Buzzfeed report in which several former employees leveled sexual misconduct allegations at top staffers, including executive producer and head writer Kevin Leman, who allegedly asked a male employee for a hand job or oral sex.
Amid growing complaints about the toxicity behind the scenes at the show, DeGeneres vowed to do better, saying that what the workplace has become is not in line with the ethos she created when it premiered in 2003.In a letter sent to staffers that was originally posted on Variety, DeGeneres wrote:“Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case.