Ellen DeGeneres is ready to publicly address multiple allegations of workplace misconduct on her eponymous talk show. The embattled host announced Tuesday that The Ellen DeGeneres Show will return with new episodes beginning September 21.

“I can’t wait to get back to work and back to our studio," DeGeneres said in a statement. “And, yes, we’re gonna talk about it.”

Frequently lauded for projecting positivity with her comedy, DeGeneres found herself at the heart of a workplace misconduct controversy that rocked The Ellen DeGeneres Show this summer.

In July, 10 former staffers and one current employee alleged the show was produced amid a toxic environment. “That ‘be kind’ bullshit only happens when the cameras are on. It’s all for show,” one former employee told BuzzFeed News. “I know they give money to people and help them out, but it’s for show.”

Another former staffer was quoted as saying the problem with DeGeneres’s show was not the host herself, but her executive producers, Andy Lassner, Mary Connelly, and Ed Glavin. “The issue is these three executive producers running the show who are in charge of all these people [and] who make the culture and are putting out this feeling of bullying and being mean,” the former employee said.

In response to the allegations made in the story, Lassner, Connelly, and Glavin released a joint statement. “Over the course of nearly two decades, 3,000 episodes, and employing over 1,000 staff members, we have strived to create an open, safe, and inclusive work environment. We are truly heartbroken and sorry to learn that even one person in our production family has had a negative experience,” they said. “It’s not who we are and not who we strive to be, and not the mission Ellen has set for us. For the record, the day-to-day responsibility of the Ellen show is completely on us. We take all of this very seriously and we realize, as many in the world are learning, that we need to do better, are committed to do better, and we will do better.”

Following the report, WarnerMedia, which produces the syndicated talk show, opened an investigation. DeGeneres herself, meanwhile, apologized to staff in a memo that was obtained by multiple media outlets, including Vanity Fair.

“On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first meeting that The Ellen DeGeneres Show would be a place of happiness—no one would ever raise their voice, and everyone would be treated with respect,” DeGeneres wrote. “Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case. And for that, I am sorry. Anyone who knows me knows it’s the opposite of what I believe and what I hoped for our show.”

But despite her attempt to mend fences with the current staff, more salacious headlines soon followed. On the day her memo was leaked to press, BuzzFeed News reported on allegations of sexual misconduct against Glavin and two other producers. All three men were later ousted from their positions, with a WarnerMedia spokesperson claiming the show had simply “parted ways” with the senior staffers.

“We promised you change and a new culture, and we are absolutely committed to that,” Warner Bros. executive David McGuire said in an email to staff sent at the time of Glavin’s exit. “We heard loud and clear that communication needs to be better, at every level. The EPs are already taking steps to make our communication more frequent and effective. I hope this note is another way we are showing our commitment to do better.”

While DeGeneres has remained publicly quiet about the allegations, one of her top producers did break his silence last week—albeit in the broadest of terms. On Instagram, Lassner posted a video after a long social media hiatus. “I’ve been away for a little bit, dealing with, you know, some stuff,” Lassner said in the video. “You may have read about it. It’s been a couple of rough months. But, um, it’s when we go through these things that we learn the most about ourselves and maybe even some growth. But to tell you it hasn’t been rough would be a lie, and I’ve always been honest with you, so it’s been rough.”

Despite the rocky period, DeGeneres has received an outpouring of support from celebrities like Katy Perry and Kevin Hart. “I know I can’t speak for anyone else’s experience besides my own but I want to acknowledge that I have only ever had positive takeaways from my time with Ellen & on [The Ellen DeGeneres Show],” Perry wrote on Twitter. “I think we all have witnessed the light & continual fight for equality that she has brought to the world through her platform for decades. Sending you love & a hug, friend.”

Hart, too, praised DeGeneres for her friendship. “It’s crazy to see my friend go thru what she’s going thru publicly. I have known Ellen for years and I can honestly say that she’s one of the dopest people on the fucking planet,” he wrote on Instagram. “She has treated my family and my team with love and respect from day 1. The internet has become a crazy world of negativity....we are falling in love with [people’s downfall]. It’s honestly sad...When did we get here? I stand by the ones that I know and that I love. Looking forward to the future where we get back to loving one another....this hate shit has to stop. Hopefully it goes out of style soon.”

According to the press release, while neither Perry nor Hart are set to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show during its initial return, DeGeneres has secured a roster of big-name celebrities as guests. Among them are Kerry Washington, Chrissy Teigen, Alec Baldwin, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, and Amy Schumer. The first show will feature Tiffany Haddish, who will join DeGeneres in-studio. (In keeping with health and safety protocols during the coronavirus pandemic, DeGeneres’s show will not have a live studio audience.)

Beyond the celebrities, DeGeneres will also receive support this fall from Stephen “tWitch” Boss, her longtime DJ, who will serve as a guest host on some episodes. Boss was given a co-executive producer title amid the senior staff shakeup.

“We can’t speak too much legally about it, but I’ll say this, there’s been love,” Boss told Us Weekly in August. “Obviously there’s some things to address, but from my standpoint and from countless others, there’s been love. I’ll just leave it at that until there’s a time where we can address more publicly. There’s been love and there’ll will continue to be love.”

The Ellen DeGeneres Show was originally supposed to return on Wednesday. No reason was given for the two-week delay.

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