You know, it’s really disappointing to me to find out that Ellen DeGeneres is a terrible person. I mean, there were hints.
President George W. Bush and Ellen Degeneres at the Cowboys Packers game today pic.twitter.com/b1gxkXnc4G
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 6, 2019
Still, Ellen had always been a hero of mine. Her stand-up album, Eat This, is one of the funniest I’ve ever heard. She is very funny. Like, Louis C.K. funny. Man, it is just not a great time to be a fan of stand-ups in general, is it? Don’t even get me started on what an ass Bill Hicks became after he faked his death and changed his name to Alex Jones.
I had heard rumors that Ellen was just an awful person but I don’t think I realized the extent until I saw the Twitter thread where former employees recounted their horror stories of dealing with her, started for charity by Kevin T. Porter.
Right now we all need a little kindness. You know, like Ellen Degeneres always talks about! 😊❤️
She’s also notoriously one of the meanest people alive
Respond to this with the most insane stories you’ve heard about Ellen being mean & I’ll match every one w/ $2 to @LAFoodBank
— Kevin T. Porter (@KevinTPorter) March 20, 2020
He ended up donating $600, which means he got around 300 true stories of Ellen being horrible. Here are a few of the best.
Kathy Griffin said that when Joan Rivers died, Ellen staunchly refused to do a tribute to her because her comedy (and Kathy’s) were “the wrong kind,” too mean-spirited. We love a pious comic.
— Brett Ashley Hawkins (@iambretthawkins) March 20, 2020
Okay, I said I loved Ellen earlier, but no one disrespects the queen like that. It’s like Bill Cosby telling young black to pull their pants up while pulling the pants off unconscious black women.
I worked @RealFoodDaily, served her & Porsha at brunch. She wrote a letter to the owner & complained about my chipped nail polish (not that it was on her plate but just that it was on my hand). I had worked till closing the night before & this was next morn, almost got me fired.
— Chris Farah (@ChrisLFarah) March 20, 2020
This is one of the most petty things I’ve ever heard in my entire life.
This takes petty to a new level.
I have another food one: she polices her crew's lunch orders, nobody allowed to eat fish etc. They would come hide on our stage to eat what they wanted away from her.
— Alison Freer ✂️ (@AlisonVFreer) March 20, 2020
This seems terrible but keep in mind all vegans are like this, i.e. the worst.
Ok more rumor than real but a friend of a former PA said you weren’t allowed to make eye contact with her which is just major Jenna Maroney do not look me in the eyes energy
— Caitie Karasik (@caitieekk) March 20, 2020
This came up again and again; Ellen apparently gets furious if any members of the production crew, such as the grips and gaffers, make eye contact with her. That’s some next-level bullshit right there.
An old friend worked on her lot & smiled & said “good afternoon” to her one day & she became unhinged. “Who do you think you are? You don’t look at me” yada yada. She said Portia was with her & seemed embarrassed & tried to calm her down. Has forever changed my opinion of her.
— Detox… (@TheOnlyDetox) March 21, 2020
See? That is a person who thinks they’re better than you because they have money.
The moral is never have heroes. Especially not if they’re stand-up comics. That is not a profession people get into because they’re well adjusted and morally upright.
Really? GW?
So none of this comes out until she sits with the ‘enemy’
No one else thinks this is a bit suspicious?
Either she has always been horrible but because she was on the correct team, she could do whatever she wanted?
Or, she is a good person and because she strayed from the pure path, she’s now being punished?
What does that say about her original team?
I’m vegetarian and my meat eating friends are the ones trying to get ME to eat meat.
That’s irrelevant, I know. The comment just annoyed me. Like I hate pushy vegetarians and vegans, but no one talks about pushy meat eaters.