I demand the center of attention.
-Please. -Let's go.
-I'm famous. [bleep] you. -Wonderful.
But I don't have time to wait for your ass.
[bleep] you.
There's some times where Wendy's
just a little bit more aggressive.
I can only feel 6% of each foot.
This is gonna help you with stability.
-Excuse me, sir. -Yes.
Let's try something else!
She's just a little bit more demanding.
-Move away. -Gentlemen.
I'm taking pictures on my own.
I guess to find out if I'm crazy.
I'm only supposed to have one doctor,
and that's for the thyroid.
The other two doctors are because
my money's stuck in Wells Fargo. -Mm.
Yes.
[producer] Do you think your mother should have a guardian?
I think that my mother should have family.
The family's side of the story hasn't been told.
Yes, my son Kevin.
[crying] I've got so much money.
I want it for my son.
♪
-You can put on the fake lashes. -I am.
I'm getting 'em prepped right now.
[producer] So, today we're going to Asbury Park.
Yep, and so...
This time, do you wanna know what I wanna do?
-Knock on doors. -Looking good.
Where's Will?
Will is gonna meet us there in Jersey.
Okay, so we're ready to go.
♪
I can't wait. Asbury Park.
[producer] So, Asbury Park, you knew at 6 years old,
you wanted to...
[Wendy] I wanted to do radio, and I wanted to be famous,
and I always knew that my family wouldn't understand.
What are we--What are we doing?
We're just gonna go to arcade,
and then we're gonna take some photos.
If you need one of the furs, let me know.
-A fur? -Yeah, a fur.
♪
[Will] What, do I need, tickets or somethin' to play?
[woman] No, these are on free plays. You can play.
[Will] All right.
♪♪
[electronic chirping]
[bells ding]
[Will] Are you looking for your photo?
You probably didn't even come here.
Look, who's this?
You probably don't remember taking this photo.
-That's me? -Yeah, that's you.
Unless you know another Wendy Williams...
-Wow. -...in Asbury Park.
-Wow. -I knew this photo was here.
You didn't even know this photo was here.
-No. -Yeah.
So, you probably came here a long time ago. You forgot.
Wow.
You're a staple in Asbury Park.
♪
Hi. Welcome to Wendy Williams Way again.
-Yes, of course. -[laughs]
You look fantastic.
Have you ever watched "The Wendy Williams Show"?
Oh...maybe a couple times.
I was here when your crew-- when they put this up for you.
Well, you know, this is where-- I was born here.
-Right down the street. -No, over there.
-I thought you're down 821. -Are you sure?
Do you know where you're born?
I thought--I thought you were at 821 Central.
I don't--I don't recall.
-Are you sure? -Yeah, down that way.
Okay. Okay.
When they set the sign up, they had to make sure.
That's why you're at Central, because you lived on Central.
-[chuckles] Thank you. -Can I get a picture with you?
-Mm-hmm. -Is that too much?
-'Cause I can take a photo? -Of course.
Yeah, I'll just turn the selfie around again, sure.
-Since she's hanging on my pole. -[laughter]
-Why not? -Yep.
Let's see if we can't get this together.
-Very cute. -Thanks so much.
You're welcome.
But I'm glad you're feeling better.
You look great, and, uh, I'll stay tuned.
♪
♪ My mic sounds nice, check one ♪
♪ My mic sounds nice, check two ♪
♪ Are you ready?
[humming] Ha ha ha.
♪ Ah, yeah
Yeah.
[camera shutter clicking]
♪
[Will] They just wanna say hi to you right here.
Yeah. No, no, on this side.
-Hi! We love you. -Hi, beautiful.
-We love you! We miss you! -Hey, Wendy.
Give me that hand. Give me that love.
Give me that love, beautiful. Right here. Don't cry.
-This is you. -Thank you.
This is your--These are your people, honey.
-You are a star to all of us. -Yes, you are.
Can I give you a hug, please? Just a little bit, and shake.
Oh, my God, Wendy! Whoo!
-Go, Wendy! -Thank you.
And it's nice to see you in person, not on TV.
-Yes, yes. -Thank you.
-We praying for you. We got you. -Exactly.
-I got the door. -Right.
'Cause Jammail won't get the door at all.
-Watch your step right here. -Right here.
[Will] So, this is it?
-[Wendy] Yes. -Where was your room?
-Can you see your window? -In the back.
Oh, your room was in the back. So, you were, like, hiding?
-Yes. -Okay.
