The former daytime talk show host has recently gone viral with resurfaced clips since the allegations for openly criticizing the beleaguered music mogul for years on The Wendy Williams Show.
After talking about him all the time on her eponymous daytime talk show — and on the radio before that — Wendy Williams is breaking her silence following the arrest of Shawn “Diddy” Combs on allegations of sex trafficking.
The host had been fearless throughout her career, as a radio DJ and host of The Wendy Williams Show, in calling out celebrities, targeting Diddy on more than one time for what she saw as problematic or concerning.
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“‘What is really weird is that I have been told by so many people ‘Wendy you called it,'” Williams told The Daily Mail in a new statement. “Including some people from my family who have said the same.”
Williams also spoke about the video of the disgraced music mogul seemingly physically abusing his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel.
“You know how I feel about that? It is about time,” Williams said of Diddy’s arrest. “To see this video on TV of [Cassie] getting pummeled … it was just horrific.”
“But now you have to think, how many more times? How many people? How many more women?” she wondered. “It’s just so horrible.”
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William also told the outlet that she’s “doing good” amid her aphasia diagnosis and health concerns, including Graves’ disease.
She had previously stepped away from hosting duties on her talk show in 2021 to deal with her health concerns, but would not return.
The Wendy Williams Show officially ended in June 2022 without an appearance from its eponymous host. Frequent guest host Sherri Shepherd ultimately took over her timeslot in most markets the following season with her own daytime show.
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Diddy has pleaded not guilty to three charges of federal sex trafficking. He was denied bail as he awaits trial.
In the wake of his absence, social media has resurfaced many past interviews with the rapper, photos from his star-studded parties, as well as past pointed commentary about him, much of that coming from Williams before she stepped away from the spotlight.
In fact, many on social media were quick to lament that Williams wasn’t on the air when Diddy was arrested.
Wendy Williams would have been sipping on her tea all week long on Hot Topics.
Auntie was never quiet about Puffy & that’s why he hated her.
She always said she believed Diddy got her fired from her radio job 1998! pic.twitter.com/tRFBIbAq53
— Andrea Valpop (@andreavalpop) September 19, 2024
@andreavalpop
Wendy Williams is trending amid this Diddy and Cassie situation! You had to be alive when radio Wendy was on Diddy for yearssssss! She is an ICON and the world of gossip and daytime hasn’t been the same since she left. #WendyWilliams pic.twitter.com/xyX2A6smK5
— K E M P I R E 🐘 (@TheKempire) November 17, 2023
@TheKempire
Wendy Williams this morning if she was still on CLAP IF YOU THINK DIDDY DID IT pic.twitter.com/Vg4XKDwWLN
— Nas (@NasirLeigh) September 17, 2024
@NasirLeigh
Diddy ate Wendy up with this. She wanted to cancel the whole damn show. pic.twitter.com/YuiG0077Cf
— Scam Likely (@SoDebNair) September 27, 2024
@SoDebNair
This is how I imagined Wendy Williams would start off the Diddy Hot topic 🫖. I miss her so much. #DiddyArrested pic.twitter.com/F83oAyrLJ5
— ☈OMEKO✨ (@_romeko) September 18, 2024
@_romeko
Wendy Williams we need you girl!!!!!!…. you were right about Diddy !😫 pic.twitter.com/GHUvIu7aU5
— 👽 (@imanilouie) September 17, 2024
@imanilouie
Diddy better count his blessings and be glad my Auntie Wendy isn’t feeling well. She would’ve been wearing that purple chair out this week! pic.twitter.com/Kav7RKGber
— Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Body (@rodneythavoice) March 28, 2024
@rodneythavoice
That time Diddy sent a girl group after Wendy Williams for what she said on the radio 😳 #DiddyArrested pic.twitter.com/GOnORvN27k
— DeMarko (@freakymarko) September 18, 2024
@freakymarko
I felt like Wendy Williams knew something when she said this about Diddy and Cassie’s relationship 🤔 #DiddyArrested pic.twitter.com/yLSYi36lMY
— DeMarko (@freakymarko) September 19, 2024
@freakymarko
With #Diddy behind bars #WendyWilliams told us everything a while back and we didn’t listen 😭 pic.twitter.com/F79oYz27an
— Mîgùéł (@__Im_Alive__) September 25, 2024
@__Im_Alive__
Times like this is when I really miss Wendy Williams. She wound have dragged Sean Combs to hell and back 😂 pic.twitter.com/0kLa4uDtfF
— Three Eyed Raven-Symonyé (@fabfreshandfly) September 17, 2024
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