Three producers fired from 'Ellen DeGeneres Show' after investigation

The Ellen DeGeneres Show is cleaning house. The popular daytime series has axed three of its top producers following an internal investigation brought on by anonymous accusations of racial insensitivity, sexual misconduct and other problematic behaviours that led to a toxic work environment first reported by Buzzfeed back in July.According to an exclusive report in Variety, executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman, along with co-executive producer Jonathan Norman, have been let go from the series as a result of “damning allegations." Variety also reports that Glavin and Leman have been ousted from other DeGeneres-produced series, like Ellen’s Game of Games, as well.At The Ellen DeGeneres Show, that leaves original series producers Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner and Derek Westervelt at the helm, alongside DeGeneres herself, who has promised to do better following the allegations.