'Blindsided' Wendy Williams Responds To News Sherri Shephard Is Taking Over Her Show!
perezhilton.comWendy Williams has publicly reacted to her talk show coming to an end — and if the latest reports are to be believed it’s wildly different from her private reaction!
As we reported, Sherri Shepherd is officially taking over The Wendy Williams Show’s time slot as Wendy continues to deal with serious health issues. Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein, the co-presidents of the show’s production company Debmar-Mercury, announced their decision to promote the actress this week, while sending well-wishes to Sherri’s predecessor. Related: Wendy Walks Down The Beach On Camera In Spirited New Video About Her Life And Health Now Wendy is speaking out about the shift, and it sounds like she’s bowing out gracefully — at least according to a statement from her rep, Howard Bragman.
Per People, it reads: “Grateful”? Huh. Explaining that the daytime diva “understands” why the decision had to be made, the statement continued: Ah, that explains that.
They promised she can come back — hence the super graceful exit! Of course, a celeb’s private thoughts on a subject don’t always align with the statements their reps put out — and that might be the case here, folks, as a HollywoodLife source claimed Wendy was actually “blindsided” by the announcement of Sherri’s takeover!
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