A singer who discovered fame as a viral YouTube sensation has made explosive claims about former talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres.
Greyson Likelihood shot to stardom at age 12 in 2010 for his widespread cowl of Girl Gaga’s tune Paparazzi on the video-sharing platform, prompting DeGeneres to ask him on her widespread present.
Nonetheless, regardless of being “found” by the comic, Likelihood has claimed he was mistreated and later “deserted” by DeGeneres – who he additionally described as “manipulative and self-centred”.
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“We simply could not imagine what was taking place,” Likelihood instructed Rolling Stone of his in a single day fame.
“We have been so not sure of what we have been entering into, and the individual that helped remedy all of that scepticism and chaotic vitality was Ellen.”
Likelihood stated he took his first-ever aircraft trip to fulfill DeGeneres in Los Angeles, the place the host reportedly assured him: “I’ll defend you.”
The now 25-year-old has claimed DeGeneres did not make good on her promise.
At first, she gifted Likelihood $10,000 and a brand new piano and even signed him on as an act on her new label. His profession was basically in her arms.
At the moment Likelihood alleged DeGeneres grew to become “domineering and approach too controlling”.
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“My complete week, my complete month, my complete 12 months may change [with] one textual content message from her,” Likelihood instructed the publication. “That was horrible.”
When album gross sales and ticket gross sales for Likelihood’s performances dwindled in 2012, the singer stated DeGeneres fully “deserted” him.
Her label dropped him and he or she was allegedly uncontactable for fairly a while, regardless of his makes an attempt to get in contact.
“I’ve by no means met somebody extra manipulative, extra self-centred, and extra blatantly opportunistic than her,” Likelihood added.
The younger musician went on to look on the Ellen Present a number of occasions following their fall-out to assist his profession and described the set as a spot of “energetic trauma”.
His final look on the now-defunct discuss present was in 2019.
DeGeneres reportedly declined to touch upon the Rolling Stone article.
A supply near the previous host, nevertheless, reportedly stated she denies Likelihood’s recollection of their relationship.
Likelihood’s claims comes after studies about DeGeneres fostering a “poisonous” work setting on the set of her present.
In March 2020, podcast host Kevin T. Porter wrote on Twitter that Ellen is “notoriously one of many meanest individuals alive,” asking followers to reply with the “most insane tales you have heard about Ellen being imply.” The Twitter thread was stuffed with 1000’s of responses.
Just a few months later a BuzzFeed Information journalist spoke to 10 nameless former staff of The Ellen DeGeneres Present, who detailed a lot of ways in which the mega-star had created a poisonous work setting.
These included one particular person being fired after taking medical go away/bereavement days, racist feedback and normal microaggressions.
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