More than 30 former employees detailed the allegations in a recent BuzzFeed News report.Three top executive producers for The Ellen DeGeneres Show have been fired amid allegations they engaged in blatant sexual harassment and used fear and intimidation to run the show.Ellen DeGeneres on Monday announced the ousting of executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman, and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman in a videoconference call with the show's crew, and said an internal investigation into the workplace allegations would be completed soon, according to an employee who was in the meeting.A...…More than 30 former employees detailed the allegations in a recent BuzzFeed News report.Three top executive producers for The Ellen DeGeneres Show have been fired amid allegations they engaged in blatant sexual harassment and used fear and intimidation to run the show.Ellen DeGeneres on Monday announced the ousting of executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman, and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman in a videoconference call with the show's crew, and said an internal investigation into the workplace allegations would be completed soon, according to an employee who was in the meeting.A...WW…

Ex-employees said one executive producer “had a reputation for being handsy with women,” and that another solicited oral sex at a work party.Being asked to join the control room inside The Ellen DeGeneres Show is a coveted spot in Hollywood, but according to dozens of men and women who work behind the scenes, the office is a place where sexual harassment and misconduct by top executive producers runs rampant.One ex-employee said head writer and executive producer Kevin Leman asked him if he could give him a hand job or perform oral sex in a bathroom at a company party in 2013. Another said...…Ex-employees said one executive producer “had a reputation for being handsy with women,” and that another solicited oral sex at a work party.Being asked to join the control room inside The Ellen DeGeneres Show is a coveted spot in Hollywood, but according to dozens of men and women who work behind the scenes, the office is a place where sexual harassment and misconduct by top executive producers runs rampant.One ex-employee said head writer and executive producer Kevin Leman asked him if he could give him a hand job or perform oral sex in a bathroom at a company party in 2013. Another said...WW…

“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...…“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...WW…

“I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images. I apologize for pain they have caused,” Tina Fey said in a statement.NBCUniversal, 30 Rock creator Tina Fey, and executive producer Robert Carlock have requested that episodes of the series featuring characters in blackface be removed from streaming services and syndication.“As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing makeup are best taken out of circulation,” Fey said in a statement. “I understand now that...…“I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images. I apologize for pain they have caused,” Tina Fey said in a statement.NBCUniversal, 30 Rock creator Tina Fey, and executive producer Robert Carlock have requested that episodes of the series featuring characters in blackface be removed from streaming services and syndication.“As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing makeup are best taken out of circulation,” Fey said in a statement. “I understand now that...WW…

A new behind-the-scenes video reveals the cast’s emotional final table read.After drawing controversy since it first premiered in March 2017, will release its fourth and final season on June 5, Netflix announced Monday.Season 4 of the teen drama will consist of 10 episodes, all of them with runtimes of 60 minutes each.The streaming service announced the show’s release date in a new behind-the-scenes video that shows clips from the cast’s final table read. “I will never forget this experience for the rest of my life,” an emotional Alisha Boe, who plays Jessica Davis in the series, says in...…A new behind-the-scenes video reveals the cast’s emotional final table read.After drawing controversy since it first premiered in March 2017, will release its fourth and final season on June 5, Netflix announced Monday.Season 4 of the teen drama will consist of 10 episodes, all of them with runtimes of 60 minutes each.The streaming service announced the show’s release date in a new behind-the-scenes video that shows clips from the cast’s final table read. “I will never forget this experience for the rest of my life,” an emotional Alisha Boe, who plays Jessica Davis in the series, says in...WW…

The network said it launched a formal investigation in December after Union complained about a toxic workplace culture.Gabrielle Union filed a discrimination complaint against NBCUniversal and America’s Got Talent producers FremantleMedia and Simon Cowell’s Syco on Thursday after she reported alleged incidents of racism on set, Union’s lawyer confirmed to BuzzFeed News.Attorney Bryan Freedman said Union filed a complaint with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing regarding her complaints in November 2019 about how she reported a racist joke to producers and was told that...…The network said it launched a formal investigation in December after Union complained about a toxic workplace culture.Gabrielle Union filed a discrimination complaint against NBCUniversal and America’s Got Talent producers FremantleMedia and Simon Cowell’s Syco on Thursday after she reported alleged incidents of racism on set, Union’s lawyer confirmed to BuzzFeed News.Attorney Bryan Freedman said Union filed a complaint with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing regarding her complaints in November 2019 about how she reported a racist joke to producers and was told that...WW…