A Viral Twitter Thread May Have Ended Ellen DeGeneres’ Television Career for Good

CelebrityMarch 5, 2021

Those who’ve grown up watching Ellen Degeneres’ comedy talk show know the TV host for her famous tagline: Be kind. But television’s most beloved personality might have been hiding a dark secret that has only recently come out.

Ellen Degeneres is known for her generosity, but a recent Twitter thread revealed a different side of her

Known for her incredible support for the LGBTQ community and generosity towards her fans and other charitable causes, Ellen has cemented her status among the daytime television icons such as Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman.

But behind the quirky dance moves and beaming smile lies the unpleasant truth that America’s favorite TV host might not be as nice as she seems. In a Twitter thread that has now gone viral, dozens of people who had worked for Ellen claimed that she’s not very friendly with her employees.

Some of the allegations even went as far as to label her as a ‘bully’. The accuracy of these claims is debatable, but after so many people have come forward with stories of their horrific encounters with Ellen, one has to think that there might be some truth to them.

It was Kevin T. Porter, a popular comedian, who stirred up a storm with a Twitter post claiming that Ellen was ‘one of the meanest celebrities ever’. He encouraged people to respond to his Tweet with any unpleasant stories they may have heard about the TV host, pledged to donate $2 to LA Regional Food Bank for each response he would receive.

People have said some really nasty things about her so far

The post opened the floodgates to nasty accusations against Ellen with over 2,000 comments in the now-viral thread. Not every comment was a story; some were simply reactions to certain comments. Porter announced a $600 donation for all the stories he received, although he admitted that there’s no way of determining which ones are real and which ones aren’t.

One of the most shocking, yet believable claims came from a former fan who said that she participated in a competition for the show where contestants had to send in paintings of the host in hopes of winning the grand prize of $500.

A few weeks later, Ellen took her painting and gave it to a random person with the prize money attached to it. The fan even shared photographic evidence to back her claims.

It’s hard to tell which stories are real and which ones aren’t

As if that wasn’t enough, another user shared an even more horrifying encounter with the daytime television host which almost got her fired. Chris Farah said that she used to wait tables at one of Ellen’s favorite restaurants. One day she complained to Farah’s boss about her chipped nail polish which almost cost her her job.