Is Ellen DeGeneres Quitting ‘The Ellen Show’? Her Contract Ends Summer 2020

As rumors continue to swirl about toxic work culture and sexual misconduct on set at The Ellen Show, reports are speculating that talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is considering walking away from the show.

An unnamed insider who works at Telepictures told the Daily Mail that DeGeneres was ready to shut down The Ellen Show in light of ongoing negative reports against it. The anonymous source said, “She feels she can’t go on and the only way to recover her personal brand from this is to shut down the show.”

While neither the network nor DeGeneres have commented on the show’s potential cancellation, the rumors come at an interesting time. In 2018, E! News reported that DeGeneres had extended her contract to host The Ellen Show through Summer 2020. This means that her contract, if it hasn’t already expired, is set to expire within the next few months and will need to be renewed and renegotiated if The Ellen Show is to continue.

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