Anne Heche fails to defend ex Ellen DeGeneres over ‘toxic’ work claims in last interview
In her final interview, Anne Heche was asked about if she still talked to ex Ellen DeGeneres, 64, and what her reaction was when the controversy surrounding star’s show came to light
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Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche on Vanity Fair red carpet in 1999
Anne Heche was quizzed about claims her ex-girlfriend Ellen DeGeneres’ show was a “toxic” workplace in her last ever interview.
The actress, 53, was officially announced brain dead on Thursday. Her life support remains on to see if her organs are viable to be donated one week on from her horror crash.
In her final interview with Perez Hilton, Anne was asked about if she still talked to Ellen, 64, and what her reaction was when the controversy surrounding her show came to light.
Anne said: “I felt that it was in the hands of the people who needed to speak their truth. I hadn’t spoken to Ellen in years and I feel the stories that needed to be listened to are being told.”
Anne Heche failed to defend ex-girlfriend Ellen DeGeneres over claims her show was a “toxic” workplace, in her final interview before horror car crash
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Ellen and actress Anne dated between the years of 1997 and 2000 after coming out, but their relationship took a turn for the worst after the millennium when Anne’s mental health began to deteriorate.
Back in May, Ellen confirmed her show was coming to an end after its upcoming 19th season.
Last summer, Ellen was left in turmoil after BuzzFeed News published a report in which current and former staff of the show made allegations about ‘toxic’ experiences on set.
Anne was asked what her reaction was when the controversy surrounding her show came to light
The accusations saw the popular talk show lose viewers when it returned to screens as the scandal intensified and Warner Bros Television, and its producer, Telepicture, launched an investigation due to claims the set of the show was “dominated by fear”.
During the interview, Anne was also asked if “the stuff about her being emotionally abusive to her staff ring true to you?”
To which the actress replied: “Emotionally abusive is a container for the actions that are not healed. Unfortunately the abusive environment was something that I understood.
Anne said she hadn’t been in touch with Ellen for years in her final interview
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“I wanted desperately for that relationship to be the love of my life. That was my Cinderella story.”
“But what happened was that I was shut out from things that I cared about and in order to make her feel like she was being loved, I would erase those things from my past such as acting and replace them with things that I thought would give her a foundation.”
Anne went on: “As we got further and further away from me being able to be in public the way that would please her, I began getting further and further away from my friends and my friendships. And one of the things that concerned me very much was that I beginning to feel shut off and shut down and shut away.
Anne’s burnt out Mini Cooper after the horror crash
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“I told Ellen that I needed to have friends, she said that she did not want a girlfriend that needed that, and that is the day I left.”
The Mirror have reached out to Ellen’s representatives for comment.
It comes after talk-show host Ellen revealed the pair had not spoken in years this week.
Ellen and actress Anne dated between the years of 1997 and 2000
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Anna said being with Ellen was her Cinderella moment
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Anne is in a coma after suffering a severe anoxic brain injury, from the crash. The LAPD confirmed preliminary blood tests have found drugs were in the star’s system.
The TV host was spotted out with a friend at True Lune restart in Santa Barbara, California on Monday, where she wished her ex-girlfriend well amid her devastating condition.
In a video shared by the Daily Mail, she was asked if she has spoken to Anne since the accident.
“No,” Ellen said as she shook her head. “I have not. We’re not in touch with each other so I wouldn’t know.”
The cameraman was then heard asking: “Do you wanna send her any well wishes?”
“Sure,” Ellen said. “I don’t want anyone to be hurt.”
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