{"id":610008,"date":"2024-02-24T05:30:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T02:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lifetime-will-air-wendy-williams-documentary-despite-guardians-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2024-02-24T05:30:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T02:30:36","slug":"lifetime-will-air-wendy-williams-documentary-despite-guardians-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lifetime-will-air-wendy-williams-documentary-despite-guardians-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lifetime will air Wendy Williams documentary despite guardian&#8217;s lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af5a359eb12d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af5a359eb12d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lifetime-will-air-wendy-williams-documentary-despite-guardians-lawsuit\/#How_to_watch_Wendy_Williams_new_documentary_%E2%80%98Where_is_Wendy_Williams\" >How to watch Wendy Williams&#8217; new documentary &#8216;Where is Wendy Williams?&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lifetime-will-air-wendy-williams-documentary-despite-guardians-lawsuit\/#What_is_%E2%80%98Where_is_Wendy_Williams_about\" >What is &#8216;Where is Wendy Williams?&#8217; about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lifetime-will-air-wendy-williams-documentary-despite-guardians-lawsuit\/#Why_has_Wendy_Williams_made_headlines_recently\" >Why has Wendy Williams made headlines recently?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>Wendy Williams is getting real about her life now in a new two-part documentary titled, &#8220;Where is Wendy Williams?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 2, Lifetime released <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OjJDhf5ll70&amp;ab_channel=Lifetime\" data-ylk=\"slk:the trailer;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">the trailer<\/a> for the new documentary that will give a look at what transpired after Williams&#8217; daytime talk show ended in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Williams has been diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, per a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/wendy-williams-diagnosed-with-primary-progressive-aphasia-and-dementia-302068851.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:press release;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">press release<\/a> from Feb. 22. She currently has a court-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed legal guardian who oversees her money and her health conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All I know is how to be famous,&#8221; Williams says in the trailer. &#8220;I really want to be back on television.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"1d0cd68c-75db-5f97-a8a6-5ca8e2f2042e\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OjJDhf5ll70?rel=0\" scrolling=\"no\"><p><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OjJDhf5ll70\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OjJDhf5ll70<\/a><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The two-part <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> comes after Lifetime released Williams&#8217; biopic, &#8220;Wendy Williams: The Movie&#8221; in 2021 and a documentary, &#8220;Wendy Williams: What a Mess&#8221; in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWendy has been part of the Lifetime family for over a decade and during that time, we partnered with Wendy for her revealing biopic and doc,\u201d said Elaine Frontain Bryant, executive vice president and head of programming at A&amp;E Network, in a press release. \u201cBut her story is not finished. There is so much more to it. Nobody truly knew the depths of Wendy\u2019s reality so we hope that what our cameras captured can help shine a light on what she is facing now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams, her son Kevin Hunter Jr. and manager Will Selby are all listed as executive producers for the upcoming two-part documentary.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 22, three days before the documentary premiered, Williams\u2019 court-appointed guardian filed a sealed lawsuit against A&amp;E Television Networks, Lifetime\u2019s parent company.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement given to TODAY, the network confirmed the documentary would air as planned.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything to know about Williams&#8217; upcoming documentary<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_watch_Wendy_Williams_new_documentary_%E2%80%98Where_is_Wendy_Williams\"><\/span>How to watch Wendy Williams&#8217; new documentary &#8216;Where is Wendy Williams?&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Where is Wendy Williams?&#8221; will air on Lifetime over two nights.<\/p>\n<p>The first part will debut on Lifetime on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. ET. The second will air on Lifetime on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_%E2%80%98Where_is_Wendy_Williams_about\"><\/span>What is <strong>&#8216;Where is Wendy Williams?&#8217; about?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to a Lifetime press release, the unfiltered doc will &#8220;follow Wendy&#8217;s life after the end of her iconic daytime show, her health and substance abuse battles&#8221; and will pose &#8220;the looming question: where is Wendy Williams?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cameras followed Williams for almost two years, according to Lifetime. The trailer shows Williams determined to make a career comeback, and the aftermath of her being placed under a financial guardianship, per Lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the trailer, the documentary will explain why Williams, who has been nominated for several Daytime Emmys throughout her career, is now struggling financially.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no money,&#8221; she says in the trailer. \u201cAnd let me tell you something, if it happens to me, it can happen to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trailer also previews Williams tearfully opening up about her struggles with addiction, missing her family members and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was put in front of a judge and given a guardian,&#8221; one of Williams&#8217; family members says in the trailer. \u201cThat was when they took her away from us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_has_Wendy_Williams_made_headlines_recently\"><\/span>Why has Wendy Williams made headlines recently?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the years leading up to the documentary, Williams has gone through several public struggles.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Williams <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/wendy-williams-addresses-how-she-felt-she-fainted-live-tv-t118303\" data-ylk=\"slk:fainted on her show;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">fainted on her show<\/a>. Then, in 2018, she revealed she had previously been diagnosed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/wendy-williams-taking-time-show-due-graves-disease-t181919\" data-ylk=\"slk:with Graves\u2019 disease;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">with Graves\u2019 disease<\/a>, an autoimmune condition that affects the thyroid.<\/p>\n<p>Williams said she has also struggled with addiction. In a tearful March 2019 episode of her show, Williams <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/wendy-williams-reveals-she-living-sober-home-addiction-treatment-t150633\" data-ylk=\"slk:revealed that she was living \u201cin a sober house\u201d;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">revealed that she was living \u201cin a sober house\u201d<\/a> and had a sobriety coach.<\/p>\n<p>Williams <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/wendy-williams-show-delays-season-13-premiere-again\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:delayed the fall 2021 start of Season 13;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">delayed the fall 2021 start of Season 13<\/a> of her show due to health issues, then was absent once it began, a series of guest hosts taking her place. The show <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/tv\/wendy-williams-show-ending-sherri-shepherd-show-replace-rcna17244\" data-ylk=\"slk:ended in 2022;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">ended in 2022<\/a> after to Williams&#8217; prolonged health-related absence. It was replaced with a talk show hosted by Sherri Shepherd. Williams <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/popculture\/wendy-williams-in-wellness-facility-rcna47803\" data-ylk=\"slk:entered a wellness facility;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">entered a wellness facility<\/a> in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her health and financial struggles, Williams also experienced relationship changes in recent years. After nearly 20 years of marriage, Williams <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/wendy-williams-files-divorce-husband-kevin-hunter-t152011\" data-ylk=\"slk:filed for divorce;cpos:9;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">filed for divorce<\/a> from her husband, Kevin Hunter, in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/celebrity\/wendy-williams-files-divorce-husband-kevin-hunter-n993576\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBC News;cpos:10;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">NBC News<\/a>, Williams cited \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d for their split.<\/p>\n<p>However, in an August 2019 interview with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:11;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/08\/26\/magazine\/wendy-williams-interview.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The New York Times;cpos:11;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">The New York Times<\/a>, Williams confirmed that she decided to leave Hunter after he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:12;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/wendy-williams-confirms-estranged-husband-has-daughter-another-woman-t161417\" data-ylk=\"slk:fathered a child with another woman;cpos:12;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">fathered a child with another woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:13;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/tv\/where-is-wendy-williams-documentary-trailer-release-date-details-rcna137003\" data-ylk=\"slk:TODAY.com;cpos:13;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">TODAY.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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