On
Monday,
Ellen's
opening
monologue
for
the
new
season
of
The
Ellen
DeGeneres
Show
appeared
on
YouTube.
The
daytime
chat
show
host,
finally
went
on
to
address
the
toxic
workplace
allegations
and
apologized
to
viewers.
She
also
talked
about
the
rumours
of
her
being
mean
and
said,
she
is
not
a
good
enough
actor
to
hide
her
mean
streak
for
a
decade.
Ellen
in
the
video
can
be
seen
talking
to
her
virtual
audience.
She
said,
"As
you
may
have
heard,
this
summer
there
were
allegations
of
a
toxic
work
environment
at
our
show
and
then
there
was
an
investigation.
I
learned
that
things
happened
here
that
never
should
have
happened.
I
take
that
very
seriously
and
I
want
to
say
I
am
so
sorry
to
the
people
who
were
affected.
I
know
that
I'm
in
a
position
of
privilege
and
power
and
I
realized
that
with
that
comes
responsibility,
and
I
take
responsibility
for
what
happens
at
my
show."
The
backlash
began
a
month
ago
with
dozens
of
current
and
former
employees
saying
that
executive
producers
on
the
show
are
engaged
in
rampant
sexual
misconduct
and
harassment.
Ellen
added
that
after
having
a
lot
of
conversation
with
the
makers
about
the
show,
"We
have
made
the
necessary
changes
and
today
we
are
starting
a
new
chapter."
Ellen
On
Being
Called
Out
For
Being
Rude
Ellen
also
advised
others
not
to
pick
the
nickname
'be
kind
lady'
as
she
addressed
rumours
about
her
mean
behaviour.
She
claimed
to
have
been
working
on
herself
being
impenitent
and
joked
about
how
slowly
the
progress
is
going.
"The
truth
is
I
am
that
person
that
you
see
on
TV,
and
I
am
also
a
lot
of
other
things,"said
Ellen.
tWitch
Turns
Co-executive
Producer
For
The
Daytime
Chat
Show
Apart
from
Ellen,
tWitch
was
also
present
on
the
stage.
DeGeneres
shared
with
viewers
that
Stephen
"tWitch" Boss,
who's
been
a
DJ
on
her
show
since
2014,
has
been
promoted
to
co-executive
producer.
tWitch
Open
Up
On
The
Ellen
DeGeneres
Show
Talking
about
the
allegations
and
a
tough
summer,
tWitch
added,
"There's
been
a
lot
of
learning,
a
lot
of
discussions,
a
lot
of
listening.
You
and
I
have
had
numerous
discussions
and
for
me,
I'm
just
so
excited
to
be
back
here
in
the
studio
so
we
can
do
what
we
do
best,
which
is
bring
laughter,
love,
and
fun
and
also
lead
by
example
by
putting
our
best
foot
forward
after
a
bounce
back.
It's
all
love."
Notably,
The
Ellen
DeGeneres
Show
season
18
will
have
a
virtual
audience
and
a
limited
staff
due
to
the
Coronavirus
pandemic.