Ellen DeGeneres kicked off season 18 of her talk show by head-on addressing the investigation that occurred over the summer into a toxic work environment behind the scenes. She talks about how there were changes made – she doesn’t get specific, but it was reported that at least two producers of the show were removed. Ellen also addressed the rumors that she, herself, is not a nice person. She apologized to those affected, and went on to say she wants to make this the best season of her show, ever. Here’s her full monologue:
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