Ellen DeGeneres On Ending Her Long-Running Talk Show: All I Cared About Was Spreading Kindness & Compassion
Stand up comedian and talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres has revealed that she will be wrapping up her long-running daytime chat show The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Stand
up
comedian
and
talk
show
host,
Ellen
DeGeneres
has
revealed
that
she
will
be
wrapping
up
her
long-running
daytime
chat
show
The
Ellen
DeGeneres
Show.
On
Wednesday
(May
12),
while
filming
she
addressed
her
fans
and
confirmed
that
the
show
will
be
ending
after
19
seasons.
The
show
recently
made
headlines
for
toxic
workplace
allegations
from
former
employees
as
well
as
bullying,
racial
discrimination
and
sexual
harassment.
While
DeGeneres
herself
was
not
accused
of
wrongdoings,
three
senior
producers
were
fired
off
the
show.
Now,
Ellen
revealed
that
her
decision
to
bring
the
curtain
down
on
her
afternoon
show
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
allegations.
Taking
to
her
Instagram
profile,
Ellen
shared
a
glimpse
of
a
conversation
with
Oprah
Winfrey
who
appeared
as
a
guest
on
the
show.
The
Emmy
Award-winning
host
told
Oprah,
"When
you're
a
creative
person,
you
constantly
need
to
be
challenged.
And
as
great
as
this
show
is,
and
as
fun
as
it
is,
it's
just
not
a
challenge
anymore." Take
a
look
at
the
post,
DeGeneres
also
opened
up
about
the
backlash
she
faced
after
the
accusations
and
told
Hollywood
Reporter,
"It
was
very
hurtful
to
me.
I
mean,
very.
But
if
I
was
quitting
the
show
because
of
that,
I
wouldn't
have
come
back
this
season.
So,
it's
not
why
I'm
stopping.
All
I
cared
about
was
spreading
kindness
and
compassion,
and
everything
I
stand
for
was
being
attacked.
So,
it
destroyed
me,
honestly."
Reportedly,
Ellen
has
been
meaning
to
end
the
show
for
years
but
ended
up
singing
a
contract
for
another
three
seasons.
She
told
Hollywood
Reporter,
"Definitely
people
have
been
saying,
'Why
don't
we
just
try
to
go
a
little
longer?'
But
19
years
is
a
long
time
to
do
anything.
Every
day
I'm
not
super
smiley,
but
my
intention
is
never
to
hurt
anyone."
The
final
episode
is
reportedly
scheduled
for
the
spring
of
2022.