Margaret Cho candidly shared about her tumultuous relationship with fellow comedian Ellen DeGeneres throughout their respective careers.
DeGeneres has become a controversial figure in the last few years following the allegations of a toxic workplace in her talk show. Last year, she officially retired from show business after her final stand-up tour.
What Does Margaret Cho Think of Her Relationship with Ellen DeGeneres?
In a recent interview on The Kelly Mantle podcast, Cho reflected on her relationship with DeGeneres and revealed that she was "not nice" to her.
She shared that the former talk show host was "somebody that I'd known for such a long time."
"It's so weird now, the public perception of her is more true to... she's mean. She was like a mean girl, kind of, but also she would be really nice," Cho said.
"I think she always had negative feelings toward me because her girlfriends and wives always liked me. There's a kind of woman who loves a female comic, but yeah, Ellen was really weird, and not nice to me for most of my career."
Cho also shared that she used to open for DeGeneres "way before her big fame," but things felt different when she achieved fame on her talk show.
"She acted like we just met. And I'm like, 'B*tch, what?' That's weird. We go way back."
Cho also claimed that DeGeneres cut a portion of her interview with David Bowie where he raved about her.
"I don't know if it was personal, maybe it was for time. But still, I'm gonna take it personally because I decided to," she noted.
So far, DeGeneres has not commented on the claims that Cho made about their relationship in the interview.
What is the Latest News on Ellen DeGeneres?
As mentioned, DeGeneres officially retired from show business last year following her stand-up tour.
She also released her final stand-up special on Netflix titled Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval, where she discussed the toxic workplace allegations that she faced.
In late November 2024, it was reported that DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, had relocated to England and found a new home in the English countryside.
DeGeneres posted a video on Instagram last week that showed her multimillion-dollar home being visited by a group of sheep. It gave fans a rare look at her new life in the U.K. farmland.
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