The saga surrounding Wendy Williams has taken another turn. Sources close to the fired TV host say she is furious about Sherri Shepherd taking over her show, and that she’ll never endorse the comic as a successor.
Williams has missed the entirety of the latest season of her talk show due to undisclosed health problems. Producers for the show finally opted to fire her and selected former The View co-host Shepherd as her full-time replacement. The Wendy Williams Show will be retooled into Sherri next season.
Initial reports had Williams giving Shepherd her blessing to take over the job. Now, sources close to Williams say the opposite is true.
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“Wendy is not the ‘pass the baton’ try of person. As far as she is concerned, Sherri went behind her back and stole her show. The fact that Sherri now wants Wendy to support her and give her blessing is as fake as it comes,” a source told Radar Online.
“Don’t worry Sherri, when Wendy is ready to tell her side of the story she will do so, and not sitting next to you on her old couch, but rather in court.”
That sounds ominous.
Another source close to Williams echoed that sentiment, saying, “Sherri can save her gratitude and prays for Wendy. What she did to a sick woman isn’t right and she knows it. But don’t count Wendy out. She has been down before and fought her way back. And when Wendy is back, she will remember what Sherri did.”
The news of Williams’ ire comes as her ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, filed a $10 million lawsuit against producers of The Wendy Williams Show alleging wrongful termination against him. It also follows a lawsuit filed by Williams against her bank, Wells Fargo, claiming she has lost control of her own finances.
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IanHunter
I think more fake news about this subject is being “leaked” than the war in Ukraine. I doubt that the Sherrie Show will last one season.
johncp56
lol I agree
cuteguy
Sherri was unwatchable on the View, now she has her own show by stealing someone else’s? What can you expect from this woman who abandoned her child via surrogate. Sherri is a sick woman. But then again so is Wendy. Literally and figuratively. I sense a cat fight. Meow
Seth
It’s like a bag of vomit versus a sack of shit. Not a winner in sight, including the viewers.
Polaro
Not sure I believe this.
THAT Steve
I’m finding this drama so much more entertaining than I ever did Williams or her show.
mailliw110
Why does she look like she’s been binging on T?
GregR
Not a fan of Sherri but not sure why she can be sued if the show fired Wendy when she was repeatedly not able to be on the job. Yes, if you miss months of work on a TV show, they will replace you. Ask just about anybody and they will say that Wendy has been a mess for a very long time. Some enjoyed her constant mean-spiritedness but many, including myself did not. Sherri is a totally different personality type and, while I disiked Wendy’s nastiness, I do think Sherri will appeal to the same audience. But again, how does accepting a job when the original star is fired make you subject to a lawsuit?
Iona Lexiss
Sherri [‘is the world flat? How do I know it’s round?’] Shepherd…ooops, I just threw-up in my mouth. Stupid is as stupid does.
sfhairy
Absolutely no one cares. Wendy is over.