After months of reports of a toxic work environment, NBC's hit talk series The Ellen Degeneres Show is facing an official inquiry.
It's been a long-time rumor that the 62-year-old television pioneer isn't necessarily the nicest person off-camera, but a BuzzFeed News exposé released last month detailed that problems on DeGeneres' show were much deeper, detailing a workplace culture of fear, racism, and intimidation.
We even heard separate complaints from a former bodyguard who described DeGeneres as "demeaning." Executive producers Ed Glavin, Andy Lassner, and Mary Connelly responded to the allegations in a statement to BuzzFeed. "We are truly heartbroken and sorry to learn that even one person in our production family has had a negative