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Ellen DeGeneres accepts the Carol Burnett TV Achievement Award at the 77th Golden Globe Awards in California, United States, on January 5, 2020. (NBC Universal/Handout via REUTERS/Paul Drinkwater)
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n Thursday last week, Buzzfeed News published an explosive report exposing the realities of working on the set of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Describing the workplace as a "toxic work environment', former employees revealed shocking anecdotes of bullying, racism and intimidation.
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According to Us Weekly magazine, a source "connected to the talk show's production" said staff have been "calling and texting each other about the story", which has been widely read. "They're loving that the truth - which has been an open secret for years in the industry - is finally receiving more interest," the source added.
While DeGeneres has yet to make an official statement, executive producers Ed Glavin, Mary Connelly and Andy Lassner said, in a joint statement to Buzzfeed News, that they take their employees' stories "very seriously".
Saying they have "strived to create an open, safe and inclusive work environment", they added that they were "truly heartbroken and sorry to learn that even one person in our production family has had a negative experience".
The executive producers said: "The day-to-day responsibility of The Ellen Show is completely on us. We take all of this very seriously and we realize, as many in the world are learning, that we need to do better, are committed to do better and we will do better."
This article appeared on The Straits Times newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
