Ellen DeGeneres Apologizes to Staffers in Emotional Video Call: ‘I’m Not Perfect’

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Ellen DeGeneres has apologized to the staff of her talk show following accusations of a toxic workplace.

This would be Ellen’s second apology, which follows the news that three of her top producers, Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman and Jonathan Norman, have parted ways following an internal investigation by WarnerMedia.

Ellen told staff during a video conference that she “wasn’t perfect,” a source told People magazine.

“I’m a multi-layered person, and I try to be the best person I can be and I try to learn from my mistakes,” she said. “I’m hearing that some people felt that I wasn’t kind or too short with them, or too impatient. I apologize to anybody if I’ve hurt your feelings in any way.”

During the conference, a source told People that “Ellen was emotional, she was emphatic about making it better and making herself more available.”

The source added, “She acknowledged she can be introverted at times and she apologized if that was ever seen as hurtful. They’re putting in real structures and resources for people so this never happens again and that is extremely important to Ellen. She was emotional seeing everybody. They’re family.”

Wow. Well, hopefully this hoopla can die down so we can get back to laughing (and dancing).

Read more at People.