Wendy Williams Would Be ‘Mortified’ by Docuseries, Publicist Says

Wendy Williams’ publicist said on Wednesday that she believed the iconic talk show host, who is the subject of a new Lifetime documentary that captures her health struggles in intimate detail, was being taken advantage of by the production’s producers.

Publicist Shawn Zanotti told NBC News that she “felt that [Williams] was being exploited. She thought we were focusing on the comeback of her career... She would be mortified. There’s no way you can convince me that she would be OK with looking and seeing herself in that way.”

The documentary shows a very confused and distressed Williams, who her son explains has been diagnosed with alcohol-induced dementia, lamenting her financial challenges and struggling to recall what the Academy Awards are.

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