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THE Wendy Williams the saga continues. Her representatives claim she was only paid $82,000 for the controversial documentary about her life.
As distinguished Huffington Post Media mogul's caretakers take action against production company that developed Lifetime series Where is Wendy Williams?. The project, released earlier this year, gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at the former talk show host's rollercoaster life. The footage showed the Ocean Township, New Jersey native struggling with mental health issues, alcohol abuse, and being placed in guardianship. Ultimately, a large portion of her fans felt that the documentary showed her in a bad light.
Earlier this week Wendy Williams' legal team filed a lawsuit against the state over the procedures they claim He violently and shamelessly exploited her and portrayed her “in an extremely humiliating and shameful manner. According to court documents, she was paid only $82,000 for her participation and royalties. “This is a pittance for the use of highly invasive, humiliating footage that depicted her in the throes of dementia, while the defendants, who benefited from the flow of the Program, have likely already made millions,” the filing states. “As our complaint shows in painful and excruciating detail, A&E, Lifetime and Mark Ford violently and shamelessly exploited Wendy Williams for their own profit while she was clearly incapacitated and suffering from dementia,” said Kaplan Martin LLP and Cadwalader , Wickersham & Taft LLP in the exclusive statement.
In turn, her team is seeking the production company to forfeit all profits from the project to cover her medical expenses. The defendants have yet to formally respond.
