Eric Schiffer on Ellen’s Apology: Very Rehearsed, Nervous, and Concerned

ADAMS We ll have ░░░░░░░░ entire Emmy breakdown in ░░░░░░░░ moment Welcome to People ░░░░░░░░ m Kay Adams JACKSON ░░░░░░░░ I m Lawrence K ░░░░░░░░ But we begin with ░░░░░░░░ DeGeneres who returned with ░░░░░░░░ first new show in ░░░░░░░░ Kay ADAMS After teasing ░░░░░░░░ she would talk about ░░░░░░░░ Ellen kicked off her ░░░░░░░░ s Season 18 premiere ░░░░░░░░ directly addressing the allegations ░░░░░░░░ workplace toxicity clip starts ░░░░░░░░ I want to say ░░░░░░░░ am so sorry to ░░░░░░░░ people who were affected ░░░░░░░░ know that I am ░░░░░░░░ a position of privilege ░░░░░░░░ power and I realize ░░░░░░░░ with that comes responsibility ░░░░░░░░ I take responsibility for ░░░░░░░░ happens at my show ░░░░░░░░ is the Ellen DeGeneres ░░░░░░░░ I am Ellen DeGeneres ░░░░░░░░ name is there my ░░░░░░░░ is there my name ░░░░░░░░ on underwear SCHIFFER The ░░░░░░░░ I saw was someone ░░░░░░░░ was very rehearsed and ░░░░░░░░ and concerned If I ░░░░░░░░ grade Ellen s apology ░░░░░░░░ would give it a ░░░░░░░░ It would have been ░░░░░░░░ A had she fully ░░░░░░░░ it not made a ░░░░░░░░ ADAMS voice over Wearing ░░░░░░░░ white turtleneck and blazer ░░░░░░░░ addressed her viewers for ░░░░░░░░ first time She was ░░░░░░░░ subdues and there was ░░░░░░░░ dancing DeGENERES I learned ░░░░░░░░ things happen here that ░░░░░░░░ should have happened I ░░░░░░░░ that very seriously ADAMS ░░░░░░░░ over We asked Eric ░░░░░░░░ a Hollywood crisis management ░░░░░░░░ for his take on ░░░░░░░░ s mea culpa SCHIFFER ░░░░░░░░ the extend that she ░░░░░░░░ felt a level of ░░░░░░░░ it was not clear ░░░░░░░░ was not coming through ░░░░░░░░ the audience DeGENERES How ░░░░░░░░ everybody s summer good ░░░░░░░░ Mine was great Super ░░░░░░░░ ADAMS voice over It ░░░░░░░░ been two months since ░░░░░░░░ Brothers launched an internal ░░░░░░░░ into allegations of harassment ░░░░░░░░ misconduct and racism behind ░░░░░░░░ scenes The show has ░░░░░░░░ parted ways with three ░░░░░░░░ producers DeGENERES Today we ░░░░░░░░ starting a new chapter ░░░░░░░░ voice over Ellen also ░░░░░░░░ claims that she doesn ░░░░░░░░ live up to her ░░░░░░░░ kind persona DeGENERES Be ░░░░░░░░ to everyone The truth ░░░░░░░░ I am that person ░░░░░░░░ you see on T ░░░░░░░░ I am also a ░░░░░░░░ of other things Sometimes ░░░░░░░░ get sad I get ░░░░░░░░ I get anxious I ░░░░░░░░ frustrated I get impatient ░░░░░░░░ I m working on ░░░░░░░░ of that I am ░░░░░░░░ work in progress SCHIFFER ░░░░░░░░ had to come out ░░░░░░░░ have the public understand ░░░░░░░░ this image is just ░░░░░░░░ component of her That ░░░░░░░░ a good start so ░░░░░░░░ in the right direction ░░░░░░░░ The day the season ░░░░░░░░ was shot Ellen s ░░░░░░░░ Portia de Rossi was ░░░░░░░░ by her side The ░░░░░░░░ year old received cheers ░░░░░░░░ the crew as she ░░░░░░░░ off the set A ░░░░░░░░ exclusively tells people quote ░░░░░░░░ was an emotional moment ░░░░░░░░ everyone DeGENERES So my ░░░░░░░░ is that we can ░░░░░░░░ be a place of ░░░░░░░░ and joy And I ░░░░░░░░ committed to making this ░░░░░░░░ best season that we ░░░░░░░░ ever had SCHIFFER What ░░░░░░░░ did today was enough ░░░░░░░░ move past the scandal ░░░░░░░░ allow the public now ░░░░░░░░ give her a chance ░░░░░░░░ see whether her behavior ░░░░░░░░ her conduct will be ░░░░░░░░ with her words clip ░░░░░░░░ ADAMS Ellen also said ░░░░░░░░ got into this business ░░░░░░░░ to make people laugh ░░░░░░░░ feel good it s ░░░░░░░░ of her favorite things ░░░░░░░░ do and she has ░░░░░░░░ plans to stop We ░░░░░░░░ have to see where ░░░░░░░░ goes from here Of ░░░░░░░░ actions speak louder than ░░░░░░░░ JACKSON: “Absolutely, they do.”