The Ellen DeGeneres Show has reportedly cut three of its senior producers amid allegations of a toxic workplace atmosphere. Executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman will no longer be with the show when it returns to air.
“The fact that a deeply flawed BuzzFeed article has led to the termination of an innocent man — a popular figure and a creative force behind the Ellen show and a string of other projects produced with Ellen – is shocking,” Leman’s attorney, Michael Plonsker, said.
“Kevin is devastated by being scapegoated and is not yet ready to comment,” Plonsker continued.
The news comes after a staff conference call on Monday in which DeGeneres addressed the team of more than 200 employees. According to reports, the show host was in tears as she told her staff that she was “not perfect” and that the atmosphere of the show should have been more sensitive to its staff.
At this time, it is unclear if or when the show will return to air. Furthermore, it is unclear if DeGeneres will return as the show’s host.