'I did experience and feel the toxicity of the environment and I stand with my former colleagues in their quest to create a healthier and more inclusive workplace.'
and claimed there was a"culture of fear" on the set during her time there, from 2003 to 2004.
"She crossed her legs up on the chair and she said, 'Well, I guess every production needs their dog,'" Muskat claimed."You could just see everybody’s faces go stiff. We’re professionals, we’re adults. We don't need a dog to get us to do our jobs … She was the only one giggling."for show employees, to update them on the current investigation into alleged workplace misconduct.
A source told ET that DeGeneres"has been really tuned out in the past few years," noting"possible fatigue" from doing the show for so long.
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