Wendy Williams' Lifetime documentary draws MILLIONS of viewers and even beat out Gypsy Rose Blanchard's - after her publicist says TV icon has been 'exploited'
10 months, 1 week ago

Wendy Williams' Lifetime documentary draws MILLIONS of viewers and even beat out Gypsy Rose Blanchard's - after her publicist says TV icon has been 'exploited'

Daily Mail  

Wendy Williams' Lifetime documentary drew millions of viewers as it even beat out Gypsy Rose Blanchard's highy-popular special just days after her publicist says TV icon has been 'exploited'. Wendy Williams' Lifetime documentary drew millions of viewers as it even beat out Gypsy Rose Blanchard's highy-popular special just days after her publicist says TV icon has been 'exploited' At the time it had set a record with an average of 1.1million viewers per night over the course of six nights. Williams' brother, Tommy Williams, claims the former talk show host, 59, is 'stuck' in a treatment facility and wants her released; they are seen together in an Instagram snap The TV personality, 59, is currently receiving treatment for frontotemporal dementia — which her son claims is 'alcohol induced' — and aphasia in a undisclosed facility in New York, where she's reportedly been since April 2023. 'We can't communicate unless someone patches us through,' he revealed While Tommy did not appear in the docuseries, Wendy's son Kevin Hunter Jr., 23, and her sister, Wanda Williams, participated.

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‘Permanently incapacitated’ Wendy Williams couldn’t consent to Lifetime doc, guardian says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Permanently incapacitated’ Wendy Williams couldn’t consent to Lifetime doc, guardian says

LA Times  

As a result of early-onset dementia, Wendy Williams “has become cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated,” her guardian said in a court filing. But at the time of the documentary’s production, the former talk show host — who last year was diagnosed with early-onset dementia and aphasia — did not even “have the capacity to consent to being filmed,” her guardian …

What on Earth Is Happening With Wendy Williams?
55 years ago

What on Earth Is Happening With Wendy Williams?

Slate  

Where is Wendy Williams? Reviews are calling it “devastating” and “exploitative.” The docuseries takes place over nearly two years, primarily after Williams underwent court-ordered financial guardianship in 2022, and chronicles the television personality’s struggles with health and alcohol abuse. Instead, Wells Fargo submitted a petition for guardianship, referring to Williams as an “incapacitated person” and arguing that she is a …

Wendy Williams breaks her silence after dementia and aphasia diagnoses as she thanks her fans: 'Your response has been overwhelming'
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Wendy Williams breaks her silence after dementia and aphasia diagnoses as she thanks her fans: 'Your response has been overwhelming'

Daily Mail  

Wendy Williams spoke out about her recent health diagnoses for the first time in a statement issued on Friday. The 59-year-old former host of The Wendy Williams Show addressed her fans a day after her team revealed she was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. Wendy Williams, 59, spoke out about her recent aphasia and frontotemporal dementia diagnoses for the …

Wendy Williams thanks fans for ‘overwhelming’ response to dementia diagnosis
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Wendy Williams thanks fans for ‘overwhelming’ response to dementia diagnosis

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former talk show host Wendy Williams is thanking well-wishers for their response to the revelation she has been diagnosed with dementia and ahead of the airing of Lifetime documentary about her struggles. It also came hours after a New York judge ruled that Lifetime’s “Where is Wendy Williams?” documentary will air this weekend as scheduled. The order …

Wendy Williams documentary can proceed on Lifetime amid guardian’s lawsuit, judge rules
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Wendy Williams documentary can proceed on Lifetime amid guardian’s lawsuit, judge rules

LA Times  

TV personality Wendy Williams is at the center of a new Lifetime documentary set to premiere this weekend. A New York judge ruled that Lifetime’s “Where Is Wendy Williams?” documentary can air as originally scheduled, amid one woman’s efforts to keep the project from going live. Days before the documentary’s premiere, a woman named Sabrina Morrissey filed a lawsuit in …

Wendy Williams resurfaces in trailer for her Lifetime documentary debuting this month
11 months, 1 week ago

Wendy Williams resurfaces in trailer for her Lifetime documentary debuting this month

LA Times  

“Where Is Wendy Williams?” will debut on Feb. 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. PT on Lifetime. Another off-camera voice narrates, “Anybody could look at her and tell this is not just alcohol — there’s something more going on.” Williams is one of the executive producers of the upcoming documentary. She served the same role for “Wendy Williams: The Movie,” …

Wendy Williams on real-life drama behind Lifetime movie, doc
3 years, 11 months ago

Wendy Williams on real-life drama behind Lifetime movie, doc

LA Times  

The British may have built an empire by selling tea, but Wendy Williams built one by spilling it. A biopic, “Wendy Williams: The Movie,” speedily traces her rise to shock-jock infamy and the personal challenges she faced along the way, including a rape early in her career, weight struggles, plastic surgery, cocaine addiction, a series of miscarriages and yes, the …

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