A comedian offered donations in exchange for stories about Ellen DeGeneres being 'one of the meanest people alive.' He got 2,000 replies.

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• Stories about the legendary entertainer Ellen DeGeneres being "notoriously one of the meanest people alive" are cropping up online thanks to a viral Twitter thread.
• A comedian named Kevin T. Porter said he would exchange anecdotes about DeGeneres being rude for donations to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, and he got nearly 2,000 responses.
• The beauty YouTuber Nikkie de Jager also recently shared her negative experience as a guest on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," and some celebrities have made it clear they think DeGeneres is mean.
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Ellen DeGeneres is a widely beloved TV host who helped pave the way for LGBTQ acceptance and ends each episode of her show by reminding her audience to be kind to one another.

But behind the scenes, Hollywood insiders and Los Angeles natives who say they have worked with DeGeneres say she has a reputation for being rude. Those rumors and stories, past and present, are cropping up again thanks to a viral Twitter thread and a YouTuber's shady retelling of her recent experience as a guest on DeGeneres' show.

Here's what they have to say.