Truth behind disturbing unearthed Ellen tweet

Опубликованно 21.08.2020 15:30

But amid the tidal wave of criticisms the talk show host has copped in recent months, this one at least is definitely not what it seems.

“I made one of my employees cry like a baby on today’s show,” she tweeted on June 6, 2009. “Honestly, it felt good.”

Given the horror stories that have emerged about life on-set of The Ellen Show recently, as the tweet started to resurface on social media overnight, many were quick to jump on the star.

But a source told Page Six the tweet was actually made in reference to DeGeneres’ employee Jeannie Klisiewicz, whom the host surprised with a cruise on air during a 2009 episode.

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“DeGeneres had hired Klisiewicz in 2008 after she wrote to the show wanting a job. After a year of work, DeGeneres wanted to ‘do something special for her’ because of her positive attitude and because she had entered every contest and never won,” Page Six reports.

Sure enough, the segment in question was uploaded to YouTube on June 6, 2009 – a day after Ellen issued that now-controversial tweet:

The heartwarming segment shows Ellen and Klisiewicz explaining that she was initially a big fan of Ellen’s who had “entered every contest from the beginning of the show for six years” and never won a thing.

Touched by her dedication, DeGeneres made a phone call to Klisiewicz while on air – and ended up offering her a job as receptionist on The Ellen Show. “I liked her so much that we hired her on the spot,” Ellen revealed.

“I think you’re so fantastic. We had no idea you’d be so great – you’re so adorable,” Ellen told her employee, who returned the praise: “She is just as great as everybody thinks she is, I want to say,” Klisiewicz said, before Ellen surprised her with a $3000 cruise.

So, a touching show of generosity from a “great” host – but Ellen’s tweet about the moment has been wildly misinterpreted today:

In hindsight, this doesn't look good... https://t.co/wwN5iLbR5j— S???? ?????? (@_SaltyPeanut_) August 18, 2020

Ooh. This tweet has not aged well. #Ellen #EllenDeGeneres #EllenGate https://t.co/XyfG2W2cH0— Curt and Frank (@curtandfrank) August 18, 2020

Famous people not deleting tweets from 2009 is hilarious. https://t.co/toRX1QNARI— Character Actress Margo Martindale™? (@yeehawgrandma) August 18, 2020

thought this was fake but it’s the real ellen

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