In a second BuzzFeed News investigation, former staff members accused Mr. Leman of sexually harassing a number of employees. Mr. Leman has denied “any kind of sexual impropriety.”
Ms. DeGeneres, a comedian and host who has been a staple of daytime TV since “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” made its debut in 2003, has come under fire recently for claiming ignorance of how her show was run.
On Monday, she informed her staff of the changes via videoconference. She also said that Stephen Laurel Boss, the DJ known as tWitch, who plays music during the show and serves as her sidekick, would join the program’s executive producer ranks.
Ms. DeGeneres also apologized to her staff during the videoconference, her second apology in recent weeks. In July, she sent the program’s employees a statement that read, in part: “On Day 1 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. And for that, I am sorry.”
Variety first reported the changes in leadership at “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
At 62, Ms. DeGeneres is one of the richest performers in television, as well as a one-woman powerhouse for Warner Bros. Television. In addition to working under the studio to make her talk show, she is a top producer and star of another Warner Bros. production, the NBC prime-time hit “Ellen’s Game of Games.”
Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/business/media/ellen-degeneres-show-producers.html
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