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>>> WENDY
>>> WENDY WILLIAMS FOLLOWING AN EMOTIONAL CONFESSION LAST WEEK
S. JOINING US THIS MORNING TO
TALK ABOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT
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TALK ABOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS IS OUR FRIENDS IN THE CITY
OF WPGC, WELCOME BACK. 4@
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
I LOVE COMING HERE.
LET'S DIVE RIGHT IN.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TALKING.
WE KNOW JUSSIE SMOLLETT WAS A
NO-SHOW LAST NIGHT AT THE NAACP
IMAGE AWARDS AND THIS WAS AFTER
THE 16 FELONY CHARGES T. MAYOR
IN CHICAGO IS NOT HAPPY.
>> NOT HAPPY, THE CRAZY PART IS
THE MAYOR WANTS HIM TO PAY 130 @
$130,000 FOR ALL THE COSTS OF
THE ENTIRE INVESTIGATION THAT
WENT ON.
WENT ON.
WENT ON. SO THIS STORY, I DON'T THINK
YOU COULD HAVE WRITTEN IT
BETTER OR MORE DRAMATIC.
SO MANY THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT KIM FOX WHO
IS THE COOK COUNTY STATE
ATTORNEY, SHE CAME BACK AND NOW
SHE'S LIKE, I'M OPEN TO A THIRD
PARTY INVESTIGATION TO MAKE 4@
SURE YOU GUYS KNOW I DID
EVERYTHING I COULD BECAUSE SHE
THOUGHT TH4@AT THEY COULDN'T GE
A COURT CONVICTION.
SO BASICALLY HE FORFEITED THE
10 $10,000 HE WAS CHARGED FOR
BAIL AND DID COMMUNITY SERVICE.
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BAIL AND DID COMMUNITY SERVICE. IMMEDIATELY HIS RECORDS WERE
SEALED WHICH EVERY4@ONE IS
THINKING, OKAY, THAT NEVER
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. DEFINITELY JUST A STRANGE STORY
ENTIRELY.
ENTIRELY.
ENTIRELY. >> WE KNOW THE CHICAGO POLICE
DEPARTMENT ARE NOT H4@APPY ABOU
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. WE
THIS. WE DO HAVE A SOUND BYTE THAT WE
WANT FOLKSES TO HEAR.
MR. JUSSIE SMOLLETT IS STILL
SAYING THAT HE IS INNOCENT.
STILL RUNNING DOWN THE CHICAGO
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. HOW DARE HIM?
>> I'VE BEEN TRUTHFUL AND
CONSISTENT ON EVERY SINGLE
LEVEL SINCE DAY ONE.
I WOULD NOT BE MY MOTHER'S SON
IF I WAS CAPABLE OF ONE DROP OF
WHAT I'M ACCUSED OF.
>> ARE YOU SUR PRUZED HE WAS A
NO SHOW AT THE IMAGE AWARDS.
>> I WASN'T SURPRISED. 4@
THIS IS ALL VERY FRESH IN
PEOPLE'S MINDS AND PEOPLE HAVE
A LOT OF OPINIONS AND COMMENTS
4@AND I TH4@INK HE WAS TRYING T
STEER CLEAR BUT 4@I DO THINK WE
HAVE MORE QUESTIONS THAN
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS. NOW WHAT HAP4@PENS TO THE TWO
BROTHERS? 4@
BROTHERS? 4@ THERE WAS A REPORT THAT POLICE
HAD ACTUALLY PAID FOR THEIR
HOTEL DURING THE INVESTIGATION @
AND SPENT ALL THIS MONEY
PUTTING THEM UP IN CHICAGO AND
THERE'S A REPORT OF HOW KIM FOX
HAD CONTACT WITH JUSSIE
SMOLLETT'S COUSIN TEXTING IN
THE BEGINNING OF AN 4@
INVESTIGATION. 4@
INVESTIGATION. 4@ >> SO IT SOUNDS LIKE LINES HAVE
BEEN CROSSED A LOT OF
CRAZINESS ATTACHED TO THIS
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. 4@
STORY. LET'S TALK ABOUT WENDY WILLIAMS
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. I
TOO. I REALLY HOPE SHE'S OKAY.
SHE MADE A REALLY EMOTIONAL
CONFESSION LAST WEEK.
CHECK IT OUT.
>> FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND EVEN
TODAY AND BEYOND.
I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN A SOBER
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. YOU KNOW I'VE HAD A STRUGGLE
WI4@TH COCAINE IN MY PAST.
I'VE NEVER WENT TO A PLACE TO
GET TREATMENT.
GET TREATMENT. I DON'4@T KNOW HOW EXCEPT GOD W
SITTING ON MY SHOULDER AND I
JUST STOPPED.
JUST STOPPED. >> SO WENDY WILLIAMS, SHE
CONFESSED AND TOLD EVERYONE
SHE'S BEEN LIVING IN A SOBER
HOUSE AND THIS WEEK THERE WE4@R
REPORTS SHE HAD A RELAPSE AND
THERE WAS RUMORS SO WHAT'S
GOING ON?
GOING ON?
GOING ON? >> THERE WERE RUMORS HER
HUSBAND KEVIN HUNTER AND HIS
MISTRESS HAD A BABY AND THE
GIRL WAS DELIVERED A WEEK AGO
AND THEY USED A FALSE NAME IN
PHILLY'S HOSPITAL AND OBVIOUSLY
FROM THERE EVERYONE THOUGHT
ABOUT HOW SHE WOULD RECEIVE THE
INFORMAT4@ION AND SHE GOES ON H
SHOW AND SHE SAYS "I'M TAKING
ANOTHER BREAK" AND EVERYONE PUT
TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.
SHE WENT BACK ON OUR HER SHOW
FRIDAY WEARING HER RING WHICH
SHE WASN'T IN THE BEGINNING OF
THE WEEK. 4@
IT WAS MORE RUMORS AND
DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING.
BUT SHE SAID THEY'RE FINE.
THIS WAS A PRESCHEDULED BREAK
AND SHE'S DOING GREAT AND SHE
HAS HER RING ON.
SHE'S TRYING TO BRUSH THIS OFF
AND THE CRAZY PART FOR ME, A
LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING SHE
DESERVES THIS.
DESERVES THIS. WHICH I DON'T EVER FEEL THAT
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. I
WAY. I THINK THAT SHE IS ALWAYS
DOING HER JOB. 4@
HER JOB IS THE GOSSIP BORLD 4@
GOSSIP WORLD.
GOSSIP WORLD. >> SO FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE
EVERYTHING IS COMING BACK TO
HER IS KARMA, IT'S REALLY
INSENSITIVE AND I HOPE SHE GETS
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. I
BETTER. I HOPE THAT WHATEVER HER
PERSONAL THINGS HAPPENING WITH
HER HUSBAND SHE WORKS THAT OUT.
YOU NEVER WANT TO SE4@E SOMEONE
HER HUSBAND SHE WORKS THAT OUT. YOU NEVER WANT TO SE4@E SOMEONE@
SUFFER LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY SO
PUBLIC. 4@
PUBLIC. 4@ IT'S JUST A LOT WITH WENDY.
I WISH HER WELL BUT IT'S VERY
MESSY.
MESSY.
MESSY. >>
MESSY. >> AT THE END OF THE DAY SHE'S
STILL HUMAN.
STILL HUMAN. >> ABSOLUTELY. 4@
THANKS FOR COMING AND SPILLING
THE BEANS.
THE BEANS. >> ALWAYS SOME JUICE GOING ON.