Overview

• Cho said DeGeneres was “really weird and not nice” throughout their shared career, recalling they first met when Cho opened for Ellen in the 1980s.
• She accused DeGeneres of acting as if they were strangers during Cho’s guest appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in the 2000s.
• Cho learned that David Bowie’s on-air praise for her elaborate outfit was edited out of Ellen’s show, which she described as a personal slight.
• Other comics, including Rosie O’Donnell and Kathy Griffin, have also publicly spoken out about past tensions with DeGeneres.
• Ellen DeGeneres has kept a low profile since ending her talk show in 2021 and relocating to the U.K.