-My mother and father lived-- -Room was in the middle?
-Yes. -Okay.
-I wanna say hello. -You wanna go in?
Some steps over here.
Let's do it.
-Coming in. -Hi.
[Will] We came to see Wendy's old house.
My mother and father and my sister and my brother.
-Lived here? -Yes.
Yes. This is the first place that we lived--here.
You didn't know this was Wendy's old house?
-This is my old house. -Oh, really?
-Yeah. -Yes.
Hola, Papi. What's going on, Pops?
-Yes. -You know the street--
the name of the avenue is... -Yeah. Yeah.
Wendy Williams Way. So, this-- this was her old house.
This is gorgeous.
-Gorgeous? -Yes.
But it feels familiar, right?
-Brings you back. -Mm-hmm.
Just imagine how far you've come.
Just think about all that you've accomplished.
You know? All from this home. It started right here.
It's amazing. It's amazing.
[producer] Describe Wendy.
She's wonderful.
Uh, she has always
told it like it is.
And her success as a talk show host
was not a big surprise to me.
She had a vision.
"I'm gonna be famous."
She said that.
Wendy said, "I'm gonna be the queen of New York."
Came into my room with the doggone Goody brush.
"I'm the roving reporter,
and I have an interview I'm gonna do with you."
And she hit the doggone "play" button
and "record" and started talking.
But finally she found a lot of people to listen to it,
and it was great.
She was built for "The Wendy Williams Show,"
and I'm so pissed that she doesn't have it,
because she was the best.
♪♪
♪
-It's a lot, right? -[Wendy crying]
Mm-hmm.
-[Wendy continues crying] -[camera shutter clicking]
I told you it would bring back some memories.
Mm-hmm.
You were trying to be tough.
[Will] How you doing?
[Wendy] I really wanna be back on television.
-You're gonna be back on TV. -Yep.
That's easy. All right?
[man] Can we get a smile real quick, Wendy? You and Will?
One...two...three.
-[camera shutter clicks] -Got it. Thank you.
[Will] Wendy's an icon coming from TV.
She's ready to get back to work,
and, you know, she's been through a lot,
she's overcome a lot, and she's still in this fight.
♪
Who's in there talking?
Wait. Shh.
♪♪
Wendy, can you wake up, please?
-I wasn't asleep. -Okay. How's everything?
Great.
Why do you have your money just laid out?
There's a whole wad of cash in your jewelry box.
Huh? Why you got all this money just in the house?
-Boss, you brought it to me. -I just thought that
you would put it in the bank at some point.
Cash is king.
You got at least about 10, 15 bands here.
Cash is king.
Cash is king, but you also gotta keep it safe.
You don't wanna put in the bank?
You love that--that green paper, huh? [laughs]
-[producer] Hey, Will? -Yes?
No, that's not true. I created a separate account for her.
[producer] Can you explain how did Wendy
lose control of her money?
The guardianship stemmed from a financial standpoint.
I think the bank felt like something was taking place
that Wendy didn't approve of, and they involved the court.
♪
[crew] Marker. Soft sticks.
From what I understand, Wells Fargo froze her account
to find out what was happening
'cause it looked as if someone has been nefarious close to her.
Who is the person that is taking advantage of Wendy?
Wells Fargo have this guardianship petition
about keeping me away from my money.
♪
There have been stories suggesting
that the family may have exploited her financially.
Well, there--there's a lot of blogs that come out,
and the accusation was made that the entire family is
trying to steal her money.
So, my mom made me power of attorney
because at that time, um, the banks were trying to...
Like, around that time, they started accusing
like, the family of, like, doing things that weren't true
and saying that my mom wasn't fit to make choices on her own.
♪
When I was in Miami, all of a sudden,
my American Express card wasn't working.
When my mom was living down here,
as one can imagine, it's not a cheap lifestyle.
The court tried to frame it as though
I was making all these charges for my own happiness and stuff.
And my mom has never been a cheap person.
So, whether it be flying her back and forth
on private planes or even paying for appointments,
it was all under one American Express.
I'm luxurious...and gorgeous,
and I care for my family a lot.
Um, I think the amount of money that they questioned Kevin about
for spending was like $100,000.
To put it in perspective, Kevin's birthday party that year
that his mom threw was $120,000.
Kevin's rent was $80,000.
Kevin's Uber Eats probably exceeded $100,000
that his mom approves.
So, for them to have a court case and rip him away
from taking care of his mother, it's very questionable.
