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Ellen DeGeneres has left the building: 'When we started the show, I couldn't say "gay"'

After 19 seasons, thousands of celebrity interviews, hundreds of pranks, countless dance breaks and nearly two decades, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" has officially come to an end. The emotional series finale of the daytime talk series premiered Thursday, following 2020's wave of public scrutiny and reports of a toxic work environment on set. Reflecting on how much has changed over the past 19 ...
Ellen DeGeneres, winner of the Carol Burnett Award, poses in the press room during the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California.

After 19 seasons, thousands of celebrity interviews, hundreds of pranks, countless dance breaks and nearly two decades, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" has officially come to an end.

The emotional series finale of the daytime talk series premiered Thursday, following 2020's wave of public scrutiny

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