Ellen DeGeneres was caught in a whirlwind of controversy in 2020, in connection to her long-running speak present. Through the summer time of that 12 months, experiences of a “poisonous” work atmosphere on the Ellen speak present started to floor, although the preliminary allegations weren’t aimed toward DeGeneres herself. Nevertheless, the veteran comedian finally discovered herself on the receiving finish of rumors about on-set bullying. That controversy has largely died down at this level, however Magaret Cho is now sharing some less-than-positive ideas on working with DeGeneres.
Margaret Cho has been working throughout the comedy sphere for a while now and, in consequence, she’s crossed paths with quite a lot of notable comics in her time. When Cho appeared on The Kelly Mantle Present (which is on YouTube), the eponymous host requested for her ideas on an assortment of comedians. When Ellen DeGeneres got here up, Cho famous that she’d identified her for “such a very long time” and referred to her as “a imply woman.” It sounds just like the uncomfortable vibe between the 2 remained for years:
Ellen was, like, actually bizarre and never good to me for many of my profession. I opened for her within the Eighties, when she was a headliner in comedy golf equipment, [and] later, once I would do her speak present within the 2000s, she acted like we simply met. And I’m like, ‘Bitch, what?’ Like, that’s bizarre. We go approach again. It’s so creepy and peculiar.
The “Imply Ellen” rumors made the rounds throughout social media a number of years in the past. Lea Thompson and Brad Garrett have been amongst among the earliest stars to again up the claims, and Ryan Phillippe known as out DeGeneres, too. Just months in the past, Bachelorette alum Ali Fedotowsky-Manno claimed she was made to really feel “silly” whereas on Ellen. Margaret Cho went on to recall one other state of affairs involving David Bowie guest-starring on DeGeneres’ present. The matter apparently concerned Bowie praising Cho throughout his TV look:
But additionally, the opposite factor, David Bowie had been on the present, and he was so excited that the night time earlier than, that I had come to his present sporting this large Chinese language emperor outfit. He was thrilled about it, and he talked at size about it, and he or she lower it out of the present, which made me so mad. The producer, who’s a very good good friend of mine, needed to name me and inform me, ‘I can’t imagine she did this, however she lower it out of the present. But you want to know that he was happening and on about your outfit. He loves you. God stated your title.’ Which is so impolite! I don’t know if it was private. Perhaps it was for time. But nonetheless, I’m going to take it personally as a result of I made a decision to.
Ellen DeGeneres herself has not offered any form of touch upon her reasoning for chopping that a part of David Bowie’s interview, as of this writing. Though DeGeneres confronted blowback from a number of folks, she was publicly defended by her brother, Vance, music producer Scooter Braun and some others. When the poisonous work atmosphere rumors initially surfaced, DeGeneres stated she was dedicated to spearheading “change” behind the scenes.
Finally, not lengthy after the controversy, it was reported that Ellen would conclude on the finish of the 2021-2022 TV season. DeGeneres later addressed the backlash she confronted, claiming that it was “too orchestrated” and “too coordinated.” The stand-up comedy veteran signed off from her present for the ultimate time in Might 2022.
At current, Ellen DeGeneres now not lives in america, as she and spouse Portia de Rossi now dwell in the UK. The Emmy-winning comic has been protecting a comparatively low profile as of late. Whether or not or not feedback from Margaret Cho or Ali Fedotowsky-Manno would possibly spark additional backlash towards DeGeneres stays to be seen.