Ellen DeGeneres faces a shocking twist as her once-bullied staff turn the tables with a ruthless prank that left her unraveling

New claims of Ellen DeGeneres’ toxic behavior have come out five years after the scandal initially broke.

A former cameraman has alleged that the former “Ellen DeGeneres Show” host disliked her male staffers and was particularly peeved at those who would mingle with her wife, Portia De Rossi.

“We went through a lot of male employees just in general,” the ex-staffer claimed to the Daily Mail Tuesday before alleging that DeGeneres, now 67, once went through nine stage managers in just one season. “We had a feeling she really didn’t like guys.”

Ellen DeGeneres.
A former cameraman for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has made new claims about the ex-talk show host.BACKGRID

Ellen DeGeneres.
DeGeneres was allegedly mean to male staffers.The Ellen Show
The cameraman claimed that de Rossi, now 52, was “nice” and friendly to those who worked on the now-defunct talk show, but if a staffer was ever “caught in conversation with Portia,” they could be in trouble.

“You just hoped and prayed you weren’t seated by her wife, so you didn’t get her attention,” he added.

The cameraman described a certain mean look DeGeneres would allegedly give, dubbed the “Ellen gaze,” in which the comic would make her eyes narrow and her cheekbones would seemingly “stick out.”

The staffer likened the gaze to a “queen looking for her next execution,” stating DeGeneres was “terrifying.”

Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres.
Staffers were allegedly fearful if they got “caught in conversation” with DeGeneres’ wife, Portia de Rossi.BACKGRID

Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres.
“You just hoped and prayed you weren’t seated by her wife, so you didn’t get her attention,” the source claimed to the Daily Mail.Portia de Rossi/Instagram
The cameraman recalled one famous man in particular that his ex-boss had a feud with: Gordon Ramsay.

He claimed the talk show host got upset with the celebrity chef because he once called her out for using rancid meat for an on-screen cooking demonstration.

“She told one of her EPs, ‘Don’t let this guy on the show again,’” the source alleged to the Daily Mail. “You were uninvited as a guest pretty easily.”

Page Six has reached out to Ramsay’s reps for comment, but did not immediately hear back.

Gordon Ramsay.
DeGeneres allegedly had a feud with chef Gordon Ramsay.

Gordon Ramsay and Ellen DeGeneres.
DeGeneres allegedly got mad Ramsay called her out for using rancid meat for an on-screen cookery demonstration.Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.
However, the most horrendous claim the cameraman likely made about his tenure on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” was when a colleague was allegedly urged to reschedule his child’s operation.

“The kid had a major surgery — like a bone marrow transplant,” the cameraman explained.

“This was a person pretty high up. This person was asked if they could move the procedure around the Christmas holiday week, for Ellen.”

The cameraman claimed the high-ranking producer abided by the request, noting, “It was all loyalty to the show, but no loyalty to staff.” The Daily Mail noted it’s unclear if DeGeneres knew about this incident.

Ellen DeGeneres.
The ex-staffer also called out DeGeneres’ “Ellen gaze,” which he found intimidating.Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

Ellen DeGeneres.
DeGeneres first faced toxic workplace allegations in 2020.AP
However, when the toxic workplace allegations first came out in 2020 — while the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” was still on the air — the comedian addressed the claims on-camera.

“I learned that things happened here that never should’ve happened,” she said at the time. “I take that very seriously, and I want to say I’m so sorry to the people who were affected.”

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Ellen DeGeneres.
DeGeneres’ show was taken off the air in 2022.

Ellen DeGeneres.
The comedian has moved to England following the controversy.@ ellendegeneres/Instagram
The “Ellen” alum continued, “We have had a lot of conversations over the last few weeks about the show, our workplace and what we want for the future. We have made the necessary changes and today we are starting a new chapter.”

De Rossi expressed her support for her wife at the time, and many celebs also backed the comic.

Since then, DeGeneres has claimed the “orchestrated” controversy felt misogynistic and said during a stand-up special last year, “People will say all kinds of things and you have no control over that. But you know the truth and that’s all that matters.”

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