#Ellen DeGeneres’ ex Anne Heche weighs in on toxic workplace scandal

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Anne Heche and Ellen DeGeneres in 2000
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Ellen DeGeneres’ ex-girlfriend Anne Heche has weighed in on the daytime talk show host’s ongoing toxic workplace scandal.

“I haven’t spoken to Ellen in years. I’d listen to the people who have,” Heche, 51, told Mr. Warburton magazine for its cover story.

Heche described their nearly four-year relationship as “a beautiful part” of her life that she wears “with honor” but hinted that there might be something to the complaints surrounding the “Ellen” show, which have prompted many to wonder if it’ll be canceled. DeGeneres’ producers, however, maintain the show will go on.

“If I’m standing someplace and I don’t like what’s going on there and I stay there, it’s my fault,” said Heche, who dated DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000. “So what are the actions that got me there and why can’t I get out of it easily if that’s not something that I want to be engaged in?”

She added, “Ellen is standing where she walks, and that is hers to continue that journey.”

Past and current employees anonymously came forward and complained of a toxic workplace environment on the set of the talk show that always preaches people should “be kind.” The allegations forced WarnerMedia to launch a formal investigation into the show.

DeGeneres penned an apology but appeared to place the blame on her producers instead of herself.