Wendy Williams was paid merely $82,000 by filmmakers for the docuseries on Lifetime. A revised lawsuit demands that 100% of the profits fund her medical care.
Her court-ordered guardian filed suit in the spring to block the series arguing that Wendy did not have the mental capacity to sign a contract. The docuseries showed her round-the-clock drinking and in obvious decline.
Viewers say the docuseries as exploitive. A revised lawsuit argues that the filmmakers made millions by exploiting Wendy Williams (quote) “This is a paltry sum for the use of highly invasive, humiliating footage that portrayed her in the confusing throes of dementia.