Ellen DeGeneres has admitted “things happened here that never should have” as she addressed the reports of a toxic work environment at her talk show.
DeGeneres, one of the most high-profile figures on US TV, has previously apologised to staff after an internal review found “deficiencies related to the show’s day-to-day management”.
Addressing a virtual audience, appearing on video screens in her first monologue of the new series, she said: “If you’re watching because you love me, thank you.
If you’re watching because you don’t love me, welcome.” After joking she had had a “great, super terrific” summer, she added: “I learned that things happened here that never should have happened.
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