From tour announcement to show cancellations, the latest on ‘Ellen’s Last Stand…Up’

Ellen DeGeneres is saying “bye-bye” to show business, two years after the pioneering comedian and host ended her daytime talk show after 19 seasons.

On July 1, DeGeneres, 66, took the stage at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, California, as part of a three-night set for herself. Ellen’s last stand… comedy special. The special aims to capture the comedian’s stand-up tour, which kicked off on June 19 and run until August 17. However, DeGeneres announced on stage that he is retiring from the industry entirely after the special airs on Netflix later this year.

“This is the last time you’ll see me,” she said during an audience Q&A after the show, according to San Francisco’s SFGate. “After my Netflix special, I was done.”

Days later, the comedian abruptly canceled four dates on her tour – in Dallas (July 10), San Francisco (July 21), Seattle (July 23) and Chicago (August 11).

The events take place four years later multiple reports detailed allegations of racism, sexual misconduct and bullying behind the scenes of her talk show — and a viral thread on X that painted her as “one of the cruelest people alive.” DeGeneres issued multiple on-air apologies about the allegations in 2020, and three key producers were fired after WarnerMedia conducted an internal investigation. His show ended two years later.

So what’s going on with DeGeneres? Here’s everything that’s happened since she announced her farewell tour on May 29.

July 3: Dates are abruptly canceled

According to Deadlineconcert promoter Live Nation informed those who bought tickets to DeGeneres’ performances in Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago that “the event organizer had to cancel her event.”

Neither Live Nation nor DeGeneres gave a reason for the cancellation, but ticket holders will receive full refunds. The dates were also removed from it website.

Meanwhile, the host continues with her other scheduled stops, having recently shared a video on her Instagram Stories driving to the airport for her July 8 show in Denver. She also announced a ticket draw in the post.

July 1: DeGeneres says she’s ‘done’ with Hollywood

During her performance in Santa Rosa, DeGeneres was asked if she would appear in films or on Broadway in the near future.

“This is the last time you will see me. After my Netflix special, I’m done,” she said during an audience Q&A, according to SFGate. When a fan asked if she plans to reprise her role as Dory in the Disney and Pixar films Looking for Nemo It is Looking for Dory, she emphasized this decision.

“No, I’m going to say goodbye, remember,” she replied.

During her appearance, DeGeneres stated that she was “kicked out of show business for being bad” while opening up about how the 2020 allegations affected her life. “I used to say, ‘I don’t care what people say about me.’ I now realize I said that during the height of my popularity,” she said.

She added: “I can be demanding, impatient and tough. I am a strong woman. I am many things, but I am not bad.”

The comedian later referenced her hit show, Ellen, ended a year after she came out as a lesbian in 1997, putting her career on hold until her debut O Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2003.

“For those keeping score, this is the second time I’ve been kicked out of show business,” she joked. “Next time, I will be expelled for being old. Old, gay and bad, the triple crown.”

April 3: DeGeneres announces her comedy tour

After advertising the multicity Ellen’s last stand… tour on April 3, DeGeneres later revealed it would be filmed as a Netflix special, his “last.” So, on May 29th, she made it clear that it would be her too.”Final”Comedy tour.

In doing so, she also hinted that no topic would be off limits in the special, including the 2020 allegations that led to the end of her talk show in 2022.

“To answer the questions everyone asks me – yes, I will talk about it,” she wrote on Instagram, adding: “Yes, this is my last special. Yes, Portia is really beautiful in real life.”

Shortly after announcing the tour, DeGeneres spoke about canceling her show during a comedy set in West Hollywood, California, on April 24, admitting that she “hated the way the show ended.”

“I love that show so much and I hated that the last time people would see me would be like this,” she said at the time, per Rolling Stone.

The incidents “took a huge toll on my ego and self-esteem,” she added. “It was so painful. I couldn’t get perspective. I couldn’t do anything to make myself understand that it wasn’t personal. I just thought, ‘Well, this isn’t how I wanted to end my career, but this is how it’s ending.'”