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"Dozens of Former Ellen Show Employees Say Executive Producers Engaged in Rampant Sexual Misconduct and Harassment"
"Former Employees Say Ellen's 'Be Kind' Talk Show Mantra Masks a Toxic Work Culture"
"Ellen DeGeneres Addresses Workplace Allegations and Changes Forthcoming in Staff Letter"
"Former Employees Say Ellen's 'Be Kind' Talk Show Mantra Masks a Toxic Work Culture"
"Ellen DeGeneres Addresses Workplace Allegations and Changes Forthcoming in Staff Letter"
BuzzFeed said:One ex-employee said head writer and executive producer Kevin Leman asked him if he could give him a hand job or perform oral sex in a bathroom at a company party in 2013. Another said they separately saw Leman grab a production assistant's penis. In May 2017, another former employee also said she saw Leman grope a production assistant in a car and kiss his neck. Nearly a dozen former employees, who range from longtime, senior-level employees to production assistants, said it was also common for Leman to make sexually explicit comments in the office, like pointing out male colleagues' bulges in their crotches, or ask them questions like, "Are you a top or a bottom?"
BuzzFeed said:Dozens of former employees also said Glavin “had a reputation for being handsy with women,” especially in the control room, and managed the team through fear and intimidation. [...] Another former employee said Glavin would call over producers and assistants to sit near him when the show was filming segments they had worked on and, in front of nearly 30 other people in the control room, would touch them inappropriately.
BuzzFeed said:In all, 47 former employees who spoke to BuzzFeed News said Glavin led with intimidation and fear on a daily basis. One former employee said when they turned in their notice, Glavin flipped over a table and chair while screaming. Five former employees also said they saw Glavin use a button at his desk to remotely shut his office door “as an intimidation tactic” during reprimands. [...] Ex-workers also said they were uncomfortable when Glavin used his private shower in his office bathroom. "You'd be going into his office for an important meeting and the shower door is open
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