Sherri Shepherd is making her wishlist of guests for the first season of her upcoming talk show Sherri, premiering in September. And she would “of course” welcome Wendy Williams as a guest on the show.
14.02.2022 - 21:27 / perezhilton.com
Wendy Williams is clapping back at the recent dust-up involving Wells Fargo freezing her bank accounts — and now, she’s giving her side of the story in painstaking detail.
Wendy’s attorney, LaShawn Thomas, is speaking on her behalf in a statement released to the media on Monday morning. In the statement, which her publicist Shawn Zanotti first shared with Variety, Thomas speaks on behalf of the TV talker following several major developments in her ongoing hiatus from her daytime TV talk show.
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Of course, as we’ve been reporting, the 57-year-old TV personality was locked out of her Wells Fargo accounts a week ago after the bank recommended guardianship and insisted they were “concerned” that she may have been the victim of undue influence. Williams won a legal victory in the ensuing days, after a judge granted a temporary restraining order late last week decreeing Wells Fargo must allow Wendy to access her accounts again immediately.
And now, her team is reacting. In the new statement, Thomas shared (below):
Williams’ attorney continued from there, adding:
Whoa!
Thomas also alleged that the bank issue apparently stemmed from a deeper rift between Williams and her advisor:
And Thomas concluded from there, sharing details about Wendy’s hopeful return to good health. The lawyer also clued the public in to some of the TV talker’s reaction to the ongoing support and concern showed by her fans:
Of course, it still remains to be seen when Wendy might return to her daytime TV show. As we’ve previously reported, Sherri Shepherd has stepped in to helm the popular talk show as a “permanent guest host” in Wendy’s extended absence. We
Sherri Shepherd is making her wishlist of guests for the first season of her upcoming talk show Sherri, premiering in September. And she would “of course” welcome Wendy Williams as a guest on the show.
Wendy Williams' ex filed a lawsuit against Debmar-Mercury, the producer-distributor of , for unlawful termination.According to court docs obtained by ET, Hunter claims that Debmar-Mercury's decision to terminate him was on the basis of his marital status. ET has reached out to Hunter's lawyer and Debmar-Mercury for comment. Hunter and Williams tied the knot in 1997 and the TV personality filed for divorce in April 2019. Just days later, Hunter claims he received written notice from Debmar-Mercury that he was fired as the executive producer of and that he was no longer allowed on studio premises, according to the docs.Also in the docs, Hunter states that he and Debmar-Mercury were both involved in since its inception in 2008.
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EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, the producer-distributor of The Wendy Williams Show, and the daytime syndicated talk show’s longtime home, the Fox TV Stations, announced this morning that the talker will be replaced by Sherri, hosted by Sherri Shepherd, in the fall. With that, daytime staple The Wendy Williams Show will be coming to an end after the current 13th season, in which Williams has been sidelined by health issues, with guest hosts, including Shepherd filling in.
Sherri Shepherd announced that she'll be debuting her own talk show, , this fall.«In September, I am debuting my own talk show, !» Shepherd said. "… I am so excited because when I started in this business I have always wanted to do a talk show, even before I joined in 2007.«Shepherd noted that her show „is going to look different, it's going to feel different, but we are going to have a lot of fun, we're gonna have a lot of laughs, we're gonna have a lot of joy.“Shepherd also spoke about Williams, saying she is not replacing the 57-year-old TV personality „because no one can replace the queen,“ adding that she's „not trying to at all.“»This show was specifically crafted for her.
Sherri Shepherd announced that she'll be debuting her own talk show, , this fall.«In September, I am debuting my own talk show, !» Shepherd said. "… I am so excited because when I started in this business I have always wanted to do a talk show, even before I joined in 2007.«Shepherd noted that her show „is going to look different, it's going to feel different, but we are going to have a lot of fun, we're gonna have a lot of laughs, we're gonna have a lot of joy.“Shepherd also spoke about Williams, saying she is not replacing the 57-year-old TV personality „because no one can replace the queen,“ adding that she's „not trying to at all.“»This show was specifically crafted for her.
Wendy Williams is less than a month away from reaching a six-month hiatus from her eponymous talk show amid her various health struggles. But in the midst of that, another battle has been taking place in court over access to her money, following accusations by her bank that the TV personality is «incapacitated» and is in need of a guardianship.The 57-year-old TV host, however, is fighting back, saying "she is fine" and «of sound mind,» and her lawyers went to court in an effort to help her regain access to her money in personal and business accounts at Wells Fargo.ET's been following these developments since lawyers for the bank and Williams filed legal documents laying out their case.
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Page Six.The talk show host's mental state has been thrown into question of late since her bank froze her personal accounts amid claims she's being exploited, something she vehemently denies. Her attorney insisted that Wendy is "fine" and is "of sound mind.""[She is] disappointed about falsely circulated statements from an industry she has devoted her life to," LaShawn said.
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterWendy Williams is denying accusations about the state of her mental health following her bank Wells Fargo freezing her accounts and requesting a hearing from the New York Supreme Court to determine whether the TV personality, who has been on hiatus from “The Wendy Williams Show” since July 2021 due to health complications, is an “incapacitated person” who needs a temporary guardianship.“On behalf of Wendy Hunter, professionally known as Wendy Williams, as counsel to her and her affairs, Wendy wants the world to know that she strenuously denies all allegations about her mental health and well-being,” Williams’ attorney, LaShawn Thomas, said in a statement provided by publicist Shawn Zanotti to Variety Monday. “During this hiatus from the show, Wendy has employed holistic health professionals to help her reach optimal health during her treatment of Graves’ disease and thyroid concerns.” As Variety reported last week, Williams will not be returning to her daytime talk show this season, and the future of her show remains in flux.