[producer] Have you ever taken money
from your mother's account?
Not with her-- not without her consent.
I never did it without her consent,
and the people involved with it know
how the process was, and, you know,
I feel like everyone's just trying to protect themselves
at this point, but I've never told nothing but the truth
when it came to that.
Please let me have access to my money.
This is not right.
♪
[Krooks] Getting a guardian is truly a last resort,
and it's very serious.
In some cases, the court will appoint
an independent guardian, but there's a strong preference,
and I mean very strong preference in the law,
for it to be a family member.
It's not gonna be a family member
if the family members are fighting,
and the judge doesn't think everybody can get along,
or if the family members, uh, are bad actors.
They've done some, you know, unscrupulous things.
As soon as they got the guardian,
the first thing they told Kevin was he had to leave.
-[producer] Why? -She didn't want him there.
When she walked into court,
she requested liquor and a Whopper.
And then they-they looked at her and they said,
"Do you want Kevin here, or do you want Kevin to leave?"
And she was like, "I want Kevin gone."
'Cause that was the person who was stopping her
from having Whoppers and liquor.
Yeah, uh, absolutely. 100%. No question.
I've been very close with my mom for the majority of my life,
and I just want the best for her in the end of the day.
♪
[sighs]
♪
So, did you eat something, or did you have a liquid lunch?
Because I came into your room,
and all of a sudden, out of nowhere,
I happen to notice one of your specialty items.
Did you drink this whole thing today?
Yes. No.
But, okay, let's just have a quick conversation about this.
Don't you feel like maybe this is a bit excessive?
I don't know if you need this right now,
-Why? -We have a lot--
Because we have a lot of business that's going on.
-I'm not drunk. -I never said you was drunk,
but I just don't know if this is a good idea.
[bleep] you.
So, you think you're perfectly fine
having as many drinks as you want?
-Perfectly. -Okay.
But I'm just gonna put it downstairs to keep it cool.
Keep it there.
-Okay. -Keep it there.
I-I really just...I don't know.
I don't know how much alcohol she consumes,
but I threw the damn liquor away.
And I'm just gonna be honest with you.
I don't know if it's gonna stop her.
I never feel powerless,
but I do feel like I just need help
because I can't do this alone. I would be lying to you if I--
if I would think that I could conquer...
alcoholism, you know, alone.
No.
And Will drinks. I bet we all drink. Why can't I?
♪
[indistinct conversation in distance]
-Wait. Can you hold this? -[producer] Yeah.
And this. Please don't lose that.
-I will not, swear to God. -The fourth one is somewhere.
So, anyway, Kevin, don't tell d--
don't tell about what I plan on doing.
All right, I'm-a call you back.
Okay. Bye, Kev.
-What's up? -That's my son, but he's 21.
So, wait, so how often do you talk to Kevin?
-Whenever I want to. -Yeah?
Yeah. Sometimes he's got terrible things to say.
Wendy and her son, to my knowledge,
have a good relationship.
I've heard gripes, you know, but that's natural.
She loves him. She cares about her son,
and he loves his mom, too.
Growing up, my mom, I feel, definitely
was more generous to me because she was almost
ashamed of the fact that she was an alcoholic.
And she felt like, "I shouldn't be doing this as a mom.
Let me buy this to level it out,"
because her addiction had so much control over her life
that if a person is against it or wants to help with it,
she moves them out.
♪
[producer] So, in the fall of 2021,
there was a lot of headlines that Wendy was in,
a lot of difficult press.
The DailyMail.com photographed her in a bathrobe on the street,
and there were other headlines
that she had to go get psychiatric help.
We were kind of forced to watch on Instagram and the-the news,
just her sleeping in stores,
going around in bathrobes, her almost falling over.
It was-It was just embarrassing. It was-It was sad.
It, uh, it was- it was a tough time.
It doesn't help when you go online every day,
and you see article after article
saying she looks unwell, or she's not making sense.
I mean, you can't- you can't ignore that,
even as a family member, even when you say,
I'm not gonna look this stuff up.
I mean, you can't ignore the reality that
every day for a year and a half,
there have been articles that have been absolutely horrible,
some of which...
okay, yeah, that's in line with the reality,
and some of which that are not.
[producer] I can only imagine and know the concern
if you're worried about your aunt.
[sniffles] Yeah.
We've spent a lot of time with her.
[voice breaking] I Google my aunt's name
probably, like, every day, you know, and, um,
I think that the most frightening thing always is that
I will Google, and it won't be good, or it will be...
