Wendy Williams (l.) refused to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night because seating arrangements had her dining next to former reality baddie Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth — her arch rival. The American Urban Radio Network (AURN) invited both of the women to the annual event, apparently failing to rrealize that they’ve been embroiled in an ongoing feud for nearly two years.
Desperate Housewives is casting for a new African-American housewife, but talk show maven Wendy Williams takes issue with the character and previous plot lines and stereotypes.
Radio shock jock-turned-talk diva Wendy Williams broke down during chat with entertainment icon Whoopi Goldberg on The Wendy Williams Show Monday. Wendy has taen some pretty low blows at Whoopi and her family over the years. Wigzilla has referred to The View moderator as an “ugly drug addict” and famously claimed that Goldberg’s daughter, Alex, had a cocaine addiction.
Speaking of Toni Braxton, the star called into The Wendy Williams Show Friday and the longtime powerhouse was amazingly candid about several issues that have plagued her private life in recent weeks.
For instance, Toni says she kissed Trey Songz to “narrate” their duet “Yesterday” at the Soul Train Awards earlier this month — but denied whispers that she is dating the 25-year-old. Toni also confirmed that she has separated from her husband, Mint Condition star Keri Lewis, after eight years of marriage.
Daytime’s Top Trash-Talkin’ Tranny has a gig through 2012! On Tuesday, FOX renewed popular daily gabfest The Wendy Williams Show through the 2011-12 season.
Ratings have improved drastically for the show in recent weeks, network bosses said in a statement to Broadcasting & Cable on Wednesday. Wendy’s viewership has increased by 23% in households, 43% among women 18-34, and 37% in women 25-54.
“There was no question that we wanted to renew The Wendy Williams Show given what we’ve seen thus far in both content and ratings,” said Frank Cicha, Fox’s Senior VP of Programming. “We anticipate even further growth as the show continues to emerge as a key building block, and Wendy as a key personality, of our daytime landscape.”
R&B crooner appeared on The Wendy Williams Show Friday, where he promoted his forthcoming third album, unveiled his new video “Crawl,” and expounded — yet again — on his headlining-making assault on pop star Rihanna.
This mofo again…. In a new interview airing Friday on The Wendy Williams Show, Chris Brown to those who think he hasn’t been acting remorseful enough in the wake of his domestic violence scandal with ex-girlfriend Rihanna. Chris insists he feels sorry for he what he did and fears his actions have been wrongly perceived. Chris told Wendy in a clip released Thursday afternoon.
“At the end of the day, I’m definitely remorseful and it’s not something that I take lightly or think that it’s like under the rug,” Chris told Wendy. “I really think it’s something that is a serious matter and I’m learning from it.”
Chris will unveil the video for his new Cassie-assisted single “Crawl” on tomorrow’s Wendy.