, which has won over 60 Emmy Awards since it first aired in 2003.(BBC)…[+]