New BuzzFeed News report includes accusations against Kevin Leman, Ed Glavin and Jonathan NormanThree executive producers at “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” were accused of sexual misconduct by former employees in a story published by BuzzFeed News late Thursday.One former employee told BuzzFeed News that Leman solicited him for oral sex, while others say they saw Leman grope and kiss staffers, and several accused Leman of making sexually explicit comments.“I started at the ‘Ellen Show’ as a PA more than 17 years ago and have devoted my career to work my way to the position I now hold. One former employee accused executive producer Kevin Leman of asking him if he could give him oral sex at a company party in 2013, among other allegations, according to a report from Buzzfeed News. “I have never done anything to harm another staff member. The company said that the investigation has involved dozens of interviews with current and former employees. Three of the employee’s former coworkers corroborated that he told them about the alleged attempt at the time.Five former employees told Buzzfeed News that executive producer Ed Glavin made them uncomfortable by touching their shoulders, back and lower waists. Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case.
One ex-employee told Buzzfeed News that head writer and executive producer Kevin Leman had asked him in 2013 at a company party if he could perform oral sex on him or give a handjob.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show is facing a new round of serious allegations, ... groping and other forms of misconduct against executive producer and head writer Kevin Leman. Luckily, dozens of new and returning shows are premiering this summer. "The Ellen DeGeneres Show is, and has always strived to be, a place that brings positivity to the world.
That was out in the open for everybody to see,” one former employee, who alleged that Glavin regularly touched her in the show’s control room, told BuzzFeed News.“Obviously, no one wants that and no one wants to be uncomfortably touched by someone … but you didn’t want to piss them off or you would be fired, so it was just that culture of fear.”Forty-seven employees who spoke to the outlet claimed that Glavin’s management of the show created a fearful, toxic environment.

Warner Bros. in a statement to The Hill said the company and DeGeneres "take the recent allegations around the show’s workplace culture very seriously." "The report comes after nearly a dozen current and former anonymous employees of the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” told Buzzfeed News last month that they Parent company Warner Media launched an internal review of the show following the complaints.DeGeneres issued an apology to staffers earlier this week in a letter “On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first meeting that The Ellen DeGeneres Show would be a place of happiness – no one would ever raise their voice, and everyone would be treated with respect.

Representatives for DeGeneres and Leman did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment, and attempts to reach Glavin and Norman were unsuccessful. Since joining "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" at its inception in 2003, Kevin A. Leman II has earned 19 Daytime Emmy® Awards and, most recently, a People's Choice Award for Daytime Talk Show.

The list includes some big titles like "The Twilight Zone" and "The Umbrella Academy," plus original shows for new streaming services HBO Max and Peacock.Here’s when 76 broadcast, cable and streaming series debut and come backSummer is in full swing, and everyone is staying at home as much as possible to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 faxThe contents of this site are ©2020 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. “Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case. Kevin Leman was the focus of many of the new complains about sexual assault, harassment, and misconduct.

According to BuzzFeed News, several former employees claim that head writer and executive producer Kevin Leman had sexually propositioned lower-level employees or groped them.