Wendy Williams lives for gossip.
The radio DJ-turned-talk show host says it like she means it and is the queen of spilling
the tea.
But while Williams' outspoken commentary makes for great entertainment and ratings for The
Wendy Williams Show, it's sparked heated feuds, hurt feelings, and backlash.
Here are some of the reasons why people just can't stand her.
Terry Crews' assault claims
In the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein scandal in October 2017, Terry Crews revealed that
he had been assaulted by talent agent Adam Venit in 2016.
The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star was lauded by many for sharing his story and for filing
a report with the Los Angeles Police Department, which was captured by TMZ.
But Wendy Williams' confusing comments stirred up controversy.
When asked if she thought Crews was brave, Williams said:
"That's not brave.
He's just talking.
But, it may have a really negative effect on his career, do you know what I mean?"
Williams went on to say she is glad Crews came forward, but contends it may hurt him
in the long run.
"In the race war that's going on in this country still…
Terry will suffer."
Aaliyah biopic backlash
Williams served as executive producer of the successful Lifetime bio-pic, Aaliyah: The
Princess of R&B—but the film was made against the wishes of the late singer's family and
longtime collaborators.
Former producer Timbaland led the social media backlash against the project.
Following the film's release, he said, "I'm very upset about it.
You're showing a mockery on TV."
Williams' reaction to the criticism essentially amounted to saying "sorry, not sorry," joking
that the movie "broke the internet" with its debut.
Rumors about Tupac
Williams seemingly has no qualms about spreading rumors, but one of the worst was when she
insinuated that legendary rapper Tupac Shakur was assaulted in jail in the '90s.
Tupac wasn't pleased, telling Angie Martinez of Hot 97:
"I got a beef with Wendy Williams… because that ­disrespected me, my family and what
I represent."
Tupac later retaliated against Williams through his music with the song "Why U Turn On Me."
The musical diss was apparently no skin off Williams' nose, telling The Hollywood Reporter:
"Without those song mentions, I might not be on TV right now."
Leaked celebrity photos
Actress Jennifer Lawrence was one celeb whose
photos were part of the massive 2014 celebrity photo hack.
Lawrence spoke out to Vanity Fair, saying, "It's my body, and it should be my choice,
and the fact that it is not my choice is absolutely disgusting."
To say that Williams didn't have the most feminist take on the hack and JLaw's comments
may be putting it lightly.
"It's not your choice.
It's in the cloud, and I've looked several times."
Williams then directed her monologue at the actress.
"I mean, you're the one who took the pictures."
Williams explained Lawrence's rationale for taking the photos in the first place, then
dished out advice once again.
"If she would just stop talking about the cloud and the pictures, it would go
away, we'd all forget about it!"
Whether Lawrence should stop talking about it or capitalize on it for her career, Williams
couldn't seem to make up her mind.
"You don't look bad under your clothes, and I think the hackulation has actually made
your career even hotter."
This could give us some insight into what Williams would do in a similar situation.
"So hold your head up with pride."
Paris Jackson's racial identity
Talking about the late Michael Jackson in January 2017, an 18-year-old Paris Jackson
told Rolling Stone: "He is my father.
He will always be my father…
I consider myself black."
Williams took issue with that.
"I mean, I get that she considers herself black and everything, but I'm just talking
about the visual."
Williams has long feuded with the Jackson family and didn't hold back.
"But that's cute, and good for her."
Jackson fired back on Twitter.
"She seems to think about the family a lot considering she makes all these claims about
us.
Why are we on her mind so often?"
Kim Zolciak-Biermann's stroke
When the The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak-Biermann suffered a mini stroke
in 2015, Williams cast doubt on the legitimacy of the health scare, indicating that she might
be fibbing about the whole thing.
Williams seemed to believe that Zolciak-Biermann might have just wanted to get off of Dancing
With the Stars by playing seriously sick.
Zolciak-Biermann quickly took to social media to blast Williams' comments.
"Absolutely appalling!!
Wendy Williams how disgusting for you to insinuate I 'faked' my mini stroke on your show this
morning!!
You mad cause I didn't come on your show!
This clearly shows your warped mentality!!"
"I'm going to pretend that this nightmare isn't happening."
Beyoncé's brains
Yes, Williams has even gone after the queen.
Williams ruffled feathers when she trash talked Beyoncé in one of her more memorable "Hot
Topics" segments in 2012.
After sharing a preview of Beyoncé's HBO documentary, Life Is But a Dream, the talk
show host questioned the singer's intelligence.
"Cuz fortunately one of the TVs in our kitchen has closed captioning, so I'll be able to
understand what she says."
At this point, her normally supportive studio audience began to boo.
"Beyonce sounds like she's got a fifth grade education.
She can't talk."
[Crowd booing] We're guessing Williams learned all about
the Beyhive shortly thereafter.
"You under arrest, sugar."
Outing celebs In the '90s, Williams became notorious for
alleging that various male celebrities, including Tyler Perry, LL Cool J, and Usher, were gay
— live on-air and without any proof.
Karma eventually caught up with the then radio DJ when she decided to talk about Sean "P
Diddy" Combs.
According to VH1, the rapper retaliated by getting her kicked off the air.
In 2017, Combs and Williams ended their nearly 20-year feud when he appeared as a guest on
The Wendy Williams Show.
Williams took the opportunity to own up to their shared past.
"I know I pissed a lot of people off, including you.
But this is a full circle moment, everybody."
That's all Diddy ever wanted, Wendy.
"I must say, it's been a long time coming."
Kesha vs. Dr. Luke
After a court ruled in 2016 that Kesha was
still contractually tied to the producer/songwriter Dr. Luke despite her allegations of
assault and physical and emotional abuse, Williams shared her controversial opinion
that the ruling was fair.
"If everybody complained because somebody allegedly sexually abused them and was ripping
them off, then contracts would be broken all the time."
Williams later backed down after backlash from Kesha fans—sort of.
She said on a later show: "Unfortunately a lot of people lie about assault
so I was just being skeptical, that's what I do."
While still hedging her bets, Williams did eventually come around and apologize.
"Kesha, I want to A. Apologize to you, and B. Say, you're a hell of a woman!"
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