Ellen DeGeneres' ex Anne Heche weighs in on scandal

Mariah Carey is opening about her «extremely uncomfortable» appearance on .

amid the controversy surrounding Ellen DeGeneres' show.«I'm back. I've been away for a little bit dealing with, you know, some stuff.

Mariah Carey is opening about her «extremely uncomfortable» 2008 appearance on . In an interview with , the 50-year-old singer recalls how she was pressured to announce that she was pregnant while on the daytime talk show. is currently under investigation following allegations that it's a «toxic» workplace environment.During Carey's 2008 appearance, rumors were circulating that she was expecting a child.

Ellen was recently asked by a reporter about her show, following the firing of three senior producers. She said she would interact with fans to address the subject, reports dailymail.co.uk."I will be talking to my fans," Ellen said.A while back, soon after Warner Bros.

Ellen DeGeneres wants to talk to her viewers about what's been going on behind the scenes at her daytime talk show. The Emmy winner was caught by paparazzi on Saturday as she headed to lunch with a friend in Santa Barbara, California — and she insisted that conversations will be had amid 's recent producer shakeup. «I will be talking to my fans,» she said in the video, obtained by The new season of is set to premiere on Sept.

. As employees returned to production this week, ET has learned that the daytime talk show has implemented new perks for staff, amid the workplace investigation.Among the perks are increased paid time off and a liberal medical leave policy.

have left the show, while the program's resident DJ, Stephen «tWitch» Boss, has been promoted to co-executive producer after for six years on . 's Matt Donnelly tells ET what tWitch's new title could mean for the show.

Ellen DeGeneres has apologized to her staff. ET has learned that Monday marked the first day back for production on, and a staff meeting was called, where DeGeneres surprised everyone by appearing for the virtual conference call.A source tells ET that DeGeneres was was «very real, unscripted, raw and honest.

Twenty years ago, Anne Heche and Ellen DeGeneres made history… and now, the 51-year-old actress is looking back on it fondly, and with the wisdom of perspective!

Anne Heche has urged people to “listen” to those who have made allegations against her ex-girlfriend Ellen DeGeneres.Heche, who has appeared in films including Donnie Brasco, Volcano and the Psycho remake, was in a high-profile relationship with DeGeneres between the years 1997 and 2000.

Anne Heche is looking back on her high-profile romance with Ellen DeGeneres.In a new interview with  magazine, the 51-year-old actress opens up about what it was like dating DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000.«Our time was a beautiful part of my life and one that I wear with honor,» Heche says. Back in the '90s, DeGeneres and Heche were ridiculed for going public with their same-sex relationship.

It's been a whirlwind few weeks for Ellen DeGeneres as her highly acclaimed talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show has come brutally under the scanner post a detailed piece by Buzzfeed where one current and 10 former employees spoke candidly about the alleged toxic work culture. From racism to intimidation and unjust termination, the complaints shocked the world and led to an investigation by WarnerMedia as well as an apology to the staff by DeGeneres herself.

Octavia Spencer has nothing but love and support for Ellen DeGeneres amid workplace allegations about the «toxic» work environment at.

's house DJ, Stephen «tWitch» Boss, is addressing the current controversy regarding allegations about the «toxic» work environment at the popular daily talk show.Boss has been the DJ at the show since 2014, taking over for Tony Okungbowa. In an interview on Tuesday with, 37-year-old Boss defended his own experience at the show, stressing that there was «love.»«We can’t speak too much legally about it, but I'll say this, there's been love,» he said.

It came as quite a shock to The Ellen DeGeneres Show viewers when a Buzzfeed piece revealed one current and 10 former employees talking about the alleged toxic work culture on the talk show. The complaints varied from racism, intimidation to even unjust termination.

Jay Leno is showing his support for Ellen DeGeneres amid the claims of a «toxic» work environment at The TV host extended a message to DeGeneres on Twitter on Tuesday, writing that she has always been «a kind and decent person.»«I don’t discard a 40-year friendship on hearsay. The Ellen I know has raised over $125 million dollars for charity and has always been a kind and decent person,» he tweeted.

Ellen DeGeneres' brother has her back. Vance DeGeneres, the older brother of the 62-year-old talk-show host, took to social media on Wednesday to call claims of a «toxic» work environment at «bulls**t.»  «My sister is being viciously attacked.