SHE is ranked alongside influential women such as Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey — and her multi-million-dollar brand is built on the phrase “be kind”.
But an internal investigation into Ellen DeGeneres’ popular daytime US talk show has now left a question mark over her reputation.
Distributor WarnerMedia has launched a probe following accusations from current and former staffers on the show — which is shown weekdays on ITV2 — of bullying and racism on the “toxic” set.
Rumours of Ellen’s years of demanding ways culminated with ex-staff members swapping stories on Twitter, eventually pushing the company to investigate.