Overview

• On Emily Jashinsky’s podcast, Adam Carolla described staff on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as “scared to death” and “cowering” during his 2012 guest appearances.
• He recalled a segment producer twice warning him not to mention meat or beef because DeGeneres was a vegan at the time.
• Carolla said an anonymous writer under a nondisclosure agreement branded DeGeneres “the worst person I’ve ever met.”
• The comedian characterized DeGeneres herself as “not a nice person at all,” linking staff anxiety directly to her demeanor.
• These new anecdotes echo a 2020 BuzzFeed News investigation and sustain public scrutiny of the gap between DeGeneres’s friendly image and her behind-the-scenes leadership style.