Former Employees Say Ellen’s ‘Be Kind’ Talk Show Mantra Masks A Toxic Work Culture

  20 Jul 2020

‘If [Ellen] wants to have her own show and have her name on the show title, she needs to be more involved to see what’s going on,’ one former employee said.

Ellen DeGeneres has built her worldwide, multimillion-dollar brand on the motto “be kind,” with lavish giveaways and acts of charity. But behind the scenes, current and former employees on her leading daytime show say they faced racism, fear, and intimidation.

“That ‘be kind’ bullshit only happens when the cameras are on. It’s all for show,” one former employee told BuzzFeed News. “I know they give money to people and help them out, but it’s for show.”