'Ellen' Staff Furious Over Handling <br />of Show's Coronavirus Shutdown Over 30 crew members from <br />‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ received <br />no updates regarding their hours or pay, <br />according to two sources. Some staff members discovered via <br />social media that DeGeneres had begun taping shows on a remote set built at her home. When executives finally did respond to <br />requests for information, crew members were <br />told to brace for a 60% reduction in pay. Meanwhile, Ellen reportedly <br />hired a team of non-union workers <br />to help produce the show from home. The news follows a slew of bad press <br />surrounding DeGeneres, who recently came <br />under fire for comparing quarantine to jail.
