In her 2024 Netflix special, DeGeneres said that she’s been “kicked out of show business” for being “mean,” referencing the allegations of a “toxic work environment” that plagued her daytime show. The comedian also described herself as “the most hated person in America” at the time.
DeGeneres isn’t the first major celebrity we’ve seen take their leave of this country. Recently, Texas-born actor Eva Longoria shared her own reasons for leaving California after spending her “whole adult life” there. Longoria, who said she and her family now split their time between Mexico and Spain, stated that “the vibe” in California had drastically changed since the 2010s.
“And then Covid happened, and it pushed it over the edge,” she told Marie Claire for a cover story published last week. “Whether it’s the homelessness or the taxes, not that I want to shit on California — it just feels like this chapter in my life is done now.”
