The production company behind Ellen DeGeneres's daytime talk show launched an investigation after employees alleged a 'toxic' work environment in a BuzzFeed story.
DeGeneres’s explanation on her show the following week, peppered with jokes, did not impress her critics. “People were upset. They thought, ‘Why is a gay Hollywood liberal sitting next to a conservative Republican president?'"DeGeneres said during her monologue. “Here’s the thing: I’m friends with George Bush. In fact, I’m friends with a lot of people who don’t share the same beliefs that I have.
She compared it to how she doesn’t agree with people who wear fur, or those who play Christmas music in October. “When I say, ‘Be kind to one another,’ I don’t only mean the people that think the same way that you do,” she continued. “I mean be kind to everyone.” She showed one tweet that said, “Ellen and George Bush makes me have faith in America again,” and the audience burst into applause. But many disagreed, summarized in one sample YouTube comment: “Ellen whitewashing the crimes of a war criminal as 'differences of opinion’ like not wearing fur actually has me lose faith in humanity.
Johnson, decidedly unamused, shot back: “Actually, no, that’s not the truth, Ellen. You were invited.” DeGeneres looked taken aback, as Johnson continued to say that she remembered DeGeneres had been offended she wasn’t invited to her 29th birthday, so the actress made sure to include her for her 30th. “I didn’t even know you wanted to be invited,” Johnson said.“I didn’t even know you liked me!” Johnson exclaimed, as DeGeneres insisted she did, in fact, like her.
Eventually, it was confirmed that yes, Johnson had invited DeGeneres, but she was out of that town that weekend . The interview went viral, and Johnson was hailed for standing up to DeGeneres when other celebrities would have been highly unlikely — or too afraid — to do so.Johnson may or may not have been the tipping point, but a few months later, another viral Twitter thread emerged as comedian and “Gilmore Guys” podcast co-host Kevin T.
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