Trouble for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
At that time, Ellen didn’t heed the advice because her namesake show, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” was already mired in controversy. Many of her celebrity guests and employees of the production house were publicly spreading stories of her disparaging behavior on the sets.
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The result of this negative publicity was disastrous for the show. The television ratings dropped 37%, and the advertising sponsors began to withdraw their support. Ellen’s staffers were finding it difficult to convince celebrities to appear on the show as guests because no one wanted the grime to rub on them.