Ellen DeGeneres's brother Vance slammed for saying allegations against her are 'bulls***'

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.

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.

'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.

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.

Ashton Kutcher took to Twitter on Tuesday to lend his support to embattled talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.

Ellen DeGeneres' brother is coming to her defense amid reports about the alleged toxic work environment that staffers have had to deal with on her eponymous show. The producer and writer posted two messages on social media on Tuesday.

Ellen DeGeneres‘ brother, Vance DeGeneres, came to her defense following claims she had fostered an environment of toxicity on set of The Ellen DeGeneres show. As most know by now, Ellen has come under serious fire regarding allegations of misconduct.

accusations of a “toxic” workplace at her eponymous talk show.Vance called attacks on his famous sibling “bulls–t” in one of two heartfelt social media posts Tuesday.“If you think Ellen would knowingly allow bullying or racism on her show, you don’t know my sister,” her brother, 65, wrote in a supportive Twitter post. “She has been and continues to be a bright light in a dark world.

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.

Vance DeGeneres is standing up to those coming after his sister, Ellen DeGeneres, amid reports that her talk show is a toxic work environment.“If you think Ellen would knowingly allow bullying or racism on her show, you don’t know my sister. She has been and continues to be a bright light in a dark world,” the comedian, 65, tweeted on Tuesday, August 4.

Vance DeGeneres is tired of seeing his little sister’s name dragged through the mud.

Tony Okungbowa, who deejayed more than 1,600 episodes of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, spoke out for the first time since Ellen DeGeneres and her executive producers came under fire for allegedly creating a toxic work environment.“Hey Guys, I hope you are all keeping safe out there during these trying times,” Okungbowa, 52, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, August 4.

Ellen DeGeneres and her daytime talk show, Jerry O'Connell spoke out in support of the comic on Instagram.