Portia de Rossi is “standing by” her wife, Ellen DeGeneres, amid reports of the talk show host’s alleged bad behavior behind the scenes.
“To all our fans….we see you. Thank you for your support,” de Rossi, 47, captioned a quote that said “I Stand By Ellen” in the host’s signature white and baby blue show colors.
The “Arrested Development” star then added the hashtags #stopbotattacks, which appeared to imply that the allegations came from “bots” and were unfounded.
De Rossi’s rep did not immediately return a request for comment.
De Rossi and DeGeneres, 62, have been married since 2008.
Since May, insiders have been speaking out on DeGeneres’ alleged rude behavior to staff and others.
A tweet by comedian Kevin Porter branding her “notoriously one of the meanest people alive” received more than 2,000 responses.
TV writer Ben Simeon wrote in the thread, “A new staff member was told, ‘Every day she picks someone different to really hate. It’s not your fault, just suck it up for the day and she’ll be mean to someone else the next day.’ They didn’t believe it, but it ended up being entirely true.”
In July, WarnerMedia launched an investigation into “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” through a third-party firm to see if there was any truth to the accusations of a toxic workplace culture.
DeGeneres addressed the allegations in a memo to her staff later that month, saying in part, “As we’ve grown exponentially, I’ve not been able to stay on top of everything and relied on others to do their jobs as they knew I’d want them done. Clearly some didn’t. That will now change and I’m committed to ensuring this does not happen again.”
She added, “Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case. And for that, I am sorry. Anyone who knows me knows it’s the opposite of what I believe and what I hoped for our show.”
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