COMEDIAN Kevin T. Porter asked fans for their “most insane” stories about Ellen DeGeneres to raise money for charity during the coronavirus crisis.
He claimed she’s “one of the meanest people,” and he’ll donate money for every “real” response he gets.
The user sent out the request on Friday and was flooded with replies.
His initial tweet read: “Right now we all need a little kindness. You know, like Ellen Degeneres always talks about!”
Kevin claimed DeGeneres is “also notoriously one of the meanest people alive” ask asked his followers to “respond to this with the most insane stories you’ve heard about Ellen being mean & I’ll match every one w/ $2 to @LAFoodBank.”
He continued: “Oh and the caveat is yes they have to be real! Cause we need some REAL kindness right now.”
Comedian Chris Farah alleged she almost got fired from her job because of the talk show host.
She tweeted: “I worked @RealFoodDaily, served her & [Portia de Rossi] at brunch. She wrote a letter to the owner & complained about my chipped nail polish.
“Not that it was on her plate but just that it was on my hand. I had worked till closing the night before & this was next morn, almost got me fired.”
Meanwhile, TV writer Benjamin Siemon claimed Ellen’s not always the nicest to her talk show co-workers, according to stories he’s heard.
He claimed: “She has a ‘sensitive nose’ so everyone must chew gum from a bowl outside her office before talking to her and if she thinks you smell that day you have to go home and shower.”
Someone else knew of a PA on The Ellen DeGeneres Show who reportedly “got their first staff writer job and put in notice” but instead of being congratulated, they were supposedly asked to return a Christmas gift they got from the show.
Another person brought up the awkward moment shared between actress Dakota Johnson and Ellen on a recent episode.
When the actress was a guest on the talk show, Ellen called her out for not getting a birthday invite, but Dakota said that was a lie.
A producer for talk show jumped in and said she was out of town, leading to the host saying: “Oh yeah, I had that thing.”
A rep for Ellen has not responded to The Sun’s request for comment.
As of Sunday afternoon, Kevin, who’s the co-host of the Christian Fun and Gilmore Guys podcasts, has received close to 300 stories.
He’s donated $600 to the Los Angeles Food Bank, as he told fans he would, and did so “in honor of Ms. Ellen DeGeneres.”
Kevin lastly told his followers: “If you can, please give to your local food banks because they are slammed right now.
“And yeah honestly, be kind, especially to those in the most vulnerable positions right now. But be TRULY kind. Don’t settle for a cheap imitation.”
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