Ellen DeGeneres addresses toxic workplace scandal as she ends talk show

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Ellen DeGeneres is addressing the toxic workplace scandal that resulted in three of her top producers being fired in 2020, as she prepares to wrap up her hit talk show this week after 19 seasons on air.The 64-year-old television host called the controversy a 'very, very difficult' time and said that she had been 'crying every day' while filming parts of her last series, the final episode of which airs tomorrow.However, Ellen also revealed that she had been trying to keep the last two weeks of filming 'fun,' because of her 'struggle with anxiety and depression.' In an interview withThe Hollywood Reporterthe comedian said she had originally planned to stop the show three years ago, just before the allegations of a toxic environment had come to light, but was talked into staying.'They talked me into staying a little longer and I did and it's fine,' Ellen informed the publication when asked if she had any 'regrets' about her decision to end the series when she did. 'I was crying every day': Ellen DeGeneres talks ending her hit show after 19 seasons as she addresses THAT toxic workplace scandalReferencing the scandal, the veteran star said: 'There was a lot that happened during that time that was unfortunate but it is what it is — you go through stuff in life and you just keep learning and growing.