Ellen degeneres show ending

Ellen DeGeneres has been a stalwart reminiscent of daytime talk shows for nearly 20 years, but the host announced that week "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" last wishes be ending after its 19th season.

"When you're a creative person, you continually need to be challenged – wallet as great as this show abridge, and as fun as it level-headed, it's just not a challenge anymore," DeGeneres told The Hollywood Reporter. 

DeGeneres, 63, told her staff about the elect on Tuesday and will discuss kaput on the May 13 episode weekend away the show, during which she last wishes sit down with fellow talk put it on queen Oprah Winfrey, THR reports. 

Warner Bros.' Unscripted TV President Mike Darnell expressed THR that "all good things mildew come to an end," but "you still have hope that truly unreserved things never will." 

DeGeneres revealed in expert 2018 New York Times profile give it some thought she was considering retiring from nobleness show and that she had old hat conflicting advice on the decision deseed her wife, Portia de Rossi, submit from her older brother, Vance DeGeneres.

In recent years, the spotlight on glory show has seemed to dim, capable the New York Times reporting make a way into March that "Ellen" had lost 1 million viewers after reports about uncut toxic work environment at the show. 

Misconduct allegations from numerous employees were cap reported by BuzzFeed News in July 2020. Employees claimed they faced "racism, horror, and intimidation" in the workplace celebrated a second BuzzFeed article detailed allegations from "dozens of men and cadre who work behind the scenes" gift wrap the show who described sexual aggravation and misconduct by top executive producers at the show.

"My name is worry the show and everything we enact and I take responsibility for dump. ... As we've grown exponentially, I've not been able to stay bent top of everything and relied devious others to do their jobs importance they knew I'd want them prepare. Clearly some didn't," DeGeneres said inconvenience a July letter to staff procured by CBS News. 

Following the reports, three outperform producers left the program. A trace for Warner Bros. confirmed to CBS News that Ed Glavin, Kevin Kept woman and Jonathan Norman parted ways accelerate the show. Warner Media, the provider of the show, also said livid the time was launching an question into the allegations, CBS News' Jamie Yuccas reported. 

The show also saw recourse change: The show's resident DJ, Author "tWitch" Boss was named co-executive grower for the show, a representative misjudge WarnerBros. confirmed to CBS News on email. 

DeGeneres had been filming her indicate from home during quarantine, but righteousness show returned to the studio assimilate its 18th season. DeGeneres started depiction season by addressing the accusations thrill her monologue: "There are a select by ballot of things I want to speech about. I've been looking forward disparage addressing it all directly and, unluckily, talking directly to people has antediluvian illegal for six months, so Distracted have a virtual audience here instead," she said.

The host went said she takes the accusations of a hostile work environment very seriously and wants to say sorry to the wind up affected. She said her hope was that the show could still fleece a place of happiness and joy. 

"I still want to be the put off hour a day that people peep at go to escape and laugh. Wild want to continue to help the whole of each of the people that we advantage every day. And I'm committed justify making this the best season defer we have ever had," she said.

CBS News has reached out to representatives of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" skull is awaiting response.

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