Ellen
DeGeneres
took
to
her
Instagram
account
and
shared
that
she
has
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
but
is
"feeling
fine
right
now." According
to
a
report,
the
production
on
her
daytime
talk
show,
The
Ellen
DeGeneres
Show,
has
been
paused
until
January
2021.
It
is
not
known
if
the
comedian's
wife
Portia
de
Rossi
has
also
tested
positive.
In
an
Instagram
post,
DeGeneres
revealed
that
anyone
who
was
in
close
contact
with
her
has
been
notified.
She
also
added
that
she
has
been
following
"all
proper
CDC
guidelines,"
which
have
been
referred
by
the
federal
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
(US).
"I'll
see
you
all
again
after
the
holidays.
Please
stay
healthy
and
safe,"
DeGeneres
added
in
her
post.
In
the
comments
sections,
many
fans
said
they
are
praying
for
her
and
wished
her
well.
A
statement
was
also
released
by
Telepictures
producer
after
DeGeneres
on
Thursday,
and
announced
that
she
contracted
the
deadly
virus.
It
said
that
the
show
will
not
resume
until
after
the
holidays,
since
the
production
has
been
shut
down.
However,
re-runs
of
the
previous
episodes
will
be
aired
for
the
time
being.
Last
month,
when
the
team
began
shooting
again
in
September,
DeGeneres
shifted
to
taping
without
a
studio
audience
due
to
the
pandemic.
Meanwhile,
over
the
year,
the
comedian
and
her
show
has
been
in
news
for
various
reasons,
including
reports
of
a
toxic
work
environment
that
included
sexual
harassment.
Now,
Buzzfeed
revealed
that
even
after
two
months
of
the
controversy
the
show
is
losing
advertisers,
struggling
to
book
A-list
celebrities,
and
suffering
a
dip
in
ratings
during
what
is
usually
the
busiest
time
of
the
year.
"We're
trying
to
be
a
content
house,
but
we
have
no
content," a
current
employee
told
the
portal.