She's America's Sweetheart On The Ellen Show, But Off She's Something Else

Ellen Degeneres has been at the heart of primetime TV ever since The Ellen Show debuted in 2007. Since then, the star has gone from strength to strength, interviewing everyone from reality TV stars to A-list celebrities. Ellen Degeneres and Portia De Rossi even appear on the show side by side on occasion. Despite her status, the star is often at the center of a lot of rumors that claim she isn’t as nice as she appears. Could Ellen’s demeanour be a smokescreen, or is it all a big misunderstanding?

YouTube sensation Nikkie de Jager has claimed Ellen was cold and rude when she appeared on the show, and she allegedly sacked her cast and crew in favor of new ones during lockdown. As well as this, she didn’t support her writers during the 2007 strike and has butted heads with some big names, like Kathy Griffin, Joan Rivers, and Caitlyn Jenner over the years. While we like to believe that The Ellen Show really is the place that dreams are made of, it seems that Ellen is living a little bit of a double life. Let’s not forget that there was also a Twitter movement with thousands of people coming forward to tell their own stories about Degeneres’ behavior, and she defended Kevin Hart over his Oscars controversy when many wanted her to speak out against him. Can Ellen be forgiven for her transgressions, or is all just Hollywood gossip?