Ex-Ellen producer alleges the show had a "culture of fear" from the get-go, and Ellen DeGeneres was aware of abuses

Us Weekly

"I had never seen this before,” Hedda Muskat, who worked on Ellen for its first year, tells The Wrap. “I had never been around a toxic host.” She recalls DeGeneres giggling when executive producer Ed Glavin allegedly screamed at a staff member. “She crossed her legs up on the chair and she said, ‘Well, I guess every production needs their dog,'" said Muskat. “And from then we knew. Ed was going to be the barking dog — her dog. You could just see everybody’s faces go stiff. We’re professionals; we’re adults. We don’t need a dog to get us to do our jobs. … She was the only one giggling.”

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