Ellen DeGeneres ' dark side started coming to light after actress Dakota Johnson took her to task in a brutal TV interview last November The US TV host, 62, has faced numerous allegations of diva behaviour since comedian Kevin T Porter dubbed her "one of the meanest people alive" and asked others to share their stories about her.
The replies included a story claiming she has a "sensitive nose" so "everyone must chew gum from a bowl outside her office before talking to her" among others.
However, the real unravelling of Ellen's clean cut reputation began months earlier during a car crash interview with Fifty Shades Of Grey star Dakota.