Ellen DeGeneres, a 62-year-old American actress, TV host and comedian, fired three senior producers after the show's producers and other high-ranking officials complained of sexual harassment, racial prejudice and mental harassment.
A spokesman for production house Warner Bros., which produces The Alien DeGeneres show, confirmed on August 17 that three top executives had been removed from the show, according to Reuters.
Warner Bros. did not release the names or details of the sacked producers, but confirmed that all three producers had been removed from the program.
The three producers were fired by Warner Bros. at a time when Alien DeGeneres had apologized to the show's employees a day earlier.
Ellen DeGeneres apologized to her show employees for the abusive workplace environment during a webinar on August 17 and admitted that she was not a good person.
Ellen DeGeneres also apologized to employees before August 17 in an internal letter, promising to improve the show's atmosphere.
According to the showbiz website Variety, Ellen DeGeneres apologized to her show's staff in an internal letter on July 30 last month, saying she was unaware of the environment.
Former employees of the Ellen DeGeneres show accused the show's producers and other high-ranking officials of sexual harassment, racism and creating an atmosphere of mental anguish during a conversation with BuzzFeed last July.
At least 4 dozen employees of the Ellen DeGeneres show were accused of sexually harassing high-ranking officials, including abuse, but none of the employees directly accused the host Ellen DeGeneres.
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The BuzzFeed article states that most employees who accuse top executives of the Ellen DeGeneres show believe they have no knowledge of exploitation and ill-treatment.
Warner Bros. launched an investigation after former employees accused the show's top executives and introduced changes to the show's workplace.
And now Warner Bros. has fired three top officials, saying the investigation is still ongoing and all those responsible will be prosecuted.
Ellen DeGeneres' shows have been running since 2003 and are aired on a number of web streaming channels and social media sites, including on the NBC Network's TV channels.
The Ellen DeGeneres show is one of the most watched shows of the day and is now in its seventh season of the reality comedy show.
His show has won many awards, including 171 Emmy Awards, and has featured many celebrities.
After the allegations were made by the employees, several showbiz personalities had made statements in favor of Ellen DeGeneres and said that he himself was not involved in the allegations, so no campaign should be launched against her.
