PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Ellen DeGeneres reveals she will be ‘talking to my fans’ as she steps out in Santa Barbara amid firing of three top producers and accusations of a ‘toxic’ workplace

  • Ellen DeGeneres, 62, was spotted with a friend leaving lunch in Santa Barbara, California
  • She has been engulfed in scandal following accusations of fostering a ‘toxic’ work environment in which producers engaged in sexual misconduct
  • The talk show host refused to comment on the three producers fired from her show amid the scandal
  • DeGeneres revealed that she would be addressing the allegations directly, saying, ‘I will be talking to my fans’
  • Rumors has been rampant that she may plan to leave the show, with multiple replacements being considered

By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:01 BST, 23 August 2020 | Updated: 18:02 BST, 23 August 2020

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Ellen DeGeneres revealed that she would be updating her fans on the status of her television series following a lunch in Santa Barbara on Saturday. 

The 62-year-old talk show host was seen departing a restaurant in the Southern California city with a female friend amid claims that she allowed a ‘toxic’ workplace to fester at The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

When asked for a response to the allegations, the comedian simply said, ‘I will be talking to my fans,’ before departing.

Speaking up: Ellen DeGeneres, 62, said she would be talking to her fans after leaving a lunch in Santa Barbara on Saturday amid allegations that she fostered a 'toxic' workplace

Speaking up: Ellen DeGeneres, 62, said she would be talking to her fans after leaving a lunch in Santa Barbara on Saturday amid allegations that she fostered a ‘toxic’ workplace

Ellen kept her lunch look casual with a white button up shirt and a set of baggy olive cargo pants.

The stand-up star paired them with brilliant white trainers, and she blocked out the sun with a set of aviator sunglasses. 

Ellen’s friend was dressed similarly in a white shirt, though she wore simple khakis and tan loafers with it.

Both women wore cloth masks over their faces to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus amid a surge in California, though Ellen removed hers once she was near her car and more than six feet away from others.

No fuss: Ellen kept her lunch look casual with a white button up shirt and a set of baggy olive cargo pants

No fuss: Ellen kept her lunch look casual with a white button up shirt and a set of baggy olive cargo pants

No fuss: Ellen kept her lunch look casual with a white button up shirt and a set of baggy olive cargo pants

Laid-back: The stand-up star paired them with brilliant white trainers, and she blocked out the sun with a set of aviator sunglasses

Laid-back: The stand-up star paired them with brilliant white trainers, and she blocked out the sun with a set of aviator sunglasses

Laid-back: The stand-up star paired them with brilliant white trainers, and she blocked out the sun with a set of aviator sunglasses

Taking precautions: Ellen brought a mask along and wore it while with her friend, though she removed it once she was by her car and at least six feet away from others

Taking precautions: Ellen brought a mask along and wore it while with her friend, though she removed it once she was by her car and at least six feet away from others

Taking precautions: Ellen brought a mask along and wore it while with her friend, though she removed it once she was by her car and at least six feet away from others

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