The GoFundMe, which has a goal of $50,000, had already surpassed that and nearly doubled it as of Tuesday, Nov. 3. And on the page, they wrote that Wright "died suddenly but peacefully in his sleep on Friday,

Ellen DeGeneres is facing harsh criticism over the amount she contributed to a fundraiser for the family of Matthew Wright, a longtime producer on her former talk show who died suddenly at 52.

"So saddened by the loss of Matt Wright, one of our former producers who helped launch @jenniferhudsonshow," she wrote alongside photos of the pair on the talk show's set and working behind the scenes...