Overview

• Cho told The Kelly Mantle Show that she opened for DeGeneres in the 1980s but was met with coldness and unfamiliarity when appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in the 2000s.
• She alleged that DeGeneres cut a segment featuring David Bowie’s praise of her Chinese emperor outfit from the broadcast, prompting Cho to take the edit personally.
• Cho suggested DeGeneres’s behavior stemmed from jealousy, noting that her girlfriends and wives always expressed admiration for Cho’s performances.
• Other female comics including Rosie O’Donnell and Kathy Griffin have publicly recounted unresolved disputes and perceived slights by DeGeneres over the years.
• DeGeneres concluded her talk show in May 2022 after an internal probe confirmed a toxic work environment and later addressed the fallout in her 2024 Netflix special before relocating to the U.K.