Margaret Cho dissed \u201cmean girl\u201d Ellen DeGeneres in a scathing podcast interview.<\/p>\n
During a recent appearance on the \u201cKelly Mantle Show\u201d\u00a0podcast<\/a>, the comedian described the former talk show host as \u201csomebody that I\u2019d known for such a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so weird now, [the] public perception of her is more true to \u2026 she\u2019s mean,\u201d Cho told host Kelly Mantle. \u201cShe was like a mean girl, kind of, but also she would be real nice.\u201d<\/p>\n Margaret Cho dissed \u201cmean girl\u201d Ellen DeGeneres in a scathing podcast interview. Kelly Mantle Show\/YouTube<\/p>\n During a recent appearance on the \u201cKelly Mantle Show\u201d\u00a0podcast, the comedian described the former talk show host as \u201csomebody that I\u2019d known for such a long time.\u201d Kelly Mantle Show\/YouTube<\/p>\n \u201cI think she always had negative feelings toward me because her girlfriends and wives always liked me,\u201d the \u201cDrop Dead Diva\u201d alum, 56, claimed of DeGeneres, 67.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a kind of woman [who] loves a female comic. \u2026 But yeah, Ellen was really weird, and not nice to me for most of my career,\u201d Cho claimed.<\/p>\n The \u201cNotorious C.H.O.\u201d star explained that she opened for DeGeneres when she would headline comedy clubs in the \u201980s, \u201cway before her big fame.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so weird now, [the] public perception of her is more true to \u2026 she\u2019s mean,\u201d Cho told host Kelly Mantle. \u201cShe was like a mean girl, kind of, but also she would be real nice.\u201d Kelly Mantle Show\/YouTube<\/p>\n \u201cI think she always had negative feelings toward me because her girlfriends and wives always liked me,\u201d the \u201cDrop Dead Diva\u201d alum claimed of DeGeneres. AP<\/p>\n However, Cho said things began to feel different between them once she appeared on the \u201cEllen DeGeneres Show\u201d\u00a0in the aughts.<\/p>\n \u201cShe acted like we just met,\u201d Cho claimed. \u201cAnd I\u2019m like, \u2018Bitch, what?\u2019 That\u2019s weird. We go way back.\u201d<\/p>\n The former \u201cAll-American Girl\u201d actress also claimed DeGeneres \u201ccut\u201d\u00a0a portion from the latter\u2019s interview with David Bowie, where he raved about Cho.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so creepy and weird, but also, the other thing was, David Bowie had been on the show, and he was so excited that the night before that, I had come to his show wearing this giant Chinese emperor outfit,\u201d she remembered. <\/p>\n The former \u201cAll-American Girl\u201d actress also claimed DeGeneres \u201ccut\u201d\u00a0a portion of the latter\u2019s interview with David Bowie, where he raved about Cho. Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if it was personal, maybe it was for time. But still, I\u2019m gonna take it personally because I decided to,\u201d Cho said. Robert Bell\/INSTARimages<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cHe was really thrilled about it, and he talked at length about it. And she cut it out of the show, which made me so mad,\u201d Cho added.<\/p>\n \u201cThe producer, who\u2019s a really good friend of mine, had to call me and tell me, \u2018I can\u2019t believe she did this, but she cut it out of the show. You need to know that he was going on and on about your outfit. He loves you,’\u201d the stand-up comedian claimed.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if it was personal, maybe it was for time. But still, I\u2019m gonna take it personally because I decided to.\u201d<\/p>\n DeGeneres\u2019 eponymous talk show ended in May 2022 after nearly two decades on air. AP<\/p>\n The \u201cEllen\u201d alum\u2019s show concluded two years after it was rocked by\u00a0\u201ctoxic\u201d workplace allegations, which included claims of racism and sexual harassment.<\/p>\n Page Six has reached out to a rep for DeGeneres for comment but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n DeGeneres\u2019 eponymous talk show ended in May 2022<\/a> after nearly two decades on air. <\/p>\n