No Easy Exit.

Ellen DeGeneres and her bosses at Warner Bros. now face a decision over how to end her current contract.

Warner Bros. launched an investigation after multiple people described a “toxic culture” at Ellen’s show.  Many people came forward that Ellen is known to be mean and incredibly difficult.  In response, Ellen stated that people are misrepresenting who she is, shifting the blame to her executive producers.

In 2016, Ellen established the Ellen Digital Network under Warner Bros. Last May, she signed a new deal to continue her daytime talk show through 2022.

Ending Ellen’s contract puts Warner Bros. in a very difficult position.  A Hollywood insider stated: “Warners put hundreds of millions of dollars into their deal with her. If they decide they want her out – which looks increasingly likely – this will be a big legal problem.  Plus, she’d never leave without her reputation intact. The other big problem is there is no replacement for Ellen.”

Representatives for Ellen and Warner Bros. have not yet commented back.  The company had said in a statement on Thursday, “We are disappointed that the primary findings of the investigation indicated some deficiencies related to the show’s day-to-day management.”