Ellen DeGeneres jokes she made staffers stay six feet away ‘every season’ after claims she banned crew from coming close

thesun.co.uk:

ELLEN DeGeneres made a dig at claims that she banned her crew from approaching her. The TV host, 62, joked that she makes her staffers stay six feet away "every season" - before quickly clarifying that she's "kidding".

Ellen made the jibe while addressing the virtual audience in her opening monologue on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She asked viewers tuning in at home: "How are you doing with the masks, everybody?

It's kind of hard to wear a mask isn't it? "Obviously I'm not wearing a mask right now because I'm on camera and also everyone is six feet away from me just like in every season." The Finding Nemo star burst out laughing and added: "I'm kidding, it's a joke and that's why we're laughing." The presenter then admitted she takes off her.