“It was not a common situation for a therapist to deal with.”

I got kicked out of show business because Im mean, DeGeneres reminded the crowd.

Yeah, you all heard I was mean.

Ellen DeGeneres in Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval

Ellen DeGeneres in ‘Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval’.Wilson Webb/Netflix

Everybody heard that I was mean.

Everywhere I go, I know everyones heard that Im mean.

Do you think shell be mean first and then dance?

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Ellen DeGeneres on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’.Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.

Oh, look, shes reaching for butter.

I thought she was going to hit somebody.

Just the title."

I was in therapy for a while trying to deal with all the hatred that was coming at me.

And you know, it was not a common situation for a therapist to deal with, she shared.

And I said, Well,New York Times, Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Us Weekly.

I think Elmo may have said something recently on an episode ofSesame Street.

We had so much fun together at that show.

We laughed all the time.

We played games all the time, DeGeneres said.

“People in show business they kick you out.

Cant be gay and be in show business.

“The triple crown.

That same year,DeGeneres said she really didnt understand the allegationsin an interview withToday.

“It was too orchestrated, it was too coordinated, she said in May 2021.