https://nypost.com/2020/05/09/ellen-degeneres-isnt-as-nice-as-she-wants-you-to-believe/
“Something happens when people become stars and get into that economic stratosphere,” says Shelley Ross, who was the executive producer at “Good Morning America” in 1997 when Diane Sawyer did a seminal interview with DeGeneres, after the comedian risked everything to come out as gay — and saw her sitcom “Ellen” get canceled a year later as a result.
https://nypost.com/2020/07/01/producers-respond-to-rumors-ellen-degeneres-show-will-be-canceled/