Ellen DeGeneres has had a rough 12 months. The talk show queen has endured one PR disaster after another, with the latest arguably the most damaging: Dozens of former The Ellen Show staffers alleging widespread sexual misconduct among the top execs at the show.
But DeGeneres's problems started long before that.
Awkward celebrity interviews, viral Twitter threads and even loose-lipped bodyguards led to the current crisis, that now sees her reportedly seriously considering walking away from the daytime TV empire she's dominated for the past 17 years.
A CONTROVERSIAL FRIENDSHIP
George Bush and Ellen DeGeneres at a Cowboys game.