We all know what it is.

Ellen DeGenereswill soon address the elephant in the room.

Yes this is my last special.

Ellen DeGeneres speaks onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

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Yes, Portia really is that pretty in real life.

For the record, the day-to-day responsibility of the Ellen show is completely on us.

“Clearly some didn’t.

Ellen DeGeneres

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That will now change and I’m committed to ensuring this does not happen again.”

Does that mean Im perfect?

I learned that things happened here that never should have happened, she said.

I am so sorry to the people who were affected.

I know that I’m in a position of privilege and power.

I realized that with that comes responsibility and I take responsibility for what happens at my show.

The truth is I am that person that you see on TV.

I am also a lot of other things, she continued.

Sometimes I get sad.

And I am working on all of that.

DeGeneres said she really didnt understand the allegationsin an interview withTodayin May 2021.

“It was too orchestrated, it was too coordinated, she said.

“The ‘be kind’ girl wasn’t kind.

That was the headline.”

She also characterized the shows end as herself kicked out of show business for being mean.