Ellen DeGeneres was reportedly shocked after new claims alleged that her talk show staff feared her. In a recent segment of “After Party with Emily Jashinsky,” comedian Adam Carolla recalled his guest appearance on DeGeneres’s show.

Adam Carolla claimed that he witnessed Ellen DeGeneres’ employees being “really scared” on her talk show set and sensed the tension. “Ellen has always been a mean person,” Carolla, 61, alleged during his Tuesday,

Over the years, there have been many claims made about Ellen DeGeneres being mean and the work environment at The Ellen DeGeneres Show being toxic. Now, Adam Carolla has opened up about his experience being a guest on her show, and he explained why he believes “people were scared” of her.