Katy Perry Doubles Down on Defending Ellen DeGeneres: ‘I’m Not Here to Make Everyone Agree with Me’
Katy Perry will not be backing off her support for Ellen DeGeneres any time soon. In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, the singer defended her tweets in support of the embattled daytime host—which critics characterized as tone-deaf.
“I started that tweet off not undermining anyone else’s experience,” Perry told the Times. “I wanted to only speak from my own experience. I have over 100 million people that follow me on Twitter, so not everyone is going to agree with me. And I’m not here to make everyone agree with me.”
BuzzFeed first spoke with several former Ellen employees last month, who said they’d experienced racism, fear, and intimidation while working on the popular daytime program. WarnerMedia has opened an investigation into the allegations and let at least one producer go in the wake of BuzzFeed’s reporting. DeGeneres herself has apologized and vowed to take an active role in fixing her show’s behind-the-scenes environment.