Following a summer filed with reports about the toxic work cultures in both The Ellen Show and the TMZ news room, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar and WarnerMedia Studios and Network Head Ann Sarnoff have issues internal statements to WarnerMedia employees about the issues. In the internal memo Kilar referred to the issues as unacceptable. As a result of previous allegations, 3 top producers at The Ellen Show have been dismissed.
See "Warner Bros. Execs Address Toxic Workplace Environment at Ellen and TMZ in Internal Memo", Chris Murphy, Vulture, September 18, 2020