The end of Ellen’s show signifies how celebrity culture has shifted | Adrian Horton

A turbulent year filled with reports of bullying and toxicity on the star's daytime show has reached an inevitable conclusion

After 17 years as a staple of daytime television, Ellen DeGeneres is ending her eponymous talkshow. The host, 63, revealed to the Hollywood Reporter that the show's current 18th season, ending in 2022, will be its last. And while the comedian, whose 1997 Time Magazine cover coming out (Yep, I'm Gay") marked a watershed moment in LGBTQ representation in Hollywood, attributed the show's conclusion to the hosting job just not being a challenge anymore", the end feels a long time coming, the foregone conclusion of challenges far beyond her satisfaction with the role as America's daytime friend.

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