Ellen DeGeneres says she's 'done' after her upcoming Netflix special... two years after her talk show was canceled following toxic workplace claims

Ellen DeGeneres revealed that she will beryllium 'done' pinch showbusiness aft her adjacent Netflix special.

DeGeneres, 66, deed nan shape for a stand-up show successful Santa Rosa past week, for her Ellen's Last Stand… Up tour, 2 years aft her talk show was canceled pursuing nan toxic workplace ungraded that tarnished her estimation arsenic TV's favourite host. 

During nan show nan comedian discussed her exit from nan spotlight and joked that she's adjacent going to beryllium cancelled for being 'old, cheery and mean', arsenic per SFGate.

When questioned if she mightiness return to fame sometime successful nan future, she firmly unopen down nan possibility. 

'This is nan past clip you're going to spot me. After my Netflix special, I'm done,' Ellen said of her upcoming one-hour show taping this fall. 

'Let maine drawback you up connected what's been going connected pinch maine since you past saw me,' Ellen told nan audience.

'I sewage chickens. Oh yeah, and I sewage kicked retired of show business for being mean.'

DeGeneres added: 'I utilized to say, "I don't attraction what group opportunity astir me." Now I recognize I said that during nan tallness of my popularity.'

The 34-time Emmy victor noted really nan first clip she was 'kicked retired of show business' it was for coming retired arsenic a lesbian successful 1997.

'Next time, I'll beryllium kicked retired for being old. Old, cheery and mean, nan triple crown,' Ellen - who said her volition was ne'er to wounded anyone - wisecracked.

'I tin beryllium demanding and impatient and tough. I americium a beardown woman. I americium galore things, but I americium not mean.'

DeGeneres famously voiced nan forgetful food Dory successful Pixar films Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016) arsenic good arsenic nan DVD typical characteristic Exploring nan Reef pinch Jean-Michel Cousteau (2003) - and 1 instrumentality begged her for another.

'No,' nan Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient dismissed. 'I'm going bye-bye, remember?'

DeGeneres' ungraded was sparked by a single tweet penned by comedian Kevin T. Porter successful March 2020 asking group for nan 'most insane stories you've heard astir Ellen being mean,' which amassed 2,600 replies.

Four months later, BuzzFeed News published an exposé featuring 1 existent and 10 erstwhile labor of nan Louisiana-born funnywoman's erstwhile self-titled daytime talk show alleging racism, workplace bullying, and intersexual harassment.

By August 2020, WarnerMedia had launched an soul investigation, Ellen had issued a general apology to her 255 employees, and executive producers Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman, and Jonathan Norman were each fired from nan show.

DeGeneres - who besides apologized to fans connected aerial - broadcast her last section of The Ellen DeGeneres Show connected May 26, 2022 aft 19 seasons.

She later branded it a 'coordinated misogynistic' onslaught connected her and she has mostly stayed retired of nan spotlight since nan talk show's finale aired connected May 26, 2022. 

Earlier this week Ellen chose not to reside her fans earlier softly canceling 4 scheduled shows successful Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle, and Chicago connected her 32-date comeback tour.

The comedian's cancellations came hours aft SF Gate homepage editor Gabe Lehman published his elaborate reappraisal of her show astatine nan Luther Burbank Center for nan Arts successful Santa Rosa, CA. 

'Unfortunately, nan Event Organizer has had to cancel your event,' Ticketmaster informed customers connected Wednesday.

'You don't request to do a thing. We'll rumor a refund to nan original method of costs utilized astatine clip of purchase, arsenic soon arsenic costs are received from nan Event Organizer.

'It should look connected your relationship wrong 14-21 days. Please Note: If nan tickets were transferred to you, nan refund will spell to nan instrumentality who primitively purchased nan tickets from Ticketmaster.'

Ellen is adjacent scheduled to execute connected Monday astatine nan Paramount Theatre successful Denver, CO.

Her drama typical is coming retired later this year. It will beryllium her 2nd Netflix special, pursuing 2018’s Relatable.