DeGeneres' daytime reign hit a serious bump in 2020, when the show was alleged to be a toxic workplace and three producers exited amid the claims.Not because it was a different kind of show, but because I was different,' DeGeneres said of the pushback from TV stations 'Twenty years ago, when we were trying to sell the show, no one thought that this would work.DeGeneres brought the show to a close with a celebrity lovefest and a forceful assertion of her achievement as a gay woman daring to be herself.Host Ellen DeGeneres and guests Jennifer Aniston, Billie Eilish and Pink shared memories and affection as the show concluded its Emmy-winning, 3,200-plus episode run that began in September 2003.The Ellen DeGeneres Show came to an end after two decades on air on Thursday.
Tears, a celebration of being gay and an A-list love fest: Ellen DeGeneres ends her daytime talk show after almost two decades - and a near miss with getting cancelled - with plea for compassion after toxic workplace scandal