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Wendy Williams says she knew about Kevin Hunter’s double life ‘for years’
Kevin Hunter‘s double life with alleged mistress Sharina Hudson was no surprise to Wendy Williams.
Williams, 55, appeared on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy and said she chose to stay with Hunter for so long because she didn’t want to uproot son Kevin Hunter Jr.’s life.
“I had to get my ducks in a row. I knew a lot of things for years,” she said, “but my son was at home. It wasn’t fair to him. I’m not going grab his hand and flee the scenes and move zip codes. Now he has to move high schools and stuff like that — he’s just making friends. Now he’s away in college, and the person I am now is very single because he’s not living with me. He goes to school in Miami.”
The daytime talk show host also said she had her “own” photos of Hunter’s separate home with Hudson, and would’ve left him regardless of the exposés that came out.
“I can take a lot,” she said, “but I’m not raising a family.”
As Page Six previously reported, Hudson welcomed a baby girl in March, reportedly with Hunter, and Williams subsequently filed for divorce in April.
The daytime talk show host finally addressed Hunter’s “new family” last week, saying, “I still have love for him and I wish him the best in his new life with his new family…”
Article via PageSix
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Wendy Williams Divorce: Andy Cohen Ends Feud With Williams With the Kindest Note
Wendy Williams, the provocative and sometimes controversial host of The Wendy Williams Show, has been making a lot of big changes since she filed for divorce from her longtime husband earlier this year. Many people are aware about the way that the divorce has changed Williams’ personal life.
For one, she moved from New Jersey to an apartment of her own in New York. Along with the new locale, she’s piecing together a new social scene and packing her schedule with events and dates. Part of this “new” life, though, seems to involve reconnecting with some old friends—some who have been intentionally distant over the years.
One such friend is Andy Cohen. The two did not speak for several years, but Cohen recently appeared on Williams’ show, and she is set to appear on his in September. What changed, and what does it mean about Williams’ life going forward?
Williams had been with her husband, Kevin Hunter, since the 1990s. They were married in 1997 and had a son three years later. While they had a very long marriage, Williams revealed in her book Wendy’s Got the Heat that Hunter was unfaithful to her shortly after their son was born.
The pair worked through that challenge, but in 2017, rumors began to swirl about Hunter’s renewed infidelity. This time, Hunter was romantically linked to a massage therapist.
In addition to these tales of cheating, many sources report that Hunter was physically abusive to Williams, including reports from Hunter’s own mother, who allegedly witnessed the abuse. Still, Williams stood by her husband and went on air in early 2019 to say that her wedding ring was staying put and that the rumors were just part of a rough patch like any normal marriage faces.
Williams moved for divorce amid personal health concerns
Just a few short months later, though, Williams served Hunter divorce papers. The final straw may have been even more rumors of infidelity.
Whatever the case, the drama was clearly taking a toll on Williams who publicly put a hiatus on her show while she dealt with health issues. Privately, those close to her suggested she was struggling with her sobriety.
Divorcing Hunter seems to have helped Williams regain control over her life, and her show is now back.
As Williams builds her new life, it seems like some of the old bridges that had been burned with former friends may also have a chance at renewal.
Hunter kept people distant
Hunter was not only Williams’ spouse. From early in their relationship, he was her manager. He was also an executive producer on her show, and he was only recently removed from that position.
Apparently, his influence on the set of the show was a huge turnoff for many people. He was reportedly very controlling about who had access to Williams, and the set in his absence is much more welcoming—if maybe a bit more chaotic.
One of those people who felt unwelcome with Hunter around was Andy Cohen.
After Williams’ divorce announcement went public, Cohen wrote Williams a letter.
In it he noted, “Your husband was not my biggest fan. But I want you to know, I’ve been cheering you on for the last six years.”
Cohen’s gesture of goodwill was enough to spark a reconnection with Williams and an eventual invitation to her show.
Many speculate that it was Hunter, not Williams, who was responsible for driving people away. Apparently, Cohen is not the only person who has reached out to Williams to let her know that any former misgivings could be set aside. Charlamagne tha God told Page Six that he, too, reached out to her following her split from Hunter.
