Ellen DeGeneres' last standup special has premiered on Netflix, and the former daytime talk show host opened up about being “canceled.”
During her Netflix special, DeGeneres spoke about seeking therapy to deal with the backlash she received following allegations of creating a toxic work environment on her daily show.
“I was in therapy for a while trying to deal with all the hate that was coming at me. It's not a typical situation for a therapist to be in,” DeGeneres said in the comedy special. for your approval. “At one point, my therapist said, 'Ellen, where did you get the idea that everybody hates you?' And I said, 'Well, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, US Weekly, I think Elmo may have said something in a recent episode Sesame Street,
DeGeneres continued, “She said, ‘I think you should just avoid watching the news, avoid the media.’ I said, ‘Yeah, I do. I’m not watching anything.’ But I always knew something was going on because I would get messages from friends saying thinking of you or sending love.”
The comedian also joked about his talk show being canceled and said he was “kicked out of show business.”
“The ‘Be Kind’ girl wasn’t being kind — that was the main thing,” she said. “The problem is: I’m a comedian who got a talk show and every day at the end of the show I say, ‘Be kind to each other.’ If I ended my show saying, ‘Let’s fuck off,’ people would be pleasantly surprised to find out that I’m kind.”