Like, something that we can't come back from
or we can't, you know, be there for.
So, I mean, for a year and a half,
it's been every day.
And every day I'm Googling her name.
It never, um...
[sniffles]
Just as, like, a check-in to see, like,
what are people saying, but more important, like,
'cause I know the whole story.
Do people care about her? Like, truly care about her,
or do they care about the clickbait? [sniffles]
[producer] Why do you wanna do a podcast?
[sighs] Money.
-What about money? -I want money.
I feel like the podcast is the heartbeat
of everything that I'm trying to do for Wendy.
I-I feel like Wendy wants to connect with her fans
in a different way,
opposed to her just doing a television show.
She definitely misses her fans. That's a big void in her life.
Wendy and myself, we're ready to go,
but we're waiting for the deal to come.
You know, we just wanna make sure--
I just wanna make sure I get the right deal for her.
This is Wendy Williams. She's iconic.
So, Sean, thanks for joining us. We just wanted to get together,
and let's talk about this podcast.
The media is anxious for the podcast.
Okay.
Your--the fans want Wendy, and they're asking about it,
So, are we there right now? Are we able to--
are you able to give me a date so we can kinda run with it?
I can't give you a date.
I'm constantly fighting the media.
Even if we could somewhat start shooting the pilot,
if that's okay.
But I feel like we should start moving towards figuring out
who Wendy would like to interview,
what that needs to look like, trying to figure out what
the press run is gonna look like and...
Puff Daddy.
-...begin to work it out. -Fat Joe.
Well, let me ask you a question. Who do you think should be some
of the first guests on the podcast?
Kiki Shephard.
Ooh, I like that, Wendy.
Um, Madonna. The end of the road is Madonna.
So...so, Shawn, you don't think that if
we shoot a pilot that that could probably
hurt future deals that we're going to get?
You don't think that we're giving them
the sauce prematurely? -No, I think it--
I think it will- I think it will help
because I think we'll be able to see Wendy in action.
And you use that to shop-- to further--
to shop the deal, essentially.
So, if it doesn't work, we're gonna blame you.
It's gonna work.
I'm just letting you know right now.
It's Wendy.
-So, can I see you tomorrow? -Yes, you can.
Perfect. We'll talk tomorrow.
-Okay. -But she didn't say bye.
Can you come upstairs for--Oh, you don't have to come upstairs.
I am, but you gotta let her say bye.
I already talked to you about everything.
[producer] Do you think she's ready to do a podcast?
Or you said that she was going through a hard time?
Well, in-in regards to her being ready, let me ask you.
You was with her for two, three days.
Do you think Wendy's ready to do a podcast?
♪
So, why do you have doubt? 'Cause you just
shook your head 10 times, but no words came out.
[producer] It seems like Wendy really struggles
with expressing herself.
Are you concerned about that?
She does this in her sleep,
so that's why I don't understand when people have doubt.
That's why I asked you the question.
I don't understand where the doubt comes from.
When you have someone who has done this for 20 years straight,
how can she not be ready?
You okay? You gotta use the bathroom?
No. Come upstairs with me.
Okay. I'm coming in seven minutes.
Perfect. And you next.
♪
[producer] When was the last time you went out?
-Been a while, right? -A while.
Why? And why do you not go out more?
Because Wells Fargo has got me on lock.
This is me.
One of a kind.
[producer] So, when all the flashbulbs go off, and...
[Wendy] I love it.
-[man] Hi. -[camera shutters clicking]
Hi.
And I can't wait until it's over
and see my cats and fall asleep.
Hi.
Thank you.
[man] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Wendy, look over here.
People love Wendy, and she loves the people.
So, anything Wendy does is gonna go viral.
Good, negative, bad, indifferent--
they're gonna pick it up.
-I weigh 138. -[man] You look great.
-You look great, Wendy. -[Wendy] Pretty, right?
Thank you, Wendy.
Wendy has always been very provocative.
Whether you loved her, whether you hated her,
you wanted to listen her.
And there were times you really, really wanted to hate her,
like the "Free Britney" comments.
Free Britney. Leave Britney alone.
-[cheers and applause] -How dare you, Mr. Spears?
You had me fooled. And you too, Mrs. Spears.
-Death to all of them. -[audience] Ohh!
You know, now she's under financial guardianship,
and she's the story.
She's not used to being the hot topic
the way that she is right now.
You do have some haters out there.
Some?
