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be coming to an end — and rather abruptly .” Embattled Ellen — dubbed the “ queen of mean ” by behind-the-scenes critics — has already seen her nearly 20-year reign of daytime dominance slip through her fingers ! The once adored host , 64 , is currently wrapping up the 19th — and final — season of “ The Ellen DeGeneres Show ” amid plummeting ratings , following a 2020 avalanche of accusations she lorded over a toxic work environment . Now sources say the frazzled funnylady , who ’ s denied the damaging allegations , is scrambling to find her next professional move . “ The extra sting of ‘ GOG ’

ending is that this was going to be Ellen ’ s life raft after her talk show , a way to stay relevant and in front of audiences and fellow celebrities ,” spills the insider . The tipster admits the show was impacted by the pandemic , which made it increasingly difficult to recruit popular celebs to participate in segments . “ But there ’ s no getting around it ’ s also been hurt by Ellen ’ s falling star . Everything she touches doesn ’ t turn to gold anymore , and her 2020 scandal lost her fans ,” adds the insider . “ Ellen is still fascinated by game shows and the ways you can pull off one of these formats , but the numbers don ’ t lie . To sell another one ,

she ’ s going to start at the bottom — and go in and pitch just like everybody else .” As The ENQUIRER previously reported , sources dish the dud ’ s TV nosedive has one silver lining — it ’ ll give her time to travel and reconnect with “ Arrested Development ” alum Portia de Rossi , 49 , her wife of 13 years . “ Ellen is very lucky to have Portia because there ’ s a lot of people in the business speculating that her days at the top of Hollywood are over ,” squeals the insider . “ It ’ s looking more and more like she ’ s going to fade very quickly from view once her show leaves the air this spring .” NE

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