As Williams pieces together a new life free from the influence of Hunter, it’s possible that even more relationships from her past will be rekindled, giving her the support group she needs to come out stronger than ever.
Article via CheatSheet
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Get it, girl.
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As we know, Wendy Williams is a single woman since she served her husband Kevin Hunter with divorce papers weeks ago. While Kevin is looking to not only have Wendy pay spousal and child support, he’s also requesting she pay his legal fees. As the legal drama is still figuring itself out (with help from lots of lawyers) Wendy is enjoying her mingling time.
“I’m reclaiming my life,” Wendy said on today’s episode of her self-titled show, Page Six reports. “I don’t have a boyfriend, but I’m rediscovering my love of men … I do date and I date pretty often…” Wendy discussed more on her bachelor pad in New York and how many male friends pop by to visit her lavish living.
“The parade of men will continue because I need things lifted, put in position,” she said. “I’m still unpacking boxes for God’s sakes. That’s all I’m saying.”
More recently, Wendy threw shade at her ex using the help of Ayesha Curry and her recent comments about “lurking” women who pray on her husband, Stephen Curry.
“There are a lot of women who don’t have respect for a marriage,” Wendy told her audience before looking into the camera. “You know what I’m saying? A lot of women who know your man is married will have the nerve to be right up under him right under your nose.”
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Wendy Williams Explains Now-Infamous Photo Of Her In Walmart
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Wendy Williams says that Walmart is her “social place.”
Wendy Williams has been the subject of a media whirlwind over the last several months. Back in December, she was in the news when she fractured her shoulder. A few days after, it was alleged that her husband had been cheating on her for over ten years, getting his mistress pregnant. After spending some time in a sober living facility, Wendy is back in the studio to film episodes of her popular talk show and yesterday, she decided to speak on the infamous photo of her strolling around Walmart in the middle of the night on a scooter.
Walmart carries a pretty heavy stigma, for some reason. Especially when you’re cruising around the aisles at 4 in the morning in a scooter. Wendy Williams was photographed in upstate New York bizarrely riding around the shop while most of the world slept. During a new episode of The Wendy Show, she discussed what was happening in the photo.
“I want to shout-out to my friends at the Walmart in a little-known place called Ellen, New York,” she said. “We went up there and the Walmart is the social place. When I’m away from the show, sometimes I do take selfies, sometimes. At four o’ clock in the morning, I’m sitting in this scooter … taking pictures with people.”
She explained that with one person, she didn’t necessarily want to get too close to them to take a picture. Instead, she told them that she would ride her scooter and “pretend” she was shopping, allowing them to take a photo. She said that she looked odd because of her Graves’ Disease, which she previously confirmed, but this explanation seems a little off to us.
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Over the past months, Wendy has received more and more grief over her erratic behavior of slurring her words, forgetting details and confusing celebrity identities.
Everyday new details came out: her husband had a mistress, her mother-in-law alleged Wendy was suffering domestic violence at the hands of Kevin, Wendy’s husband. In fact, many were convinced Wendy’s hairline fracture that she suffered was because of Kevin.
No one wanted to think that Wendy had returned to the drugs, especially when she adamantly explained that that chapter of her life was in the past, after Whitney Houston’s passing.
Wendy Williamshas been quietly focusing on her sobriety, she revealed on-air Tuesday.
“I have been living in a sober house. … You know I’ve had a struggle with cocaine in the past,” she said on The Wendy Williams Show. “I never went to a place to get treatment … there are people in your family, it might be you … I want you to know more of the story.”
She added that her husband Kevin Hunter was the only person who knew of her stay.
“Only Kevin knows about this. Not my parents, nobody. Nobody knew because I look so glamorous out here,” she said. “I am driven by my 24-hour sober coach back to a home that I live in the tri-state with a bunch of smelly boys who have become my family.”
At the faciltiy, it’s “doors locked by 10 p.m. lights out by 10 p.m., so I go to my room and stare at the ceiling and fall asleep to come here and see you,” she continued. “So that is my truth.”
Williams, 54, had been absent from her eponymous daytime talk program from January until March 4, attributing the hiatus to a fractured shoulder and her battle with a Grave’s disease, an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid.
