Ellen DeGeneres plans to 'talk to fans' amid toxic workplace accusations

Ellen DeGeneres' talk show is back and she plans to address the elephant in the room which is the behind the scenes drama going on at the talk show. The host revealed Tuesday that The Ellen DeGeneres Show will return in-studio for Season 18 with a guest appearance from comedian Tiffany Haddish on September 21.

will return in a couple of weeks and Ellen DeGeneres is going to address the workplace allegations.«I can’t wait to get back to work and back to our studio. And, yes, we’re gonna talk about it,» the Emmy Award-winning host said in a statement on Tuesday, sharing that season 18 kicks off on Sept.

Rosie O'Donnell is the latest celeb to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Ellen DeGeneres amid the talk show host's ongoing workplace investigation. While appearing on Busy Philipps' podcast, , the 58-year-old comedian, who hosted her own self-titled talk show in the '90s and early '00s, argued that «you can't fake your essence.» «That's why I have compassion for Ellen, right?» O'Donnell said.

Rosie O’Donnell gave her opinion on the controversy surrounding Ellen DeGeneres.“You can’t fake your essence,” the Rosie O’Donnell Show alum, 58, said during the Wednesday, August 26, episode of the “Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best” podcast. “That’s why I have compassion for Ellen, right? I have compassion, even though, you know, I hear the stories and I understand.

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.

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.

“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has overhauled its senior production team in the wake of accusations of racial insensitivity, sexual misconduct and other problems in the work environment at the long-running daytime talk show.The news was delivered to “Ellen” staffers Monday afternoon during a staff meeting in which DeGeneres spoke via a videoconference call.Three senior producers — executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman — have been ousted from the

Ellen DeGeneres’ wife, Portia De Rossi, has given a definitive answer as to whether Ellen will quit her show amid mounting drama insisting, she’s staying put!The Ellen DeGeneres Show has recently come under fire over allegations of a "toxic work environment”, and is currently being investigated by WarnerMedia. But Portia, 47, says her wife of twelve-years will not be hanging up her hosting towel just yet. Portia spoke to reporters while on a dog walk with her mother, Margaret, in Santa Barbara,

Ellen DeGeneres is doing just fine amid allegations about the “toxic” work environment at “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, according to her wife, Portia de Rossi.

Ellen DeGeneres is doing just fine amid allegations about the «toxic» work environment at according to her wife, Portia de Rossi.In a new video obtained by, a photographer captured de Rossi out on a walk with her mother, Margaret, in Santa Barbara, California, over the weekend. When the photographer asked how DeGeneres is holding up right now, de Rossi replied, she's «doing great.»The photographer also asked whether DeGeneres would be continuing her talk show.

Portia de Rossi gave an update on her wife Ellen DeGeneres’ state of mind after the talk show host came under fire over claims of a toxic workplace.“[She’s] doing great,” the Arrested Development alum, 47, told a photographer on Sunday, August 9, after walking her dogs in Santa Barbara, California, in a video obtained by Page Six.When asked whether DeGeneres, 62, plans to continue hosting The Ellen DeGeneres Show, de Rossi responded, “Yes, she is.”The Emmy winner faced major backlash in July

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.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsTweeting about his friendship with Ellen DeGeneres, late-night TV legend Jay Leno joined a growing number of industry figures voicing support for the television talk show host.“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,” Leno tweeted Tuesday.