14.06 / 21:29
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Ellen wanted to be a TV legend like Oprah but then “the truth came out,” former employees say
Several former employees of The Ellen Degeneres Show say they’re happy the once-beloved daytime talk show queen is finally getting her comeuppance after years of alleged abuse and bad behavior.“I think this is ‘consequence culture’,” one former employee tells Buzzfeed. “People are like, ‘cancel culture,’ but no, this is a consequence of somebody and an institution that got away with fostering a super unhealthy and toxic work environment for a really long time.”Ellen announced last month that she was ending her one-hit daytime talk show after 19 years, saying it was “just not a challenge anymore” and that she wanted to try something new.“I was going to stop after season 16,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.