The daytime diva’s Hunter Foundation recently partnered with T.R.U.S.T., an organization dedicated to building a bridge from treatment to long-term recovery, to launch a national resource hotline.She has always been open about her drug use, telling PEOPLE that she was addicted to cocaine for about a decade early on in her career. (She made a name for herself on New York and Philadelphia radio, paving the way for TV stardom when The Wendy Williams Show premiered in 2008.
Drugs were a demon I had to overcome,” she explained in 2014.
Together with her family, she created The Hunter Foundation, which works with private and public organizations to help families combat the cycle of addiction.
“I was a functioning addict,this link opens in a new tab” she told Entertainment Tonight in July 2018. “I report to work on time, and I’d walk in and all my co-workers, including my bosses, would know but since I would have my headphones on and walk in the studio and [they] wouldn’t fire me because I was making ratings.”
“A functioning addict has several alarm clocks, you’re organized,” she added. “It’s a miracle I was able to stop.”
We wish Wendy well as she is recovering.
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‘He’s a Terrible Human Being:’ Charlamagne Blasts Wendy Williams’ Husband Kevin Hunter, Implies He’s Abusive
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There’s been a lot said and written about Wendy Williams‘ husband Kevin Hunter over the years, especially in the last few months. He’s been accused of being abusive towards Williams, cheating on her and fathering a child with another woman, which the couple has denied.
As reported, Williams hasn’t filmed an episode of “The Wendy Williams” show since Dec. 20, 2018, after she slurred her words and seemed out of it during an awkward interview with rap group The Lox.
She apologized for the episode afterwards and chalked her behavior up to being affected by pain pills that she’s been taking for an injured shoulder. Williams’ absence has also been attributed to her having Grave’s Disease.
Since the 54-year-old has been out, some of her staff on “The Wendy Williams Show” said if she does come back, they want her to return without Hunter, who that insider spoke very badly of.
Charlamagne Tha God also expressed his dislike for Williams’ husband in an interview with the New York Post earlier this month. Charlamagne was Wendy’s co-host on her radio show “The Wendy Williams Experience” for years until he was let go in 2008.
“I don’t f–k with Kevin. I think he’s a terrible human being,” he said. “I will just tell you that I hope Wendy Williams wakes up before one day she doesn’t wake up.”
To this day, there’s still a grey area surrounding the reasons Charlamagne and Williams parted ways. Some reports indicate it was due to a lay-off, but reportedly Williams said it was a matter of downsizing.
But in Charlamagne‘s 2017 book “Black Privilege,” the “Breakfast Club Host” said he was fired over a business deal between he and Hunter that went awry.
And even though Hunter hasn’t spoken ill of Charlamagne publicly, Williams confirmed that she had beef with her former colleague by once claiming not to know him, which in 2017 Charlamagne said he was confused about.
“I don’t have an issue. I can’t say that for [Williams and Hunter],” he told People. “I know why me and her husband fell out, but I don’t know what he said to her. I don’t know what her perception is of why her husband says ‘We don’t mess with him no more.’”
Williams, nor Hunter have responded to Charlamagne’s recent interview with the New York Post, and the last public sighting of the talk show host was last month when she was seen in Florida.
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Wendy Williams Show staff demand producers permanently replace her with Nick Cannon as they accuse her of not being ‘authentic’
Article via DailyMail
- Staff on The Wendy Williams Show are demanding producers replace the star with stand-in host Nick Cannon or Jerry O’Connell
- The 54-year-old TV host did not return to set after the holiday hiatus due to alleged health problems stemming from her Graves’ Disease
- But employees have accused Williams of not being ‘authentic’ with fans or staff and claim she actually took time off to deal with her ‘cheating’ husband Kevin
- ‘It’s time Debmar stepped up, said goodbye to Wendy and Kevin and hired Nick to take over, a source told DailyMail.com, adding: ‘We all want Nick to replace Wendy’
Staff at the Wendy Williams Show are calling on producers to permanently replace the star with stand-in host Nick Cannon claiming she has not been ‘authentic’ with her fans or her employees, DailyMail.com can reveal.
