Ellen DeGeneres Protege Greyson Chance Says He Was ‘Abandoned’ by ‘Manipulative’ Host
thewrap.comtold Rolling Stone, noting that the host “completely abandoned him” in the subsequent parts of his career. After taking on Chance as somewhat of a protégée, DeGeneres set him up for excellence in what Chance’s mom called “a big explosion.” The host gifted him $10,000 and a new piano, signed him to a record label she co-created and connected him with managers, a publicist and a brand agent. “I remember her pulling my mom aside and saying, ‘You’re never going to have to work again a day in your life,’” Chance told the publication, adding that DeGeneres had told his mother, “I’m going to protect you.
I’m going to be here for you. We’re going to do this together.”Along the journey to success, however, DeGeneres became “domineering and way too controlling,” with Chance explaining that she had a “hidden eye” over his career. “My whole week, my whole month, my whole year could change [with] one text message from her,” he said, recalling an incident when DeGeneres initiated a complete change to a performance after not approving of it.This need for control even extended to Chance’s wardrobe, including insisting that he could not wear leather. “She would come in and look at a rack, yell at stylists, berate people in front of me and say, ‘This is what you’re wearing on the show,’” he said. “She was just degrading to people.” However, DeGeneres’ behavior shift in Nov.
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