Ellen DeGeneres’ superstar associates are defending the discuss present host amid experiences that she has been “imply” to her workers and others behind the scenes.
Katy Perry, who has appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Present” many occasions, took to Twitter on Tuesday to indicate her support.
“I do know I can’t converse for anybody else’s expertise apart from my very own however I need to acknowledge that I’ve solely ever had optimistic takeaways from my time with Ellen & on the @theellenshow,” Perry, 35, tweeted. “I feel all of us have witnessed the sunshine & continuous combat for equality that she has dropped at the world via her platform for many years. Sending you’re keen on & a hug, good friend @TheEllenShow.”
Many criticized the “Roar” singer for talking out, together with one fan who wrote, “You’re wealthy and well-known Katy. you might have had optimistic expertise, however her staffs & co employees have spoken out on how they’re mistreated, you cannot simply invalidate their expertise and emotions.”
Diane Keaton additionally lent her support to the embattled discuss present host, writing on social media Tuesday, “I ALWAYS ENJOYED MY VISITS TO THE ELLEN SHOW. I’VE SEEN HOW THE AUDIENCE EXUDES HAPPINESS AND GRATITUDE. SHE GIVES BACK TO SO MANY INCLUDING ME.”
On Monday, Jerry O’Connell reposted a photograph DeGeneres’ spouse, Portia de Rossi, first shared on her Instagram that stated, “I Stand By Ellen.”
“Love Ellen and Portia,” he captioned the publish. “At all times have. At all times will.”
O’Connell, 46, was additionally criticized within the feedback, with one individual saying, “In the event you’re a more true good friend and are going to face together with her. Then additionally stand together with her when she’s fallacious and let her know she’s fallacious for the best way she’s handled individuals.”
Polo participant Nacho Figueras, who’s greatest associates with Prince Harry, shared on his Instagram on Monday that he has been on “The Ellen DeGeneres Present” many occasions and finds it to be a “very properly run machine.”
“Everybody was tremendous good, not simply to me however to one another and anybody concerned,” he wrote within the caption of a photograph of him and DeGeneres, 62, hugging. “I’ve seen Ellen act not simply in her present however in public appearances in theaters the place she is good to utterly everybody, the man serving the espresso, the individual within the elevator, the safety man and the proprietor of the venue.”
He added that everybody loves DeGeneres as a result of she “makes the world a greater place for hundreds of thousands of individuals on a regular basis.”
He inspired others to look previous her alleged missteps as a result of “nobody is ideal, and we can not management every thing.”
Getting forward of the backlash, Figueras, 43, added, “If I’m going to be criticized for defending somebody that I feel deserves to be defended then so be it. We’re all so scared to say what we actually assume and plainly we’re solely related if we are saying regardless of the trending social media subject is.”
Since Could, DeGeneres has come underneath hearth for alleged impolite habits to indicate staffers.
In July, WarnerMedia launched an investigation via a third-party agency to see if there was any reality to the accusations of a poisonous office tradition on “The Ellen DeGeneres Present.”
DeGeneres has admitted some fault, saying partly in a memo to staffers that she is “sorry” as a result of as they’ve “grown exponentially, I’ve not been in a position to keep on prime of every thing and relied on others to do their jobs as they knew I’d need them carried out.”
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