Ellen DeGeneres thanks fans for 'sticking by' her after winning People's Choice award

Over the summer, Ellen DeGeneres was accused of creating a toxic work environment on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The allegations were met with multiple apologies from the star, and ultimately the removal of three of the show’s executive producers. But despite all the turmoil, on Sunday night she still managed to take home the E! People’s Choice Award for best daytime talk show.

“I say thank you to the people, to all my fans, thank you for supporting me and sticking by me,” said DeGeneres. “I cannot tell you how grateful I am and what this means to mean, it's more than I could possibly tell you, especially now.”

While “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has taken home a lot of PCA’s over the years, given the recent trials and tribulations, this award has a special place in Ellen’s heart.

“Thank you so much,” she said. “I'm going to wipe it down with Lysol and then put it on my shelf. I love you all, thank you.”

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ELLEN DEGENERES: I am not only accepting this award for myself, I'm accepting it on behalf of my amazing crew, my amazing staff who make this show possible. They show up every single day, they give 100% of themselves 100% of the time.

- Over the summer, Ellen DeGeneres was accused of creating a toxic work environment on her self-titled show. The allegations were met with multiple apologies from the star, and ultimately the removal of three of the show's executive producers.

But despite all the turmoil, she still managed to take home the E! People's Choice Award for Best Daytime Talk Show on Sunday night.

ELLEN DEGENERES: I say thank you to the people, for all of my fans for supporting me, for sticking by me. I cannot tell you how grateful I am and what this means to me. It's more than I can possibly tell you, especially right now.

- And while "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" has taken home a lot of PCAs over the years, given the recent trials and tribulations, this soon-to-be-sanitized award has a special place in Ellen's heart.

ELLEN DEGENERES: Thank you so much. I am going to wipe it down with Lysol, and then I'm going to put it on my shelf.

[LAUGHTER]

I love you all. Thank you.