Ellen’s Former On-Air DJ Calls Work Environment Toxic

A former on-air DJ for "The Ellen Degeneres Show," Tony Okungbowa, is addressing recent toxic work environment allegations. Okungbowa, who worked on the show for 11 years, spoke out about what it was like to work closely with Ellen. "While I am grateful for the opportunity it afforded me, I did experience and feel the toxicity of the environment,” Okungbowa wrote on Instagram. As dozens of former staffers line up to tell their Ellen horror stories, celebrities are coming to her defense. #InsideEdition

[erinnkemp]

It's about the employees. Not Celebrities.

[michaelgoldstein]

Just because u donated money to charity doesnt mean ur a good person

[carahu]

Celebrities support doesn’t mean anything. Of course she’s gonna treat famous celebrities nice

[kadegainey]

So she’s only nice to people that she sees as “on her level”

[victorsalvador]

I love how the celebrities think they were part of that work environment by telling their experiences. No, you were part of a tv SHOW.

[smnthdms]

“i have always been treated with respect” - celebrities and not the workers

[apligop]

I bet you Ellen doesn’t even know the names of half of her staff, only celebs

[canadianpsycho]

Celebrities defending Ellen is nothing different than Donald Trump wishing Ghislaine Maxwell well. They’re both rich and powerful people defending other rich and power people because they throw great parties with these people.

[Nextraker]

These “celebrities” opinions mean nothing to me, it’s the hard working people behind the scenes that matter to me!

[Nnnbb]

Shes only nice to celebrities because they’re famous, that’s while they’re all saying nice things... 🤷🏼‍♀️

[audioa]

So basically she’s nice to celebrities

[TN-jvll]

Hello! There’s a big difference between guests/friends on the show and the employees that work there everyday.

[jeiceginyu]

Celebrities" Ellen's very nice to us"

Employees" working for ellen is toxic and scary"

[danmoon]

Jimmy Saville also raised millions for charity, doesn't make it any better.

[Frenite]

Hmmmm....It seems that the people who come to her defense happen to all be rich celebrities. Of course she’s nice to them! The people who work behind the scenes get treated terribly by her. Nobody behind the scenes is coming to her defense. It’s only the rich celebrities.

[ddinah]

You everyone said Bill Cosby was a kind and decent person too...

[austinbevis]

Of course she’ll treat some celebrities well. We want to know about her staff.

[kroeoner]

Being friends and working for her is different

[Frenite]

She always did look really fake. That “be nice” attitude always looked too fake.

[who]

Everybody that is coming to her defense is in Show Business what is that have to say about your character when the people that you employed doesn't stand up for you where there's smoke there's fire