March 21st 2024.
According to recent court documents obtained by Radar Online, it has been revealed just how much money former talk show host Wendy Williams made from the Lifetime documentary, "Where Is Wendy Williams." The media outlet reported that Williams was set to receive a whopping $100,000 per episode for the four-part docu-series that aired last month on the Lifetime Network over the weekend of February 24 and 25.
Interestingly, it was also disclosed that Williams had signed the contract back in early 2023, which laid out the details of her payment plan with the network. The filming had reportedly begun amidst rumors about Williams' health declining, before she eventually revealed that she had been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia just last year.
In addition to her hefty episode fee, Williams was also given a daily stipend of $1,000 to cover her hair and makeup expenses for the filming of the documentary. The contract explicitly stated that this amount would be given to her for any shoot day where the producers deemed it necessary for her to be "glammed up."
These contract details were brought to light after Williams' temporary guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, filed a lawsuit against Lifetime and A+E Networks in an attempt to stop the documentary from airing. She had also filed for injunctive relief on behalf of Williams, but A+E Networks filed an appeal just one day before the documentary was set to air on February 23. Morrissey claimed that Williams was not in a state to give consent when she signed the contract and that she would never have agreed to be portrayed in a "demeaning manner" while disoriented or under the influence.
According to court documents, Morrissey stated that Williams was not capable of understanding the terms of the contract and that it was not in her best interest to be portrayed in such a manner. The trailer for the documentary, which was released beforehand, had raised concerns about how Williams would be depicted.
In summary, it has been revealed that Williams was set to receive a significant amount of money for the Lifetime documentary, and her contract details have been made public due to the legal battle surrounding its airing. The situation has raised questions about Williams' ability to give consent and the producers' intentions in portraying her in a potentially negative light.
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