New Details Revealed About Wendy Williams’ Talk Show Exit

Wendy WilliamsThe former manager and colleagues talk about the last months The Wendy Williams Show.

The syndicated talk show ended June 17 after a rotation of guest hosts filling in for Williams as she dealt with health issues, according to a statement in September 2021. But as the series drew to a close, Williams said she hoped to return to her iconic purple chair in the near future.

Although Debar-Mercury, the production company behind the show, initially hoped Williams might return, the company’s executive vice president of programming Lonnie Burstein said The Hollywood Reporter On August 17, it eventually became clear that Williams’ condition would not improve enough for her to host again. “To this day,” he said THRin a report describing the termination of the long-running show, “we don’t really know what the problem is.”

However, as the production company began to consider next steps for the show, Williams’ former manager, Bernie Young, remained optimistic, given the host’s previous illnesses. Young, who learned Williams fired him online, shared THR“She got sick a year ago and one day she was really sick and the next day she was 300 percent better, so while they’re looking [for answers]I say, “It can happen.”