If there’s one person you can always expect to tell it like it is, it’s Wendy Williams. The self-professed Queen of all Media not only keeps us in the know of today’s pop culture, but she’s built her empire from the ground up based on just that—dishing the dirt on our favorite celebrities. Whether she’s exposing the truth or giving her raw unfiltered opinion, you can always count on Ms. Wendy to stir up a little controversy with an outrageous comment or two. Here are seven of Wendy Williams’ most outrageous comments and the celebrities’ comeback responses.
Evelyn Lozado
Wendy Williams recently caught fire from reality star Evelyn Lozada after making a snide remark about her newborn baby boy with baseball player Carl Crawford. While informing the audience of the baby’s birth during the “Hot Topics” segment of her eponymous talk show, Wendy ended up starting trouble with Ev. Here’s what Wendy Said:
“Evelyn gave birth to a cash register … I mean … a baby boy with her fiancé, the $142 million Carl Crawford.”
A cash register though? Although she soon apologized to her audience saying she didn’t mean the crude joke, Wendy did congratulate Evelyn on her bundle of joy. But that didn’t stop Evelyn from snapping back on twitter by saying:
You know @WendyWilliams, I never bother anyone. I even bought you a beautiful bouquet of flowers congratulating your broadway debut…
— Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) March 26, 2014
Since u want me 2 open Dulce n LA. Maybe ur man can come 2 that store & purchase shoes 4 another woman like he did @ my Miami store. Bloop!
— Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) March 26, 2014
Oh…BTW…he purchased the Casadei suede over the knee boots triple platform just in case you wanted to know. #DontComeForMe #INeverBotherU
— Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) March 26, 2014
Well alright-y then!
Beyoncé
In 2012, Wendy had the Beyhive buzzing when she made a not so nice comment about Beyoncé’s intellect. And we all know Beyoncé’s fans go hard for their girl, so they weren’t having it. Immediately after making the unpleasant remark on her show, the audience erupted into a barrage of boos. Here’s what Wendy said about Beyoncé:
“I am a Beyoncé fan. I’m gonna watch her upcoming documentary because fortunately one of the TVs in our kitchen has closed captioning so I’ll be able to understand what she says. You know Beyoncé can’t talk. She sounds like she has a fifth grade education.”
Beyoncé hasn’t publicly addressed Wendy’s comment, but it’s safe to say that the biggest comeback she could ever make was to keep cashing those million dollar checks! She’s worth how much again? Bow Down B*tches! Perhaps Wendy was on her mind when making that song.
Viola Davis
Viola Davis showed up on the red carpet of the 2012 Academy Awards sporting her natural tresses. And while many thought she looked absolutely stunning, Wendy expressed her disapproval during her red carpet commentary on “The Wendy Williams Show.” She compared Viola’s TWA to that of ’70s television show Room 222’s Lloyd Haynes.
Natural hair enthusiasts took to Twitter and blogs to slam the Queen of Media. And while there’s no record of a response to Wendy’s comment from Ms. Davis, she did have this to say at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood event about showcasing her natural tresses:
“There hasn’t been any occasion that I felt brave enough to do it. … I feel very powerful, I really do. I feel more powerful every day, more secure in who I am, and I’ve waited so long for that … It feels so divine.” – Viola Davis
Lil Kim
We’re all no strangers to Lil Kim’s altered appearance. And she’s never been shy about her plastic surgery, but pictures surfaced of what looked like more work being done to Kim’s face and Wendy had this to say:
“Kim, in my mind, I knew your goal was always to look like La Toya Jackson. You’ve out-La Toya’d La Toya in your new look. Don’t blame Photoshopping, blame your plastic surgeon, girl.”
And of course Queen B came back at Wendy with allegations of sexual relations between The Notorious B.I.G. and Wendy. Here’s what Lil Kim tweeted:
@WendyWilliams Stop hating on me because U sucked Big’s dick & he didn’t want nothing to do with yo ass after that.
— Lil’ Kim (@LilKim) March 12, 2013
Ummm. Wendy girl, is that true?
Porsha Williams
After having just gone through a very public divorce, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Porsha Williams has been in the media for snapping back at Wendy Williams for making a few nasty comments about her. Wendy has called the reality star “stupid” and “dumbbell,” and insinuated that Porsha should have had a baby with Kordell for money. Here’s what Wendy said:
“Because Porsha’s less than smart [she got nothing], she should’ve had a baby, I’m tired of saying that to women.”
Not keeping quiet about the comments made about her, in a recent radio interview at Atlanta’s V-103, Porsha had some choice words for Ms. Wendy.
“You know what? It’s just enough. It’s enough of women of power, women of color, not supporting each other. Like every time I see her say something about me, I’m disappointed in her. She’s calling me ‘less than smart,’ she’s less than a woman. You shouldn’t do that. I’ve been through a very traumatic situation that hurt me, all I’m trying to do is stand and be strong and possibly inspire somebody else and all she does is knock me down.” -Porsha Williams
Considering Porsha endured a miscarriage while married to Kordell Stewart, Wendy, who has been open about her own issues carrying a baby to term, her comment wasn’t too nice.
NeNe Leakes
Last year Wendy took shots at another RHOA star NeNe Leakes’ relationship and remarriage to Greg Leakes. She commented on “their lack of chemistry,” saying that their relationship seemed to be more of a friendship. Ouch! And we all know NeNe, much like Wendy is never lost for words, so she took to her Twitter blasting the talk show host:
“@WendyWilliams don’t know sh*t about my relationship! Have u ever seen her and Kevin kiss? Yuck” -@NeNeLeakes via Twitter
Method Man
Back in 2006, rapper Method Man’s wife was suffering from cancer. Although their wishes were to deal with the illness privately, Wendy broke the story to the world on her syndicated radio show. The Staten Island rapper was not too thrilled with Wendy putting his wife’s business on blast like that, especially since most of her family members weren’t even aware. Method Man took to many media outlets blasting back. Here’s a bit of what he said in an interview on ItshiphopTV.com.
“I like to thank Wendy Williams for bringing that to the mass, cause didn’t have to go on the radio and say that sh*t. That is nobody f*cking business. You can talk about me, I’m in the entertainment business, but not her. The b*tch is an idiot.” -Method Man