Ellen DeGeneres Will Return For Talk Show’s 18th Season This Fall Amid Controversy

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.

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.

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.

When it comes to Ellen DeGeneres’ recent controversies, celebrities have been divided.

Actress Portia de Rossi has just spoken about how her wife Ellen DeGeneres is doing amidst all the backlash surrounding her workplace toxicity controversy. While on a walk, a photographer asked Portia how Ellen was doing and she said (via Page Six) she’s “doing great.” Portia was also asked if Ellen would be continuing her talk show and Portia responded, “Yes, she is.” This is not the first statement Portia has made about Ellen since all the controversy began.

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.

Songstress Katy Perry has expressed her support for talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.

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

Ashton Kutcher is backing up Ellen DeGeneres amid the ongoing workplace investigations at. The former star took to Twitter on Tuesday to support the daytime talk show host.«I haven’t spoken with @TheEllenShow and can only speak from my own experience.

Kevin Hart is returning the favor. The comedian took to Instagram on Tuesday to express support for Ellen DeGeneres amid current and former employees' allegations about a «toxic» work environment. «It’s crazy to see my friend go thru what she’s going thru publicly,» Hart began his post.

Comedian Kevin Hart is the latest star to publicly defend Ellen DeGeneres, amid controversy over an allegedly toxic environment on her talk show.

In a recent Tweet, Katy Perry has expressed her support for ‘friend’ Ellen DeGeneres amid the controversy surrounding the talk show. Warner Bros.

Ellen Degenres’ wife Portia de Rossi has spoken out amid ongoing controversy over her talk show.The model publicly declared her support with a social media post following weeks of allegations about toxic workplace culture from current and former employees on the daytime talk show. Ellen’s wife of 12 years posted an image on Instagram that read: “I stand by Ellen.” She captioned the picture: “To all our fans....we see you.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show has a “toxic” workplace environment, including incidents of microaggressions and racist comments.    kickstarted the wave, and then several weeks later, another outlining sexual misconduct allegations against  Kevin Leman, a head writer and executive producer at the show. Leman released a statement was published denying "any kind of sexual impropriety." As for DeGeneres, a that People obtained shows her apologizing to staff for how the show's been run.

the «toxic» work environment. After the 62-year-old daytime talk show host's wife, Portia de Rossi, took to Instagram to ask fans and friends to «stand by Ellen,» the 35-year-old pop star showed her support in a series of tweets. «I know I can’t speak for anyone else’s experience besides my own but I want to acknowledge that I have only ever had positive takeaways from my time with Ellen and on the @theellenshow to the world through her platform for decades,» Perry wrote.