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Portia de Rossi Speaks Out Amid Ellen DeGeneres‘s Show Controversy

Photo credit: Rich Fury - Getty Images
Photo credit: Rich Fury - Getty Images

From Cosmopolitan

  • Ellen DeGeneres’s wife and actress Portia de Rossi spoke out about the controversy surrounding The Ellen Show and its host and production team.

  • Portia said she supports Ellen and used some interesting hashtags.

  • Ellen recently addressed her staff and said there is an internal investigation.

  • Ellen is reportedly considering stepping down because she feels “betrayed” that people spoke up about how they’ve been treated while working for her show.


Following recent reports of Ellen DeGeneres wanting to quit her show because she feels “betrayed” by her staff exposing how they faced racism, sexism, homophobia, sexual misconduct, and bullying in her workplace, her wife, Portia de Rossi, came to her defense.

This afternoon, Portia took to Instagram to post a bold baby-blue “I Stand by Ellen” graphic and captioned it, “To all our fans…we see you. Thank you for your support.” Portia also added hashtags including #IStandWithEllenDeGeneres, #IStandByEllen, ‪#IStandByEllenDeGeneres, #EllenDeGeneres, #Ellen, #TheEllenShow, #EllenShow, and #BeKindToOneAnother for good measure. #StopBotAttacks was also thrown into the mix for some reason.

Much has been said about the work culture over at The Ellen Show, and Ellen recently addressed her employees in a statement obtained by Variety. Reportedly, she wrote:

“On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first meeting that The Ellen DeGeneres Show would be a place of happiness—no one would ever raise their voice, and everyone would be treated with respect. Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case. I could not have the success I’ve had without all of your contributions. My name is on the show and everything we do and I take responsibility for that. Alongside Warner Bros., we immediately began an internal investigation and we are taking steps, together, to correct the issues. As we’ve grown exponentially, I’ve not been able to stay on top of everything and relied on others to do their jobs as they knew I’d want them done. Clearly some didn’t. That will now change and I’m committed to ensuring this does not happen again.”

Guess we’ll have to stay tuned to see if Ellen does step down eventually and if James Corden replaces her.

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