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Former radio shock/talk show host Wendy Williams has resurfaced in a new 2-part documentary coming to Lifetimeand already has people talking.
The trailer for Where is Wendy Williams? shows the 59-year-old struggling with her health as family and friends try to support her and the issue of her court-appointed guardianship.
The trailer includes clips of a very ill Williams, who is also dealing with apparent mental issues. Williams says in one part of the trailer, “I don't have any money and I'll tell you something. If it happens to me, it can happen to you.”
In another clip, her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., says: “Mom has been doing a really good job and it looks like everything is fine, but actually something is wrong. My mom always talks about how she wants to work, but I think she's worked enough. She has people around her who are 'yes' people who have allowed this to continue.”
The documentary, which also claims to have had “unparalleled access” to Williams, also touches on her battle with alcohol abuse. In one scene, a person grabs a bottle, asks her if she drank it all, and she tells him, “Hold the bottle there.”
The official synopsis of the documentary is as follows:
“After the placement of Wendy Williams under financial guardianship and her hit talk show was unexpectedly cancelledshe was determined to make a comeback in her career.
Opening the doors to her private life like never before, the cameras captured her comeback journey to reclaim her life and legacy despite facing health problems and personal turmoil.
With the unparalleled access Wendy granted to film with her and her family for nearly two years, what was captured was not what anyone expected.
The documentary provides a raw, honest and unfiltered reality of Wendy's life after being put into financial guardianship, shedding light on the vulnerabilities that have turned Wendy into a hot topic. The cameras captured mental and physical problems, Wendy's fragile state of mind, erratic behavior and her declining health.
Where is Wendy Williams? is the story of Wendy's journey to resurrect her career and what the filmmakers discovered along the way. But many questions remain – who really has Wendy's best interest at heart? Is he healthy now?'
Social media users have precocious thoughts Where is Wendy Williams?
Reactions to the documentary's trailer have been pouring in, with people saying they'll watch it but are highly suspicious of its making process.
“Wendy said it best in the trailer, 'This is too much.' I hope she regains health financially and in her life,” one person wrote on X, formerly of Twitter.
Other X user added, “In the trailer her son says that people are taking advantage of Wendy for money/influence. But what does this documentary do? Because showing her in this seemingly very painful, unhealthy place can't be good for her mental health either.”
Where is Wendy Williams? the two-night documentary event will run on February 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime.
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