Ellen DeGeneres says she’s ‘done’ after her upcoming Netflix special… two years after her talk show was canceled following toxic workplace claims

Ellen DeGeneres announced that she is “done” with show business after her next Netflix special.

DeGeneres, 66, took the stage for a stand-up comedy show in Santa Rosa last week for her Ellen’s Last Stand… Up tour, two years after her talk show was canceled amid the toxic workplace scandal that tarnished her reputation as television’s favorite host.

During the show, the comedian discussed her departure from the spotlight and joked that she will be canceled next time because she is “old, gay and mean,” according to SF port.

When asked if she would become famous again in the future, she flatly rejected the possibility.

“This is the last time you’ll see me. After my Netflix special, I’m done,” Ellen said of her upcoming hour-long show, which will tape this fall.

“Let me give you an update on what’s been happening to me since the last time you saw me,” Ellen told the audience.

“I have chickens. Oh yeah, and I got kicked out of show business for being mean.”

DeGeneres added: “I always said, ‘I don’t care what people say about me.’ Now I realize I said that when I was so popular.”

The 34-time Emmy winner said the first time she was “thrown out of show business” was when she came out as a lesbian in 1997.

“Next time I’ll get kicked out because I’m old. Old, gay and mean, the triple crown,” joked Ellen – who said it was never her intention to hurt anyone.

“I can be demanding and impatient and tough. I’m a strong woman. I’m many things, but I’m not mean.”

DeGeneres was famous for her voice for the forgetful fish Dory in the Pixar films Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016), and in the special DVD film Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau (2003). One fan even begged her for another voice.

“No,” the Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient waved away. “I’m just going to say hello, remember?”

The comedian took the stage last week for a three-night stand-up show in Santa Rosa for her Ellen’s Last Stand… Up tour, two years after her talk show was canceled.

“This is the last time you’re going to see me. After my Netflix special, I’m done,” Ellen said of her upcoming hour-long show, which will tape this fall, according to SFGate

Ellen – who complained about being ‘kicked out of show business’ twice – told the audience: ‘I can be demanding, impatient and tough. I’m a strong woman. I’m many things, but I’m not mean.’

During the show, she also joked that she would be canceled next time because she was “old, gay and mean.”

Earlier this week, Ellen decided not to address her fans before quietly canceling four scheduled shows in Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago on her 32-date comeback tour.

Her comedy special will be released later this year. It will be her second Netflix special, following 2018’s Relatable; She is pictured in 2019

The DeGeneres scandal was sparked by a single tweet written by comedian Kevin T. Porter in March 2020, asking people for the “craziest stories you’ve ever heard about Ellen being mean.” It received 2,600 responses.

Four months later, BuzzFeed News published a revealing report featuring one current and 10 former employees of the Louisiana-born comedian’s eponymous daytime talk show, detailing racism, workplace bullying and sexual harassment.

In August 2020, WarnerMedia launched an internal investigation, Ellen formally apologized to its 255 employees, and executive producers Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman and Jonathan Norman were all fired from the show.

DeGeneres — who also apologized to her fans on the radio — aired her final episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 26, 2022 after 19 seasons.

She later called it a “coordinated, misogynistic” attack on her and has largely stayed out of the spotlight since the talk show last aired on May 26, 2022.

Earlier this week, Ellen decided not to address her fans before quietly canceling four scheduled shows in Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago on her 32-concert comeback tour.

The comedienne’s cancellations came hours after SF Gate homepage editor Gabe Lehman published a detailed review of her show at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, California.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show was canceled in 2022 after 19 seasons on NBC following the toxic workplace scandal that tarnished her reputation as television’s favorite host

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Ellen will perform Monday at the Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

Her comedy special will be released later this year. It will be her second Netflix special, following 2018’s Relatable.