May 24, 2013

‘Wendy’ Kills Feb. Sweeps, Prod. Extended Through Summer

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*Viewers are going to be seeing new Wendy Williams episodes well into the summer. Producer-distributor Debmar-Mercury announced Monday that it will add two months of original episodes to the fourth season of “The Wendy Williams Show,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. This comes after numbers from February sweeps revealed the talk show was beating its [...]




Alicia Keys’ Son Egypt and Blue Ivy an Item?

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*Jay-Z never thought he’d have to worry about his daughter having gentleman callers at the age of 12 months. On “The Wendy Williams Show” this week, Alicia Keys revealed that her 2-year-old son Egypt (with husband Swizz Beatz) planted a big ole kiss on Blue Ivy, the 1-year-old daughter of Jay-Z and Beyoncé. “Egypt kissed [...]




Wendy Williams Launches Reality Production Company

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*Talk show diva Wendy Williams Hunter and her husband and manager Kevin Hunter have teamed to form the reality production shingle Wendy Williams Prods. WWP will develop and produce unscripted content, including reality programming, game shows and talk shows for cable and broadcast, reports Variety. “This is a dream come true,” Williams Hunter said. “Kevin [...]




‘Wendy Williams Show’ to Return with Big Changes

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*“The Wendy Williams Show” will look a little different when it returns for its fourth season on Sept. 10. Okay…a lot different. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The talk show will be in high-definition, will have a new studio with an enhanced set and feature an extended “Hot Topics” segment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [...]




Exclusive Audio: Wendy Williams & Lee Bailey on the Infamous Whitney Interview

Media personality Wendy Williams attends the Paper Magazine 2011 Nightlife awards at Hiro Ballroom at The Maritime Hotel on Sept. 27, 2011 in New York City

*A visably shaken Wendy Williams shared her sincere observance of Whitney Houston’s passing on her television show Monday, February 13, 2012.  She spoke of “the interview”and admitted that outside of that interview, they had never met in person.  The sharp tongued Williams who bears little restraint when it comes to her queries of people in [...]




Video: T.I., 50 Cent Have an ‘Understanding’ After Drug Comments

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  *Rappers T.I. and 50 Cent have put aside their differences and come to a “concise understanding” after the 50 put his rival’s wife on blast for not taking the blame for the couple’s drug bust last year. T.I. was on probation in Sept. 2010 when he and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle were taken [...]




Video: Oprah Sets Wendy Williams Straight About Gayle King

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*When Gayle King left her show on OWN to become the host of the new, reformatted CBS morning show, Wendy Williams wondered if the move might signal a behind-the-scenes spat between BFFs Oprah and Gayle King. She delivered a monologue urging the longtime friends to remember the good times and stay close, reports AOLTV. And [...]




Atl Housewives: Season 4 Preview; Ladies Visit ‘Wendy’

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*”The Real Housewives of Atlanta” come storming back onto Bravo this Sunday at 9 p.m., and it looks like Season 4’s big beef will between NeNe and Sheree. The Atlanta franchise is Bravo’s highest rated of the cities, beating the ladies of Orange County, Beverly Hills, New Jersey and New York with an average of [...]




‘Wendy Williams’ Renewed for Two More Years

Media personality Wendy Williams attends the Paper Magazine 2011 Nightlife awards at Hiro Ballroom at The Maritime Hotel on Sept. 27, 2011 in New York City

*“The Wendy Williams Show” has been renewed for an additional two seasons through 2014 on Fox-owned stations, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The syndicated daily one-hour talk show produced by Debmar-Mercury performs well across the country, including being the No. 1 rated show in its timeslot among women 25-54 in the New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, [...]




Video: Fantasia Addresses ‘Mahalia’ Drama on ‘Wendy’

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*“American Idol: champ Fantasia Barrino called in exclusively to “The Wendy Williams Show” today to set the record straight about her pregnancy, relationship and rumors surrounding her involvement in the legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson biopic. Is the family furious? Are the film investors backing out? Watch below.




Video: Shaunie O’Neal Stops by ‘The Wendy Williams Show’

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*A gorgeous Shaunie O’Neal dropped by “The Wendy Williams Show” recently to dish on stuff like her cold, bold cougarism, and the upcoming season of “Basketball Wives.” She also took time to deal with the question of Evelyn Lozada coming back to “Wives” or not. The betting is of course she will. However, Shaunie revealed [...]




Wendy Williams Scores Charlie Sheen for Sept. 19 Show

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*“The Wendy Williams Show” has landed an exclusive interview with Charlie Sheen that will air on Sept. 19, the day Comedy Central’s “Roast of Charlie Sheen” is scheduled to air. It is the actor’s only scheduled interview with a daytime talk show, and will be his first appearance on the program. “I am beyond excited [...]




‘Wendy’ Kicks Off Season 3 with Gosselin, Common, Mowrys, More

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*Wendy Williams has announced the initial lineup of guests for her Season 3 return, beginning with Kate Gosselin of the recently canceled “Kate Plus 8” on the Sept 12 season premiere. The daytime star and New York Times-bestselling author will also start the season by sharing footage from her hugely successful multi-city “Say It Like [...]




Video: Toni Braxton Explains Back-to-Back Bankruptcies; Playboy Offer

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*On the eve of We TV’s  ”Braxton Family Values” season premiere (April 12 at 9 p.m.), Toni Braxton and her sisters paid a visit to “The Wendy Williams Show,” where Wendy got a chance to grill Toni on her offer to pose for Playboy, and the reason why she filed for bankruptcy twice in 2010 [...]




Wendy Williams Sued for Being Salty During Paid Appearance

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*TMZ is reporting that Wendy Williams was sued by a concert promoter who claims she was paid $25,000 to appear at an Atlantic City resort, but her conduct at the event “was best described as … ungrateful.” According to the lawsuit, Williams was scheduled to make a two-hour appearance at The Pool at Harrah’s Resort.  [...]