File this under “sense of entitlement.” Ellen Degeneres once called Steve Jobs, the head of Apple, to complain that the font size on her iPhone was too small! That’s according to a new report, the latest in a string of revelations, accusations and more that paint DeGeneres as far less nice offscreen than she appears on TV.
The incident took place several years ago when DeGeneres lost her glasses and could not read the text on her phone. That was when she contacted Jobs personally to tell him what she thought, a former associate producer told The New York Post.
"She stopped everything and made a call. Next thing we know, we literally hear [Apple CEO] Steve Jobs pick up and say, 'Hi, Ellen,'" the unnamed producer recalled. "Ellen told him the iPhone should have a bigger font. That’s her. It’s not that she’s some demon. She just lives in an incredibly privileged bubble and is out of touch with the real world."
DeGeneres has been facing heat after several reports emerged portraying her as anything but nice. A former bodyguard, Tom Majercak, said she was "cold" and "demeaning" to other people after she refused to greet him or make eye contact.
"It was very cold and it was very sly and it was actually kind of demeaning in the way that she treats people other than those who are in her circle," he told Fox News.
A beauty influencer also recently came forth with accusations that DeGeneres was "cold" to her during an appearance on her show. Her claims came shortly after DeGeneres was slammed for comparing her self-isolation in her mansion to jail.
A former staffer working on the "Ellen DeGeneres Show" said the stories were all true.
"Is she always nice? No," the unnamed insider said, according to The Post. "It irritates me that people think she’s all sweetness and light and she gets away with it."