Cannon, 38, is among the rotating cast of temporary hosts filling in for Williams, who did not return to set after the show’s holiday hiatus due to alleged health problems.
Her extended break, however, has sparked outrage among longtime employees who say they were left ‘in the dark’ about her absence and now claim she actually took time off to deal with her ‘cheating’ husband Kevin.
One told DailyMail.com: ‘I mean it’s probably time Wendy steps away from the show. She’s not authentic anymore. How can she discuss hot topics when the biggest topic involves her husband publicly cheating on her for years?’
‘It’s really sad as you’d think that Wendy would have more respect for herself and she would stand up, dump her cheating husband, take control of her business and empower women who are going through the same thing,’ the source added.
This is her chance to be a role model, but she’s letting women everywhere down by not being the boss that she pretends to be on her show.’
‘Think about it – Oprah or Ellen never treated their audience and staff like this on their shows. So it’s time Debmar stepped up, said goodbye to Wendy and Kevin and hired Nick to take over. However, if he says no, we’d happily take Jerry O’Connell who is also a joy to work with,’ the source added.
In 2017, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that Williams’s husband Kevin Hunter was having a decade-long affair with masseuse Sharina Hudson, who was wearing a massive diamond ring on her ring finger.
Although Williams initially said she was standing by her man, more reports over their marriage troubles have emerged, with the National Enquirer reporting last month that Williams was a victim of domestic violence.
Last week, the New Jersey-based host was seen in Florida, where her parents live, sparking speculation she retreated to the Sunshine State to spend time with her family while figuring out if she should divorce Hunter.
The insider told DailyMail.com: ‘With Wendy there is always drama, especially when Kevin is around. Now that they are away everyone feels they can breathe and do their best work,’ the source added.
‘We all want Nick to replace Wendy. He has been an absolute dream. Everyone on the team adores him and he’s such a professional.
‘Debmar needs to sign him up and make him the new host. He’s gracious and kind and he’s really fun to be around. We have a chance of surviving if he stays on as host.’
‘He’s also open about his life. He talks about everything. I suppose you can be when you’re not in denial about your life like Wendy.’
‘A few of us have a theory that the glue from her weave has seeped into her brain and she can no longer think rationally,’ the source added.
‘Nick can save the show. Women love him, Wendy’s fans love him and he’s really low maintenance.’
‘He also has ideas about how he can make each segment better and elevate what we’re doing. He’s not checked out like Wendy.’
Staffers had also branded Williams as ‘selfish’ and ‘hypocritical’ for calling Cannon during her absence but refusing to speak to her employees.
Cannon told her audience on Monday that he spoke to Williams, and her husband Kevin Hunter, and said shewas doing ‘amazing’ and praised her ‘family unit’.
Another staffer said: ‘For her to be talking about her ”family unit” to Nick, it’s an absolute joke. That ain’t no normal family unit.’
Meanwhile executives at Debmar-Mercury, the company that produces The Wendy Williams Show, have already been on pins and needles about Williams’ alleged health challenges.
Currently, her show is the only talk show the company has on TV right now and Debmar doesn’t have a backup plan in case they need to pull the plug on her series.
A source at the TV network told DailyMail.com the show fill-ins are being used as on-air auditions of sorts, with the network already having its eye on possibly developing one or more replacement show with several of the stand-in guest hosts.
Among those Debmar is looking at as replacement options, include actor Jerry O’Connell, who filled in for Williams in March 2018 when her health challenges caused her to take three weeks off.
Nick Cannon, KeKe Palmer, Michael Rapaport and Jason Biggs have also been announced as guest co-hosts throughout the month of February; but apparently Debmar is also looking at former The View co-host Sherri Shepherd as a possible replacement option as well.
The network source said: ‘The truth is, it’s become a s**t show behind the scenes and at any given moment, as we’ve already seen twice this year already, the working plans tend to change day to day, hour to hour, and minute to minute.
‘So everyone is holding out hope, and many are already seeking jobs elsewhere.’
A source at the The Wendy Williams Show added: ‘We’re worried, we have bills to pay – who says she is ever coming back. The last thing any of us want is for the show to be cancelled.
