Ellen DeGeneres tees up what she says is her ‘last’ comedy special: ‘Yes, I’m going to talk about it’

Alli Rosenbloom, CNN

(CNN) — Ellen DeGeneres is group to prima successful a caller Netflix drama typical wherever she will reside nan contention surrounding her long-running talk show.

According to DeGeneres, who was quoted successful a news release, nan upcoming hour-long drama typical will beryllium her “last special.” It will watercourse later this twelvemonth and marks her 2nd Netflix stand-up typical aft 2018’s “Relatable.”

“To reply nan questions everyone is asking me- Yes, I’m going to talk astir it,” DeGeneres said successful a connection connected Monday, apt referring to nan rocky last tally of her daytime talk show “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” (“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” was produced by Warner Bros. Television, which, for illustration CNN, is portion of Warner Bros. Discovery.)

In 2020, staffers alleged successful a Buzzfeed study that nan accumulation situation connected group was toxic – a opposition to nan happy reside of nan show and her nationalist image. She later apologized connected aerial saying that she “learned that things happened present that ne'er should person happened.”

“I return that very earnestly and I want to opportunity I americium truthful sorry to nan group that were affected. I cognize that I americium successful a position of privilege and powerfulness and pinch that comes work and I return work for what happens astatine my show,” DeGeneres said.

The talk show’s last section aired successful 2022 aft 19 seasons. She has antecedently claimed that nan contention was not her logic for ending nan show.

Last month, DeGeneres performed a stand-up drama group astatine West Hollywood’s Largo astatine nan Coronet Theater.

According to Rolling Stone, she broached nan taxable of really she “got kicked retired of show business” during her set, possibly giving nan assemblage a preview of what’s to travel successful nan Netflix special.

“For those of you keeping score, this is nan 2nd clip I’ve been kicked retired of show business,” she said, referencing really her sitcom “Ellen” was canceled successful 1998, not agelong aft she publically shared that she is gay. “Eventually they’re going to footwear maine retired for a 3rd clip because I’m mean, aged and gay.”

DeGeneres will footwear disconnected her “Ellen’s Last Stand… Up” drama circuit successful San Diego connected June 19, marking her first awesome task since “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” vanished its run.

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