Ellen DeGeneres‘ wife Portia de Rossi was spotted walking the couple’s dogs on Friday afternoon in Los Angeles.
The 47-year-old actress’s impromptu outing comes after an insider at Telepictures revealed to DailyMail.com that DeGeneres, 62, may be walking away from her popular talk show.
Pressure has been building over the past several months as seemingly endless staffers have stepped forward to slam Ellen for perpetuating a toxic work environment
DeGeneres is now allegedly telling executives at Telepictures and Warner Bros that she has had enough and wants to pull the plug on the show.
Spotted: Ellen DeGeneres’ wife Portia de Rossi was spotted walking the couple’s dogs on Friday afternoon in Los Angeles
Controversy: The 47-year-old actress’s impromptu outing comes after an insider at Telepictures revealed to DailyMail.com that DeGeneres, 62, may be walking away from her popular talk show
If Portia was feeling stressed by her significant other’s predicament, she did not show it on her face as she trekked through a parking lot with her pooches.
Her blonde hair was pulled back into a messy ponytail and she had a pair of large sunglasses over her eyes.
The Arrested Development star kept casual in light grey windbreaker that she layered over a black t-shirt and a pair of white drawstring shorts.
She wore some Nike trainers on her feet and expertly manned all three of her dogs’ leashes.
Casual: The Arrested Development star kept casual in light grey windbreaker that she layered over a black t-shirt and a pair of white drawstring shorts
Pokerface: If Portia was feeling stressed by her significant other’s predicament, she did not show it on her face as she trekked through a parking lot with her pooches
Portia – who has been married to Ellen since 2008 – has yet to speak publicly about the accusations that have been made against her wife by former and current staff members of the Ellen DeGeneres show.
Ellen attempted to do some internal damage control by issuing an apology email to current staffers, where she appeared to deflect all blame and noted that she was ‘disappointed’ to learn that the show was not ‘a place of happiness.’
‘On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first meeting that The Ellen DeGeneres Show would be a place of happiness — no one would ever raise their voice, and everyone would be treated with respect.
Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case,’ began DeGeneres in an email acquired by Variety.
Quick and easy: Her blonde hair was pulled back into a messy ponytail and she had a pair of large sunglasses over her eyes
Pro: Portia wore some Nike trainers on her feet and expertly manned all three of her dogs’ leashes.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show first premiered on NBC in 2003 and has remained on the air for a total of 17 seasons.
Ellen also wrote that she ‘I could not have the success I’ve had without all of your contributions. My name is on the show and everything we do and I take responsibility for that.’
She acknowledged the internal investigation launched by WarnerMedia, which will look into ‘staff experiences on set.’
‘Alongside Warner Bros., [We at The Ellen DeGeneres Show] immediately began an internal investigation and we are taking steps, together, to correct the issues. 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.
Silence: Portia – who has been married to Ellen since 2008 – has yet to speak publicly about the accusations that have been made against her wife by former and current staff members of the Ellen DeGeneres show; Portia and Ellen pictured in January
‘Clearly some didn’t. That will now change and I’m committed to ensuring this does not happen again,’ wrote DeGeneres in her email.
The email was immediately met with backlash, with many expressing disappointment over Ellen shifting the blame to her executive producers.
Multiple staff members at the show told DailyMail.com they did not buy Ellen’s apology and went on to encourage the host’s departure.
‘Don’t think for a minute anything she has said in that apology means anything. She created and then enabled this toxic culture to go on for so long,’ one staffer, who spoke to DailyMail.com on condition of anonymity.
Damage Control: Ellen attempted to do some internal damage control by issuing an apology email to current staffers, where she appeared to deflect all blame and noted that she was ‘disappointed’ to learn that the show was not ‘a place of happiness’
‘If anyone had come to her or those three vile [executive producers] to complain, they would’ve been fired.’
The Telepictures insider explained to DailyMail.com on Friday that Ellen now ‘feels she can’t go on and the only way to recover her personal brand from this is to shut down the show.’
‘The truth is she knew what was going on, it’s her show. The buck stops with her. She can blame every executive under the sun – but Ellen is ultimately the one to blame.’
Accusations against DeGeneres have ranged from alleged demeaning on-set behaviors to racial insensitivities.