When you say it like you mean it,
you have to be prepared for people
to not want to be around you because you are...a pariah.
To be frank, it's hard to see Wendy as a victim
because of all the ill will she has engendered with some people.
You know, you could go in YouTube comments,
and that would just be fans saying,
"Oh, just desserts," right?
You know, karma coming back to bite her.
We gotta sit here.
I don't want to sit with my back against the mirror.
I wanna be seen. You wanna be seen where?
-I want to sit over there. -No, we can't,
because the cameras are facing this way.
-Oh. -Okay?
-Important. -Exactly, very.
The food is great, but I'm not here to eat.
-I'm here to-- -You--you're styling.
-Yes. -You're styling. You're working.
-Okay. -Yes.
And there's a new chapter in my life...
Yes, there is.
...where I don't wanna work all the time.
No.
-And I wanna have friends. -Yeah.
Guys and girls.
-I have no friends. -Yeah.
You know what? I know nobody.
I know you.
You know a lot of people, Wendy.
-No, I don't! -Yes, you do.
-No, I don't. No, I don't. -Yes, you do.
You know a lot of people. So many people.
Yes. Even when I went to your birthday dinner.
-No, I don't. -Yes. You know a lot of people.
You know how many people come out to support you?
You know how many people love you?
No, I didn't--No, I don't.
Then why don't they come over, and we exchange phone numbers?
You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying?
Like, "Hey! What are you doing tomorrow?"
You know?
[producer] Does she live a pretty lonely life?
In my opinion, yes.
And when I say lonely, I just feel like Wendy requires a lot.
She's definitely a people's person.
She's definitely an outgoing individual,
and she loves to talk.
-[laughs] -[Will] Do you have ginger ale?
-[waiter] Of course. -Thank you.
-Excuse me, do you have wine? -Yes.
-Let me see. -White? Red? How about a list?
You know what? White, white.
-I have a nice Gavi La Scolca. -Okay.
It's one of the best that we have.
-I'll take it. -Of course.
Thanks.
-But I'm serious about... -I'm gonna go to the bathroom.
-You know what I'm saying? -Mm-hmm.
[Wendy] And I've been kind of too bold...
No wine?
She asked me for the La Scolca-- glass of wine.
Can you bring her something that is, like, virgin?
Yeah, like, white. I can make, like, martini.
Yeah, make her something virgin. No liquor.
-Do her martini, okay? -Thank you, boss.
Thank you. Thank you.
Kevin does not want his mother utilizing any substances.
He has a no-alcohol policy. He's always stressed that to me.
He doesn't want her drinking a drop of liquor.
Thank you. Oh, that's yours? Is that yours?
-No, that's for you. -Oh, that's mine?
-We made a martini. Yes. -Thank you.
Let me tell you something right now.
-Tell me. -Like, my whole family
is in Miami, but I was so busy
doing "The Wendy Williams Show." You know, when--
-Do you-do you miss your family? -No, I don't.
You don't miss your family at all?
-No. -Do you miss Kevin?
You miss your son?
-I...I...what? My-- -I'm just asking.
-Excuse me. -Yes?
-My only child. -Yes.
Of course. You know what I'm saying?
So, don't you think we should go see him?
-Yes. -Okay.
-But I can't fly. I have no-- -Why can't you fly?
-Well, I have a passport. -Yes, you do.
But I have no card.
Can they hear me t-- c-- talking?
When you say, "they," yes, everyone can hear you talking.
-Fabulous. -You're loud.
Well, uh, uh...
It's okay. You're the voice of the city.
You should be loud.
Six years old. Asbury Park.
Asbury Park! Let 'em know.
I think that my mom has done a great job
making it seem like everything is okay always.
Unfortunately, when she's in New York,
she doesn't have anybody to really call on
to really wanna do anything with her
unless they're being paid.
I think that once she realizes that,
that's when the lonely feeling really sets in.
That's when self-sabotage occurs.
And she drinks and smokes ePens.
And it just looks like, you know,
we're heading down the same path of self-sabotage.
You ready to go, or you're good? You still eating?
No. Please. Don't-don't forget my wine.
♪
[Wendy] "Star." I love "Star." This is my girl.
-[producer] Who is it? -I love her so much.
This girl, who's been on "The Wendy Williams Show."
Love her.
And you know what? I love this man.
But what's weird about Jennifer is that...
she will dump him immediately, like me.
And like "Sex and the City." Dump immediately.
So, he better get in line.
Do you miss looking at these types of magazines?
