The 52-year-old producer, who worked for the comedian’s daytime talk show for 16 years, died in Los Angeles Friday

Ellen DeGeneres cried as she announced Matthew Wright, a former executive producer of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," has suddenly died.

The fundraiser did not provide a specific cause of death but noted that Wright and his husband, Justin, had both been laid off this summer, leaving the family facing difficult costs for his final arra...