The comments follow months of unrest at Warner Bros, with new allegations of verbal abuse, racism and sexism emerging in recent weeks surrounding the TMZ newsroom, after a former employee claimed that she was fired for complaining about sexism in the workplace.
Earlier this year, similar claims were made about The Ellen DeGeneres Show, with accusations of sexual misconduct, racism and workplace bullying taking place behind the scenes.
In another memo, Warner Bros CEO Ann Sarnoff apparently said that she had “empowered, and will hold accountable, the Studios and Networks HR and Legal teams to act on any issues that are brought to them”.
In response to the claims, in which DeGeneres herself was not personally implicated, there was an internal investigation resulting in three of the show’s top producers being let go.