The chat show host was given no choice but to remove her video from her latest remote episode of The Ellen Show where she cracks a joke that did not sit well with the viewers.
While the video in which she compares her multi-million dollar mansion to a jail, was taken down, the comedian is yet to issue a formal apology after stirring up a storm online over the insensitive comment.
During the episode, Ellen saw her bid to lighten things up with her humour, backfire badly.
“This is like being in jail, is what it is. It’s mostly because I’ve been wearing the same clothes for ten days and everyone in here is gay. The jokes that I have,” she said.
The comment did not sit well with Twitter users who were quick to remind Ellen of her privilege and slam her over the ‘tone-deaf’ comment.
Users pointed out how the current conditions of detention centers are extremely perilous with many lockups in the United States seeing a spike in coronavirus cases within the confinements.
Ellen does her first show from home: “Being in quarantine is like being in jail. It’s mostly because I’ve been wearing the same clothes for ten days and everyone in here is gay.” pic.twitter.com/DH1ywZKAqR
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) April 6, 2020
Last month, the TV personality had drawn flak after her ex-staffers and employees opened up about their appalling experiences working with her.
Comedian Kevin T Porter was the one to spark the online trend after he termed her to be “one of the meanest people alive.”
Soon after that, a number of appalling experiences were brought to light as wait staff and some of the TV workers shared their experiences of ‘ridiculous’ rules on the sets.
I worked @RealFoodDaily, served her & Porsha at brunch. She wrote a letter to the owner & complained about my chipped nail polish (not that it was on her plate but just that it was on my hand). I had worked till closing the night before & this was next morn, almost got me fired.
— Chris Farah (@ChrisLFarah) March 20, 2020
It was revealed that DeGeneres would send her staff home if they “smelled” or hadn’t chewed gum before talking to her. She was even alleged of axing employees over chipped nail polish.