'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' producers address staff members as misconduct probe continues

Dozens of former employees of Ellen DeGeneres Show alleged harassment and misconduct by top executives on show. Variety reported that following allegations, producers are addressing staff accounts of workplace misconduct on popular daytime talk series. More questions have been raised about how will se allegations affect persona of Ellen DeGeneres.

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Ellen DeGeneres Show producers address issue

Reportedly, senior creative and producers have returned to work this week. Over 140 personnel at Ellen will gradually return in sts following lockdown break. investigation is still going on. Variety reported that WarnerMedia’s employee relations group and a third party firm would interview current and former staff members about ir on-set experiences.

new season of Ellen is scheduled to release on September 9th, 2020. Senior VP of issues and crisis manment Andrew Moesel spoke to Variety and talked about how reports will impact viewership of Ellen. He said that it is yet to be determined if viewership will fall pertaining to allegations that have been put on show executives by former employees of show.

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Andrew Moesel also told portal that crisis y are facing is t an acute problem. He furr added that it is more a challenge to Ellen’s brand ethos and way viewers perceived her and her value as an entertainer. Over years, Ellen’s public persona was carefully crafted and people saw her as friendly, relatable person next door.  media portal reported that Andrew told m that allegations create a sizable crack in impression of her as a friendly next-door neighbour.

Ellen DeGeneres has always told everyone to “be kind to one ar”. Even when Ellen won a Daytime Emmy in June for best entertainment talk show, DeGeneres in her acceptance speech said that she would more actively use her show as a way to create change and amplify voices of people of colour. Some publicists told a media portal that core fan base of long-running show is unlikely to stop tuning in because of recent reports. y furr told portal that time will tell wher negative publicity will sour more casual viewers.

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