Correct. Yes. I miss this.
While you look at that,
can I ask you a question about liquor?
Why do you like liquor? Like, why do you like to drink?
Because I can.
When you have a drink, like, what,
do you just have it just to have it,
or is it because you're stressed out
or you're bored or what? -No, just because I care for it,
and-and I've always been bored.
And Will stole my Ketel One.
How dare you? I own this apartment.
Every day that I come here,
I look for alcohol, just in case.
I found it, like, in the bathroom,
under the bathroom cabinets, sometimes in closets.
I just find it and pour it out, to be honest.
♪
[Wendy] Okay, so here's what's happening.
-Okay. -I am so--
Oh, I am so bored that I can't wait to get to California.
Yeah.
I wish you would get liposuction.
-[scoffs] Okay. -You know?
And-and this is great.
And the hair is everything.
Thank you.
-You're everything. -Yes.
You know I love you. [laughs]
When we get to California,
I wanna be there for two weeks.
-Okay. -Perhaps three weeks.
-Okay. -I don't know!
And dumbass Will,
who has no idea what's about to happen,
he's gonna be gobsmacked.
Am I-am I yelling?
You're fine.
Sorry.
[bleep] him, long, hard and [bleep] fast.
I will smoke what I smoke, and I will liquor when I liquor.
And I will eat what I eat.
How dare him. How dare him!
I control me.
Well, and-and you know your limits. You know--
Let me tell you something right now.
I don't need, uh, Will for anything,
but I want money, you know, and you know what?
-I think we need to go. -Do you wanna go upstairs
and look at the things you wanna get rid of?
-Let's go. -Okay.
There's so much stuff that I'm throwing away.
Okay. I'll take my stuff up.
And so much stuff I'm keeping.
Get up, please.
Okay, let's go.
♪
[Wendy] All of this is mine.
-What the [bleep] brand is this? -Ugg.
-Ugg? -Yeah.
Put it in the same position, please.
Close it all the way!
[under breath] Dumbass.
♪
I have very thick skin.
No, thank you.
Got it.
I know that she cares about me.
I know that she knows that I'm like a ride-or-die for her.
I can't do long because of my foot problem.
Yeah.
So, I'm not wearing stuff like that.
No.
[producer] You know how Wendy can be a bit brash sometimes?
Was that always the Wendy you knew?
Ma has tougher skin than most people,
so she expects other people to have tough skin.
But I do remember 10 years ago,
it was clearly something going on.
The changes started, and it's progressed,
and at this point, I think it's just hit a head.
-Go downstairs, please. -Okay.
And order something to make you fatter.
Okay. All right. See you in a sec.
♪
Hey. Hey, Wendy.
-Hi. -How are you?
I'm not speaking to you. Just drive.
[Jammail] I've worked with Wendy for about a year-a year now.
[producer] And what's she like?
Some days are better than others.
You know, some days she's fine.
Some days she's a little crazy.
I've been fired, I think, twice.
[producer] What do you do wrong?
That time we had a conversation about drinking,
she got pissed off. -[producer] What happened?
She wanted to get a drink, and I told her no.
Said, "You're fired." [laughs]
-[Wendy] Uh, New York. -[Jammail] Yes, ma'am.
[Wendy] Find a vape.
[Jammail] We're gonna find it right now.
Shawn has the address.
[Shawn] It's right near "The Wendy Williams Show."
[Wendy] Maybe I can get half off.
I'll tell him. Listen, all my [bleep] is in Wells Fargo.
I don't have a card. I have no money.
You know what I'm saying? Maybe we can cut a deal.
I don't see my spot.
Uh, this doesn't look like anything familiar
when I'm going to "The Wendy Williams Show."
[Shawn] This is the one she usually goes to, right?
-[Jammail] Yeah. -Yeah? Okay. Okay.
Just get the blus. I don't know.
-Okay. -Okay.
You know, I wonder if, you know, and I-I don't...
Do you know Wendy Williams?
-She comes in here all the time? -[man] Yeah.
She told me you would know what she gets.
This is not the blu that I go to.
And this person doesn't know "The Wendy Williams Show."
-[packaging rustles] -Why did it take so long?
Well, he couldn't find the right one,
and this is the only one he had.
I hope this is the right one you need.
First of all, you didn't go past "The Wendy Williams Show"
or the Sherri Shepherd show.
[Jammail] We're gonna go past her now.
-Yeah. -All right.
That's where we need to go past. Uh--
Is that the correct one? That's all he said he had.
