Ellen DeGeneres Says She Got Kicked Out of Showbiz in New Stand-Up Show

Ellen DeGeneres says she received thrown out of Hollywood for being imply and poisonous — one thing she’s making gentle of now in a brand new stand-up present … which is coming to Netflix.

The comic did a live show in L.A. this week, which some reporters had attended — and she or he ended up addressing her leaving her famed discuss present … which got here to an finish in 2022 on the heels of claims from former staffers that the office was a nightmare.

Ellen says, “What else can I tell you? Oh yeah, I got kicked out of show business. There’s no mean people in show business.”

She provides, “The hate went on for a long time and I would try to avoid looking at the news. The ‘be kind’ girl wasn’t kind. That was the headline. I became this one-dimensional character who gave stuff away and danced up steps … Would a mean person dance up steps? Had I ended my show by saying, ‘Go f*** yourself,’ people would’ve been pleasantly surprised.”

Ellen additionally made this crack at one level, saying this was truly the second time she’d been kicked out of showbiz — referring to the backlash she received within the ’90s when she got here out — and added there’d be a 3rd time ultimately as a result of “I’m mean, old, and gay.”

Whereas she was making enjoyable of the entire ordeal, she received severe at varied moments within the set too … saying the aftermath took a toll on her ego and vanity, noting individuals in Hollywood both love your or hate you, and that the hate typically outweighs the love.

She additionally stated this … “Honestly, I’m making jokes about what happened to me but it was devastating, really. I just hated the way the show ended. I love that show so much and I just hated that the last time people would see me is that way.”

Ellen additionally stated the scandal weighed closely on her spouse, Portia de Rossi, and whereas she was down within the dumps for a very long time … she’s grateful to be again onstage anew.