Ellen DeGeneres was reportedly shocked after new claims alleged that her talk show staff feared her. In a recent segment of “After Party with Emily Jashinsky,” comedian Adam Carolla recalled his guest appearance on DeGeneres’s show.

Adam Carolla claimed that he witnessed Ellen DeGeneres’ employees being “really scared” on her talk show set and sensed the tension. “Ellen has always been a mean person,” Carolla, 61, alleged during his Tuesday,

Carolla claims DeGeneres had "always been a mean person," which he said he'd realized during his time working with the staff on the popular series that ran from 2003 to 2022.