Ellen DeGeneres has broken her silence on her very public self-imposed exile from Hollywood.The comedian came under fire in 2020 when information was leaked regarding her abusive backstage behavior toward her staff.Addressing the controversy head-on, she reflected on the tumultuous events that led to the demise of her long-running talk show.Oh yeah, I got kicked out of show business… I became this one-dimensional character who gave stuff away and danced up steps", Degeneres said.She went on to imply that her happy-go-lucky image is why the public had such an extreme reaction to the revelations of her abuse.DeGeneres quipped that there are "no mean people in show business” but relented that she really "didn't know how to be a boss".Amidst her jokes on the matter, DeGeneres opened up, stating that the public scrutiny took "such a toll on" her ego and self-esteem.