AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Peacock and Netflix race to produce competing Wendy Williams documentaries as her health declines
Two major streaming platforms are developing rival documentary projects about Wendy Williams, but the former talk-show host is reportedly too unwell to appear on camera for either one. Peacock and Netflix have each begun work on separate documentaries about the former daytime television star, who has been battling dementia and living under a court-appointed guardianship […] The post Peacock and Netflix race to produce competing Wendy Williams documentaries as her health declines appeared first on American Almanac .
Two major streaming platforms are developing rival documentary projects about Wendy Williams, but the former talk-show host is reportedly too unwell to appear on camera for either one. Peacock and Netflix have each begun work on separate documentaries about the former daytime television star, who has been battling dementia and living under a court-appointed guardianship since 2022. The projects come on the heels of a contentious Lifetime documentary released last year that drew a lawsuit from Williams's guardian, a suit that was quietly dropped just weeks ago. The dueling productions raise uncomfortable questions about who profits from Williams's story while the woman herself remains unable to participate in telling it. Both streamers…Open