In her first episode back on the air for the fall TV season, Ellen DeGeneres on Monday addressed the toxic workplace allegations on the set that led to an internal investigation and the ousting of three top producers and apologized to viewers, saying she takes responsibility for “what happens on my show. ”DeGeneres was not directly implicated in the toxic allegations and the show’s executive producers said they owned the “day to day responsibility” of the show. Two weeks after the allegations were made public, DeGeneres reportedly apologized to staff and said Warner Bros. parent company WarnerMedia and a third-party firm launched an internal investigation into the working conditions at the show and would interview current and former employees. Hours after DeGeneres’ apology, dozens of former employees of the show accused multiple executive producers of sexual misconduct, harassment and assault in a second BuzzFeed News report. Warner Bros. didn’t comment on the sexual misconduct allegations, citing the current investigation, but said in an earlier statement that the primary findings indicated some “deficiencies related to the show’s day-to-day management” resulting in staffing changes and other “appropriate measures” to address the issues. After speculation that the show could be canceled or that DeGeneres would be replaced, executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman, both named in the second BuzzFeed report, and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman were ousted in August.“There were also articles in the press and on social media that said that I am not who I appeared to be on TV, because I became known as the ‘be kind’ lady, ” she said. “Here's how that happened: I started saying, ‘be kind to one another’ after a young man named Tyler Clementi took his own life after being bullied for being gay. I thought the world needed more kindness and it was a reminder that we all needed that, and I think we need it more than ever right now. ”''Ellen Show'' Executives Knew Of Toxic Workplace Allegations In 2018 (BuzzFeed News)Dozens Of Former “Ellen Show” Employees Say Executive Producers Engaged In Rampant Sexual Misconduct And Harassment (BuzzFeed News)Former Employees Say Ellen’s “Be Kind” Talk Show Mantra Masks A Toxic Work Culture (BuzzFeed News)‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Workplace Under Investigation by WarnerMedia (Variety)Why Ellen DeGeneres Won’t Be Canceled (Forbes)