All the celebrities who have defended Ellen DeGeneres amid toxic workplace claims

Updated: Aug 06, 2020, 05:25 PM(IST)

Ellen DeGeneres and her talk show is going through a rough patch amid the investigations on charges of toxic workplace environment on her sets. From calling her the dopest and the kindest person, to reminding fans about her good deeds celebrities including Katy Perry, Diane Keaton, Kavin Hart and others have extended their support to the popular host.

Kevin Hart

Kevin Hartis one of the stars who recently came to Ellen DeGeneres’ defense, through an Instagram post in which he praised Ellen as one of the “dopest” people he knows: "It's crazy to see my friend go thru what she's going thru publicly," the comedian shared on social media. "I have known Ellen for years and I can honestly say that she's one of the dopest people on the fucking planet. She has treated my family and my team with love and respect from day 1. The internet has become a crazy world of negativity.'' The actor wrote.

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Katy Perry

Katy Perry is one of the first celebrity who come forward publicly, in support for Ellen DeGeneres. The singer took to social media in the wake of a toxic work environment on DeGeneres show, ''I know I can't speak for anyone else's experience besides my own but I want to acknowledge that I have only ever had positive takeaways from my time with Ellen & on the @theellenshow," the singer tweeted. "I think we all have witnessed the light & continual fight for equality that she has brought to the world through her platform for decades. Sending you love & a hug, friend @TheEllenShow."

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Diane Keaton

Ellen DeGeneres many celebrity friends are coming on her side, as now Diane Keaton took to her Instagram and by sharing a photo of herself laughing alongside DeGeneres while appearing on her show, "I Always enjoyed my visits to the Ellen show. I've seen how the audience exudes happiness and gratitude. She gives back to so many including me'', she captioned the post. 

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Ashton Kutcher

Actor Ashton Kutcher too has spoken out in favour of the popular host. "I haven’t spoken with @TheEllenShow and can only speak from my own experience. She & her team have only treated me & my team w/ respect & kindness. She never pandered to celebrity which I always saw as a refreshing honesty. When things aren’t right she handles it and fixes." he captioned the post. 

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Ellen De Generous family

Ellen DeGeneres' wife, Portia de Rossi and brother Vance DeGeneres come in support for DeGeneres. Both of them took their respective social account to take a stand.

Portia took her twitter account and wrote, "To all our fans....we see you. Thank you for your support #stopbotattacks, #IStandWithEllenDeGeneres,  #IStandByEllen #IstandByEllenDeGeneres #bekindtooneanother, "she captioned the post. Meanwhile, producer and writer Vance wrote, ''If you think Ellen would knowingly allow bullying or racism on her show, you don’t know my sister. She has been and continues to be a bright light in a dark world. She’s one of the kindest, most generous people you’ll ever meet. And one of the funniest.''

 

 

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Alec and Hilaria Baldwin

Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria have shown their support behind "kind" Ellen DeGeneres amid the backlash. ''In the entertainment business, sometimes people can go too far in pursuit of a creative or commercial goal. Or people who work for you may do so. Having stated that, @TheEllenShow has always been kind to me. So...there’s that.'', the post reads.

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Nacho Figueras

Polo Star Nacho Figueras shared his support for Ellen DeGeneres and his daytime support, the 43-year-old praised DeGeneres in his long public post as a "great human being" while he also called out other celebrities for not publicly showing support for the star, ''I have been patiently waiting for someone with more authority than me to speak up about what a great human being @theellenshow is,". 

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Jay Leno

Jay Leno ''fully supports'' his friend Ellen DeGeneres amid the claims of a toxic workplace, The 70-year-old former late-night television host tweeted, "I don't discard a 40-year friendship on hearsay. The Ellen I know has raised over $125 million dollars for charity and has always been a kind and decent person. fully support her. Jay Leno."

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