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Possibly her most infamous interview at the time was with the iconic Whitney Houston in 2003 (viaYouTube).
… No, you’re not talking to me, I’m a mother.
Only my mother is privy to that information.
You talk to your child about that.
Ask me those questions like I’m a child."
A series of expletives followed, and the interview only went downhill from there.
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web connection’s ‘101 Most Shocking Moments.’
I beat out Richard Pryor setting himself on fire."
However, in doing so, she made a comment that many dubbed extreme.
In the clip, she said, “How dare you, Mr. Spears, you had me fooled.
And you too, Mrs. Spears.
Death to all of them” (viaYouTube).
“The Wendy Williams Show” cut to commercial, leaving viewers at a loss for words.
So nobody came out until I hit the ground."
Filming for “The Wendy Williams Show” was postponed while the host rested.
The television host also gave an interview toPeoplethe following month about her condition.
In 2019, she shared with her audience that she was still working on sobriety.
… And you know I’ve had a struggle with cocaine in my past.
I never went to a place to get the treatment.
If you or anyone you know needs help with addiction issues, help is available.
Visit theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration websiteor contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
I was not here.
I was fluish with complications.
But no more" (viaUs Weekly).
In a 2022 interview withTMZ, Williams got candid about her condition.
It’s up and down.
I can only feel maybe 5% of my feet.
Do you understand?"
She added that she would normally be in a wheelchair but preferred to stand.
The decision to split was terribly hard for her, but she’s regaining her health.
She decided she needed to finally put herself first."
However, this seemed to be the last straw for her.
In a 2019 interview with The New York Times, Williams seemed to confirm the rumors.
“Kevin had a major indiscretion that he will have to deal with for the rest of his life.
An indiscretion that I will not deal with.
This betrayal must have been devastating for Williams, but things seemed to be looking up.
In August 2022, she revealed that she had been dating a New York City Police Department officer.
She initially contracted COVID-19, which resulted in the premiere date being pushed.
A source toldPeople, “Her healing is going slower than everyone had hoped.
Whether Wendy can return in the fall will depend on how her healing goes over the summer.”
It was a hard call.”
I sat in my apartment and I watched it.
And [I was] like, ‘Eek!'"
But Williams isn’t all doom and gloom about the end of “The Wendy Williams Show.”
Williams concluded, “Maybe I’ll go back on TV.
Perhaps, I don’t know.
I’ve got so much money, I can do anything I want, or nothing at all.”
In September 2022, Williams’ publicist Shawn Zanotti shared withEntertainment Tonightthat she had checked into a wellness facility.
“The focus is not on anything from her past.
“Wendy is at a facility doing her best to be her best.
She’s taking it day by day,” he shared.
“I see my brothers and sisters caught up in their addiction and looking for help.
They told her that her alcohol abuse had done permanent damage to the layers in her brain.”
Williams was reportedly warned that she should no longer consume alcohol.
Footage in the Lifetime documentary “Where Is Wendy Williams?”
Despite her manager’s concern, Williams told the documentary cameras that she has no plans to stop.
“We all drink why can’t I?”
If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available.
“I do know that this system is broken,” Finnie said.
Williams' guardian hit the headlines in advance of the Lifetime documentary “Where Is Wendy Williams?
If its intention was indeed to prevent the release of “Where Is Wendy Williams?”
then the lawsuit seems to have failed; the film premiered on Lifetime anyway.
The care team announced that Williams has primary progressive aphasia as well as frontotemporal dementia.
“Let me say, wow!
Your response has been overwhelming.
In addition, she asked for privacy as she works on her health.
“I continue to need personal space and peace to thrive,” she said.
“kindly just know that your positivity and encouragement are deeply appreciated.”
They decided to cancel it.
After so many fabulous seasons, this curtain has come down.”
Williams, she said, seemed confused by this information.
“What are you talking about?
Of course I have the show,” Williams protested.
In the Lifetime documentary “Where Is Wendy Williams?”
friends like Angela White, also known as Blac Chyna, can be seen providing moral support.
“I love you so much,” White said.
“I’m gonna always be there for you, like straight up.
You could call my phone whenever.
I’m so serious.”
She thanked Williams for being there duringher most difficult moments, and she promised to visit Williams more often.
In return, Williams unfortunately only offered a non sequitur.
“My real name is Wendy Hunter,” she said.
“And I’m divorced.”
Her family isn’t sure where she is
While filming “Where Is Wendy Williams?”
the former talk show host was able to interact regularly with her family and friends.
Between shooting the Lifetime film and its release, however, something seems to have changed.
“It’s dialogue and conversation, topics, content, speech pattern, everything.”
“I know that she is stuck and we are trying to unstick her,” he said.
“Her family is here and she doesn’t need a facility.
We are here to take care of her.”
The Wendy Experience turned out to be a podcast, complete with its ownwebsiteand merch line.
Sources spoke withThe U.S. Sunin March 2023, claiming that the podcast had been canceled.
It’s hard to figure out what is based in reality,” the source said.
Amid those headlines,Page Sixspoke with Shawn Zanotti, Williams' publicist.
“We are still working behind the scenes on several projects,” he insisted.
“There has been no official cancellation of the podcast.”
Reading between the lines, Williams' official return to the world of entertainment seems rather unlikely.
However, she acknowledged that the former talk show host’s health needs to come first.
“And that stays in the bounds of keeping her healthy.”
