Wendy Williams Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Year – Gossip Cop

2020 has not been a good year for Wendy Williams. In the short time since the new year has started, Williams has come under fire three times for controversial things she said on her talk show, The Wendy Williams Show. First she made fun of Joker star Joaquin Phoenixs cleft palate scar, then she said gay men shouldnt wear womens clothes, and the one she has yet to apologize for, a gruesome joke about Price Is Right host Drew Careys ex-fiancs murder.

Williams is no stranger to controversy. She got her start as a radio shock jockette, with all the trappings that came with it. Williams forte was outrageous, politically incorrect opinions, often at the expense of the celebrities she covered. When she first joined the daytime talk show circuit, it seemed like Williams had toned down her old shock jock tendencies. Those old habits are making a comeback in 2020, and audiences arent as charmed as they once were by them.

First came Williams comments about Phoenixs facial scar. On her show, she pulled at her lip, obviously mocking the actor. This mean affectation didnt go unnoticed and many called on the talk show host to apologize, including Cher, who tweeted images of herself visiting children with cleft palates. Theres even a petition to have Williams fired for her comment. Williams later apologized on Twitter and announced that the show would donate to two charities that helped those afflicted with the condition.

On Galentines Day, the unofficial holiday the day before Valentines Day in which women celebrate their friendships, Williams incited more outrage. She went on a tangent about why men shouldnt celebrate the informal holiday before zeroing in on gay men specifically. And stop wearing our skirts and our heels, she demanded. Just sayin girls, what do we have for ourselves? Though the audience applauded, the backlash online was swift and severe and once again, Williams issued an apology through social media.

One incident Williams has yet to apologize for are her comments that directly followed the news about Amie Harwicks tragic murder. Harwick was pushed from a third-story balcony by her ex-boyfriend. Come on down! Williams smirked at the audience, in a clear reference to not only the gruesome way Harwick was killed, but a ghoulish reference to Harwicks grieving ex-fianc, Drew Carey.

Though Williams involves herself in enough drama all on her own, tabloids still insist on coming up with new and inventive stories to tell about her, all false, of course. In 2019, the blog Naughty Gossip claimed Williams was afraid Nick Cannon was trying to steal her talk show. Gossip Cop checked in with a source close to Cannon, who assured us this story couldnt be further from the truth. When someone courts scandal as much as Williams, its pointless to make up stories.

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