None of us should watch the heartbreaking Wendy Williams documentary
nypost.comnew 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.
This series is invasive. It’s uncomfortable. It’s inhumane. Within the first few minutes of the four-part show, it’s evident that something beyond Tito’s vodka — which she proclaims her love in a scene — is destroying her brain, her soul and her ever loosening grasp of reality.While there are rare lucid moments, Williams often seems almost feral.
Her mood swings are as unreliable as her memory.In one scene she visits her hometown of Asbury Park, NJ, and points out her childhood street, only to be told by a stranger that it’s on an entirely different road.
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