He said that's what you usually get.
What the [bleep] is this? This is...open this [bleep].
I don't even know what this [bleep] is.
Okay. Because if not, he tell me to bring it right back in.
Go past "The Wendy Williams Show."
Go past the Sherri Shepherd show.
[Jammail] That's on 26th Street.
-Do you want me to-- -Give this [bleep] back, please.
Give it back.
And don't take more than two seconds.
[door alert chimes]
[Shawn] Let me see.
[Jammail] We go- go here all the time.
-We just went here on Friday. -[Wendy] Excuse me?
[Jammail] We go here all the time for the blus.
[Wendy] Listen, listen, you're supposed to go past
"The Wendy Williams Show."
-Okay, but-- -Make a right.
This is where we get the blus from every time.
No, no. Excuse me.
I do it because I don't wanna argue with you.
Is that it? Okay. Thank you.
But as a driver, you're just a driver.
-[Jammail chuckles] -[door alert chimes]
[Shawn] Try this one. Is this one better?
He said that's the other one.
[Jammail] Let me see that again, the one you told me to--
-I said, give the [bleep]-- -This isn't--okay. That's it.
-Look. -Okay.
-Shawn. -Yes.
-Give the [bleep] back! -All right.
-And let's go. -Okay.
Doesn't know [bleep] about New York,
but I can't wait to get to California.
I returned it 'cause that's all they had in there, so...
Go!
Drive!
Past "The Wendy Williams Show." Thanks.
That's the third time we went over there.
Excuse me. Can you drive a little bit faster
and-and, you know, we won't get, uh, stopped by the police?
I'm famous, and I never go out.
And everything that I have on is delicious.
Here's "The Wendy Williams Show" right here on your left.
Look, Wendy, over here. That's "The Wendy Williams Show."
Okay, stay right. Stay right.
[Shawn] This is the same--yeah, this is the one we were just at.
-Oh, my God. Okay, driver. -Uh-huh.
I said go past "The Wendy Williams Show."
[Jammail] We did that. We just did that.
Do it again. Do it again.
-I'm not going to this place. -We're not here.
-It's right here. -Where?
The Smoke Shop right there. Same one.
-We just passed it. -Same one. Same one.
Oh.
I am so glad I'm not on "The Wendy Williams Show."
This is all too much.
Wendy, these are the two. Is it this one or this one?
These are all they have in there.
I opened up both boxes.
This is not [bleep][bleep] blu.
Or this one. Both of them, they said blu.
-That's why-- -Just drive. I'm sorry, driver.
Oh. Okay.
Okay, no problem.
-Shawn? -Yes.
-I'm sorry. -It's okay.
Okay, so, Shawn, Wendy, we're--you're going now.
The crew-the crew has to stop filming now.
We are about to leave right now, and Jammail and Shawn
are gonna go take--go back and go back to the house.
-We need to find the blu. -The blu, I know.
-The blu. -So...so we're gonna order--
We need to find the blu that I like
and then go back to the apartment.
Excuse me? I said the blu.
This [bleep] is so [bleep] big.
-So, we're gonna drop you guys-- -I have no idea where we are.
So, Wendy, we're gonna get out of the car
because the guys have to wrap. -Okay.
We'll get out over here on this side.
-Because it's late. -Let Wendy stay there.
Do we have permission to cut this for a second?
Why don't we order in some liquor?
No, Will.
I can get them from... [speaks indistinctly]
What do you-what do you like? Champagne?
I love--yeah, champagne.
Okay, let's have champagne along with the blus that I like.
♪
[producer] Are you worried about Wendy?
[Jammail] Uh... this stage of her life? Yeah.
From when I first met Wendy, she was--
She had a beautiful personality.
Now it's just like, I don't know what the hell's going on.
I don't know what she's going through,
but it's getting very intense, whatever she's going through,
I think she's losing memory. Have you guys noticed that?
Hmm.
Like, she just blanks out.
Like, you'll talk to her, she'll blank out.
Sometimes she doesn't even realize who I am.
I've picked her up many times, and she's like,
"Hey, who are you again?"
Dealing with something like that is very hard.
You know, on a daily basis to be around Wendy,
that-that needs to be a super paycheck.
[crew] Shawn interview.
Shawn interview, take one. Mark.
♪
Yeah.
Um...yes, that was an experience. I agree.
[producer] So, when we got out of the car last night,
what happened when the cameras were pulled away?
Did you guys go find a vape? Did you come home?
