Ellen DeGenereshas tested positive for thenovel coronavirus, she announced in a statement on Thursday.
“Hi Everyone, I want to let you all know that I tested positive for Covid-19,” the talk show host, 62,wroteon Twitter. “Fortunately, I’m feeling fine right now. Anyone who has been in close contact with me has been notified, and I am following all proper CDC guidelines.”
“Please stay healthy and safe,” she concluded. “Love, Ellen.”
DeGeneres did not give any indication in her statement as to how her positive test result would affect production onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, which had been filming without an in-studio audience and with a mix of virtual and in-person celebrity guests sinceseason 18 premieredin September.
Ellen DeGeneres.Brooks Kraft/Getty
During the season premiere, DeGeneres addressedallegations of workplace toxicitythat had surfaced over the summer.
“As you may have heard, this summer there were accusations of a toxic work environment at our show, and then there was an investigation,” she began. “I learned that things happened here that never should have happened. I take that very seriously, and I want to say I am so sorry to the people who were affected.”
Ellen DeGeneres during Wednesday’s taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
The premiere came after WarnerMedia conducted an internal investigation intoTheEllen DeGeneresShowfollowing numerous complaints of workplace toxicity.
DeGeneres has sinceapologized to her staff, and three top producers — Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman and Jonathan Norman — have parted ways with the show. Staffers on the show also learned in August that they wouldreceive increased benefits.
“Ellen is definitely a perfectionist and knows she can be difficult, but she never wanted to come across as mean-spirited,” a sourcetold PEOPLEin September. “She is looking at herself to make changes.”
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