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With her new Lifetime biopic, “Wendy Williams: The Movie,” talk show maven Wendy Williams has turned her personal tragedies into an opportunity to entertain and laugh all the way to the bank. In the movie, which premieres Saturday, Jan. 30, she gives viewers the tea they’ve been waiting for about her drug abuse, cheating, abortions,…

There seems to be much more drama brewing inside the Wendy Williams family now than what will be found in her upcoming Lifetime movie. Wendy Williams put her estranged brother Thomas “Tommy” Williams on full furnace blast after airing out the family laundry regarding the passing of their mother, Shirley Williams. He accused his sister…

Wendy Williams’ brother Tommy indicated he was crushed that his talk show queen sister failed to show up for their mother’s funeral in December 2020. According to Eurweb and Hollywood Unlocked, Thomas “Tommy” Williams took to his YouTube page give a teary-eyed testimony of his abject devastation on the passing of their mother, Shirley Skinner…

As Wendy Williams‘ new documentary, What A Mess, nears its worldwide premiere on Lifetime, the media icon is sharing details of how she has pivoted since divorcing Kevin Hunter. Williams was candid as a criminal going to jail when speaking with ExtraTV, specifically when speaking of Hunter’s infidelity. “Kevin cheated on me while I was…

Dionne Warwick’s Twitter action has landed the veteran diva into the hearts of social media fans, and now Twitter has posted one of her tweets on a billboard in New York City’s Bryant Park. The 80-year-old singer is among several social media influencers, including Denzel Dion, Angie Thomas and Lauren LaBlue, featured in Twitter’s marketing…

Wendy Williams has announced that she will be taking a break from “The Wendy Williams Show” following her mother’s death. On Friday, Dec. 11, Williams posted a message about her decision via Instagram. She revealed she would be taking off for the holiday seasoning, confirm the show would return on the first Monday in 2021.…

R&B legend Dionne Warwick dug her well-manicured nails into the scalp of serial filth peddler Wendy Williams after the talk show maven spoke negatively of the “That’s What Friends are For” singer. Warwick, 79, took to Twitter to forcefully, yet classically admonish Williams, 54, for not putting respect on her name during a segment of…

Wendy Williams confirmed on her Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, show that her mother, Shirley Williams, has died. Williams said her mother actually died quite some time ago, but the news of her transition really began circulating on the airwaves over the weekend. “My mom passed away many, many, many, many weeks ago,” Williams told the…

Wendy Williams is famous, or perhaps infamous, for sharing private conversations with the public, even those involving her so-called close friends. Therefore, it should come as no surprise to her talk show audience that Williams claims that Blac Chyna is desperately looking for a place to live. On Monday, Nov. 17, 2020, during a segment…

Wendy Williams told her audience that “our president” has “every right” to fight the presidential election results as he thinks the process was corrupted. The daytime talk show queen congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and VP-elect Kamala Harris on being proclaimed the victors by CNN and Associated Press on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Without breaking stride,…

Wendy Williams felt “so emotional” during her time on “The Masked Singer.” The 56-year-old star was eliminated and unmasked recently on the hit TV show, and Williams has now admitted that her early exit came as something of a relief. She explained: “There were tears at night because this is something scary that I normally…

Wendy Williams’ former in-house DJ has insinuated that the talk show host is surrounded by enablers and sycophants who are doing nothing about her increasingly erratic behavior and predicts things will “play out bad (sic)” because of that. DJ Boof, who was Williams’ longtime turntablist before he was replaced by DJ Suss One for season…

Wendy Williams’ faithful fans have articulated concern for her current mental state and well-being after they observed what they deem as strange behavior on the latest episode of her eponymous show. Williams, 57, did appear to walk and talk slowly and gingerly right from the opening moments of the show. At times, she seemed to…

Wendy Williams is being swarmed by Nicki Minaj’s fan base since the talk-show host gave a back-handed congratulations to the rapper after she gave birth to her first child. Minaj, 37, whose birth name is Onika Tanya Maraj, had her first baby with husband Kenneth Petty, 42, in Los Angeles on Sept. 30. Instead of…

It’s hard for some fans to digest the fact that “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” will be without its original and arguably biggest star, NeNe Leakes. She began with the flagship Bravo TV reality show in 2008, and the metaphorical divorce has been contentious and messy on both sides. Leakes is still stewing about how…

NeNe Leakes went volcanic on TV talk show host Wendy Williams and “Real Housewives” boss Andy Cohen after they talked about her on his “Watch What Happens Live” on Sunday evening, Sept. 27, 2020. Leakes, 52, sat and steamed as she watched her “friend” Williams, 56, disparage her career to Cohen, 52, and call into…

Wendy Williams is definitely one who delights in pettiness. This weekend, the famous TV talk show host threw some major shade at her ex-husband Kevin Hunter. Hunter, 47, as many pop culture cosumers know, was not only committing adultery during his 20-year marriage to Williams, he eventually fathered a love child with his longtime mistress,…

“The Wendy Williams Show” is returning for its 12th season in September. The 56-year-old TV star initially filmed her titular show at home amid the coronavirus lockdown, as she took a break after her chronic Graves’ disease flared up, but Williams hated the at-home experience. However, Williams now is thrilled to confirm that she can…

“The Wendy Williams Show” will be back on screens once filming is permitted in the studio again after the talk show was renewed. The 55-year-old host’s eponymous talk show has been renewed by Fox Television Stations for a 12th season, despite production being shut down since March 12, due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions. However,…