‘Just remember – the show is called Wendy. So it needs Wendy Williams back – but when she comes back, she better not bring Kevin back with her because we’ve all had enough of him.’
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She is apparently being called a hypocrite.
Wendy Williams enlisted Nick Cannon to take over her talk show during her hiatus. Cannon revealed how they shared an intimate conversation and expressed excitement about the prospect of stepping in to help her. However, according to reports, the television host’s staff isn’t so happy about how things went down.
“Many of us have been here since the early days, and it’s a complete joke to be kept in the dark like this,” one staff member reportedly told the Daily Mail. “How could she be so selfish? We all rely on this paycheck.”
The source went on point out how her conversation with Nick Canon was hypocritical. “I mean, please. She has made a fortune from tearing people down. However, when it comes to her own life, it’s all a secret,” they said. “Imagine if this was another celebrity living their life like she does. She’d be sipping the tea and talking about it on Hot Topics every damn day. She’s such a hypocrite.”
Another insider revealed that the reason for her absence might still be private. “She’s managed to keep the real reason for her absence a secret, however, you can’t leak something that no one knows,” the staffer reportedly said. “She’ll allegedly pick up the phone for Nick Cannon, but she can’t tell us what is going on.”
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Wendy Williams Worried Demi Lovato’s Reported Romance With Her Sober Coach Could Cause Her To Relapse
The talk show host made it very clear that in her opinion, Demi Lovato’s reported new relationship might cause her to relapse all over again. As you may know, rumor has it that the singer is dating Henry Levy as they were caught sharing a kiss while in Malibu only a few days ago.
On her show, Wendy Williams discussed with her studio audience how the supposed romance may affect Demi and it’s not at all in a good way.
Following her drug overdose that almost took her life, Demi should be very careful how she deals with her addiction from now on, and that also involves the people that might trigger a relapse.
Wendy is worried that her sober companion, Henry Levy is not good for Demi.
On her talk show, Wendy told her audience that ‘There should be a law. If you are counseling, coaching, treating someone, there needs to be a law that says you cannot do that because this is not right! Now, she is back in the studio and if one of them relapses, the other will as well, and what do you think the chances of a 25 year old, and 26 year old relapsing in Hollywood is?’
Williams went on to offer the singer some advice, saying: ‘Listen, Demi … stay inside, write your music, emotional songs, then record for the spring, and maybe by summer, you will have that big summer jam. But, you need to take care of yourself, and being with someone like you is definitely not helping!’
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‘Have Another Stroke’: Azalea Banks Goes After Wendy Williams
Two days ago, Azalea Banks went after Nick Cannon and his MTV show Wildin Out. She accused the cast of blindsiding her with colorist, insensitive jokes – making her the dark skin punching bag (who cried on the show!).
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Yesterday, Wendy Williams commented on the situation, where she shadily or unknowingly kept calling Azalea, Iggy.
Afterwards, Wendy listed some of the celebrities that Banks fought with over the years like Cardi B, Remy Ma, Rihanna, Erykah Badu, Beyoncé, Russell Crowe, Skai Jackson and Kendrick Lamar.
“My thought about Azealia Banks, I don’t know her, but she seems to be smart but angry and her anger seems to be the problem,” said Wendy. “A lot of times people would rather work with second best who’s not so angry than first best. And I’m not familiar with her music. I’m just familiar with her anger.”
Some might say that Wendy took it easy on Banks and didn’t come down on her like she has other celebs. But that didn’t stop the rapper from responding on Instagram.
“OMG, can Wendy Williams have another stroke on TV and finally drop dead?” wrote Banks. “I would love to see her die on air.”
If you didn’t know, the rapper’s message has to do with a 2017 Halloween episode where Williams fainted on live TV.
Meanwhile, Banks was working on her new album “Fantasea II: The Second Wave” but shelved it after her “Wild ‘N Out” experience. “Album is canceled,” she wrote on her Instagram story. “I need some time to relax and bounce on d–k. I’ll release new music when I feel like it.”
We are waiting with bated breath for this episode to air.
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