One of Ellen DeGeners' jokes sparked a debate this week after comparing self-isolation during coronavirus pandemic to "being in prison."

The well-known presenter has made her virtual appearance, due to the orders to stay at home.

"One thing I've learned from quarantine is that it's like being in prison, that's what it is. "She is OK. "More because I've been wearing the same clothes for more than 10 days and everyone here is gay."

The video, which was "unavailable" on YouTube on Wednesday night, was considered "deaf" by some followers, who responded to it in the comments section of the platform.

â??I feel bad for the kids at home, all the college students, all the parents,â? DeGeneres continued. "I feel bad for a lot of people. But I think a lot of people out there need encouraging words and that's what I want to do."

Still, some said the joke was insensitive. Her comment comes at a time when prisons across the U.S. are seeing an increase in inmates testing positive for the new coronavirus.

"Sitting inside her $ 15 million mansion complaining and comparing her to a prison?" commented a follower on YouTube.

"Except that people in prison can't practice social distancing, they don't have enough water or toilet paper and they're going to die at an extraordinary rate from Covid-19. And besides, Ellen, your quarantine experience is like being in jail. , �Someone wrote on Twitter.