Wendy Williams Documentary Draws Strong Ratings For Lifetime, Beating ‘The Prison Confessions Of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’

Newly unsealed documents shed light on A+E Networks‘ successful appeal of a last-minute effort to halt the airing of the Lifetime documentary Where Is Wendy Williams? last month.

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard is done with her influencer era.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard gained millions of followers on social media after she was released from prison, but she has changed her mind about having public accounts.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Wendy Williams‘ court-appointed guardian tried to block the release of a Lifetime docuseries about the talk show host, telling a court last month that she was “horrified” by the depiction of Williams as a “drunkard” and a “laughingstock.” The guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, obtained a temporary restraining order to keep the two-part series, entitled “Where is Wendy Williams?”, under wraps. But A+E Networks, the parent company of Lifetime, and Entertainment One were quickly able to get that order overturned on Feb. 23, with an appellate judge ruling it an “impermissible prior restraint on speech” under the First Amendment.

A temporary guardian argued in a lawsuit filed last month that Lifetime‘s documentary Where Is Wendy Williams? was a “blatant exploitation of a vulnerable woman with a serious medical condition,” and that the talk host had lacked mental capacity to enter a contract to do the show, according to newly unsealed documents.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has a new look!

The Act.”Now that “The Bachelor” star Joey Graziadei knows the difference between late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and convicted felon Gypsy Rose Blanchard, has the latter reached out to the reality star?“No, she has not,” Graziadei, 28, told The Post in a recent interview. “I have not been looking for it, but as far as I know, she is not.”The tennis pro faced the wrath of social media last month after he unknowingly mixed up Ginsburg and Blanchard, 32, during a now-viral round of the Betches game “How Online Are You?”When a picture of Blanchard — who spent eight years in prison for the murder of her mother — flashed on the screen, the ABC lead confidently exclaimed, “I do know who this person is!”“Is it Ruth?” he asked. “It’s Jinsburg or Ginsburg or something like that.

Wendy Williams‘ rep is slamming the Lifetime docu-series Where Is Wendy Williams? amid the talk show host’s diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.

All Wendy Williams’ brother wants for her is her freedom.

new Lifetime docu-series “Where is Wendy Williams?” began, say producers. Cameras started rolling in August 2022 amidst a cluster of scary medical diagnoses, troubling behavior (falsely claiming she had married a cop, collapsing on live TV), a stint in a sober house and the canceling of her successful titular talk after 13 years.But instead of feeling privy to a journey of redemption and self discovery, the viewer quickly realizes they’ve wandered into a house of horrors — past the caution tape to the point of no return.

A producer who worked on Lifetime‘s Where is Wendy Williams? documentary is speaking out.

Wendy Williams‘ son is sharing more information about her primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.

Wendy Williams’ son is opening up about her heartbreaking diagnoses.

Is there more to Wendy Williams’ diagnosis than we’re being led to believe?!

announced that she was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia last year. Per Lifetime, “the documentary provides a raw, honest and unfiltered reality of Wendy’s life after she was placed under financial guardianship, shedding light on the vulnerabilities that have turned Wendy into the Hot Topic herself. Suffering mental and physical issues, Wendy’s delicate state of mind, erratic behavior and declining health were all captured by the cameras.”“Where is Wendy Williams?” is already proving to be controversial, as a sealed lawsuit was filed by Williams’ temporary guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, with a request for a temporary restraining order — something that’s often filed when someone wants the release of a film or television series stopped.

Wendy Williams has issued a statement to thank fans for their well-wishes after the revelation that she has been diagnosed with dementia.

How you doin’?Wendy Williams has broken her silence after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia.“I want to say I have immense gratitude for the love and kind words I have received after sharing my diagnosis of Aphasia and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Let me say, wow! Your response has been overwhelming,” Williams, 59, told People on Friday.“The messages shared with me have touched me, reminding me of the power of unity and the need for compassion,” she continued.

Lifetime’s Wendy Williams documentary is still set to premiere this weekend.

The guardian for Wendy Williams filed a sealed lawsuit against A&E Networks just days before subsidiary Lifetime is set to debut a documentary on the talk show host.