Ellen DeGeneres shares a heartfelt apology to her staff.
has apologized to her staff. ET has learned that Monday marked the first day back for production on, and a staff meeting was called, where DeGeneres surprised everyone by appearing for the virtual conference call.
A source tells ET that DeGeneres was was"very real, unscripted, raw and honest. Her words were very heartfelt." ET has learned the comedian and host expressed that she felt the show was a well-oiled machine and it was running well. However, what she has come to realize that it wasn’t running well and it's not a machine, but these are human beings. that have come out about people saying she does not look people in the eye, or that she does not address people. DeGeneres said that is not who she is, and apologized if anyone ever felt that she did not pay attention to them. She asked staff to please talk to her, please look at her. She said all these reports hurt her and she is sorry people feel this way. Someone who was part of the Zoom meeting tells ET the staff seemed really hopeful after hearing DeGeneres' words, adding,"It felt like a nice page turn" and that the staff is"really hopeful and optimistic." ET has learned that longtime executive producer Andy Lassner spoke to the staff about the accusation that there is systemic racism at the show. Lassner said the investigation showed, after speaking to over 100 former and current employees that there is no evidence of systemic racism at the show. Lassner said, however, some staff members have been hurt by jokes that have been told and that it is not OK. Lassner announced that all levels of management will be attending new training and education programs. DeGeneres herself announced there would be a permanent Warner Brothers HR employee at the show and encouraged people to reach out to this person if they have anything large or small to talk about. One of the executive producers said the goal is to create an environment for employees at the show that is as fun as it is to see the show on TV, ET has learned.This wasn't the first apology from DeGeneres to her staff, however. In an internal letter sent to show staff, which was obtained by ET on July 30,that she was committed to"having conversations about fairness and justice." ET has learned that the daytime talk show will now be headed by executive producers Lassner, as well as Mary Connelly and Derek Westervelt. This development comes
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