I suspect everyone will be watching Ellen DeGeneres on September 21^st.  That’s when she’ll return to her studio on the Warner lot…sans audience.  “I can’t wait to get back to work and back to our studio.  And, yes, we’re gonna talk about it,” alluding to reports that her show was a “toxic workplace” – a scandal which culminated in the firing of three senior producers.  How much she’ll say remains to be seen.

Alas, the bad news keeps coming.  One of Ellen’s former housekeepers spoke to the Daily Mail and has quite a tale to tell.  “Before I took the position, people were warning me not to take it.  I was told she had a very high turnover and that I should stay under the radar as much as possible, avoid as much direct contact with Ellen as possible.  Working there was described as being more like a boot camp.”  The maid also claims DeGeneres would do sneaky things – like leave stray matchsticks behind doors or under cushions to ensure things were being cleaned regularly.  When you polish the floor, you have to move the tree.  If you can’t do something right, don’t do it at all!