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Ellen DeGeneres ex staffer compares life on 'toxic' set to The Devil Wears Prada

Ellen DeGeneres. (Photo/Courtesy)

A staffer who used to work on The Ellen DeGeneres Show has compared life on set to hit movie The Devil Wears Prada. The former camera assistant, who has chosen to remain anonymous, spoke out on Australian radio show Stav, Abby & Matt about her time on the show. DeGeneres has been rocked by claims of a "toxic" atmosphere onset amid allegations of bullying by staff and mean behaviour by the host.

In the interview, the anonymous worker claimed the show is similar to the set-up of Meryl Streep's 2006 film in which she played a magazine editor who terrorised her staff. The woman told the radio hosts: "I worked there for a little over a year.

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