Oh, no, we came back. Yeah, we ended up coming back h--
coming back here, uh, coming back home
and, yeah, and eating and having--
Actually, we didn't even eat. Yeah, and talking.
So, you don't think there's anything going on
with Wendy's health that is alarming
or that raises an eyebrow to you?
No. I mean, this is-- Wendy is Wendy.
There has been on record that she did have, you know, um,
a problem with alcohol, right? -Mm-hmm.
-That's-That's public knowledge. -Mm-hmm.
You know, do you-are you worried about that at all, like...
Right now, I'm not. The reason why is I think--
I really feel she knows how to- how to control herself.
Let's-let's think about the fact that,
okay, maybe if you had a drink,
but it was a drink, and you're able to stop.
Nobody's surprised by how my mom treats people
in the current state that she's in,
where she's not healthy.
Um, but people are more so surprised
by how easily, uh, the people around her
are agreeing and allowing this to continue.
As long as she has people around who are "yes" people,
the same thing is always gonna occur
where she would ultimately just find any excuse to be by herself
so she can get back to drinking.
♪
[producer] Good morning, Wendy. How are you?
[Wendy] I'm doing better than most.
We weren't here for a couple days.
Did you enjoy your time off from this,
from the documentary?
-No. -No.
I'm bored. I'm [bleep] bored.
♪
Hey, Wendy?
Hi, Wendy.
Wendy?
-Yes. -Tell me about that.
She's knocked out. Like, fast asleep,
mouth open, like REM sleep.
No.
Mm-hmm.
-Hello? -Hey, Will, it's Keesh.
-Um... -What's up?
I'm here by Wendy.
Wendy has piles and piles and piles of stuff everywhere
and tons of pet and cat food.
What-what happened with the cats?
Oh, there's throw-up everywhere by the door.
-Oh, my gosh. -Yeah, it-it-it stinks.
And the people are here from What Goes Around Comes Around,
and, like, there's a lot that we would have to go through here
before they can see any of this.
All right. And I'm on the way. All right?
-Goodbye. -Bye.
[Will] Wendy!
Wendy!
I know you can hear my voice.
So, you decided to take a nap, huh?
How long you need? About an hour?
Huh? An hour?
You know we have stuff to do today, right?
Okay, so I'm gonna give you an hour,
and I need you to wake your ass up.
All right?
What you said?
What does that have to do with anything? You need to be--
Yeah, but you need to be awake
in order for you to put clothes on.
You will what?
Okay, so one hour, 60 minutes, and I'm coming back to get you.
-No. One. -I don't know...
Yeah. In one hour, we have to get you ready,
and then we go out to eat after.
Why are you telling me about you drinking?
And we'll go out to put my boots off.
Just go to sleep. I don't wanna hear this [bleep].
Go to sleep. Go to sleep,
and I'll wake you up later, all right? Go to sleep.
Look, do you see what I deal with?
What do you deal with? You don't deal with anything.
-I said goodbye! -Yeah, so?
That doesn't mean I have to leave.
Go to sleep. You need rest, clearly.
How are you whispering to the camera?
'Cause these are my friends, not you.
That's what you think.
What makes you think that they're your friends?
Hmm?
♪♪
[producer] Do you think Wendy was drinking this morning?
There's no way that I would know that.
I have no idea if she was drinking.
I don't feel like when I walked in the room, she was drunk.
I feel like she was just really tired.
Where are you going? You're not ready to go nowhere yet.
You're not in a good space right now.
Mm-hmm.
Okay?
It's okay.
Who do you think it was? It's okay. It's all right.
-Ain't nobody else like me. -Somebody else. All right.
Let's let her get some rest, guys, please,
if you don't mind.
Just take-take an hour or two because, you know,
you look a little tired, all right?
And I'll have the orange juice come up.
[Wendy sighs]
I can't determine Wendy's mental health.
You know, I guess a small part of me
is concerned to a point where I probably
just don't ask because I don't really want to know.
I love you.
[Will] Love you, too. I'll talk to you soon.
Shawn, this is my niece.
-Hi. -I never met you before.
There have been random people around you.
Stealing money from me.
-It's giving desperate energy. -Relax.
I wanna get back on TV.
Are you [bleep] serious?
I want a new manager immediately.
Her health needs to be number one priority,
not her getting a talk show. -'Cause they're gonna say yes.
[producer] What are you afraid your concerns are
of what will happen if something drastic doesn't change?
I'm-I'm afraid that she could die.