Guest on Ellen show claims host would ‘snap’ out of kind character and ignore audience
More than 30 employees of the daytime talk show have made allegations that senior production staff had sexually assaulted them by way of groping and kissing — and claimed that the 62-year-old host was aware.Audience member Dana Dimatteo has now said that producers reportedly warned her and her friend ‘not to be funnier’ than the host.Flying out from Chicago to LA with her friend, the 29-year-old had been chosen to take part in the Make It Rain game which sees contestants competing for a cash prize while getting drenched in water.‘During commercial breaks, Ellen would break out of her “kind” character and sit moodily in silence on her couch, not acknowledging anyone,’ she said to the Sun Online.‘She didn’t say one word to the audience unless