Ellen DeGeneres made light of being “kicked out of show business” for being “mean” after allegations in 2020 of a hostile work environment and sexual misconduct on the set of her talk show.

Reflecting on her being labeled the “most hated person in America,” DeGeneres noted that the ordeal stripped her television persona of its former glory, according to People.

“The hate went on for a long time and I would try to avoid looking at the news,” she said. “The ‘be kind’ girl wasn’t kind. That was the headline.”

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