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Wendy Williams Was Exploited By Documentary Producers, Publicist Alleges

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Last week, the eagerly anticipated docuseries Where Is Wendy Williams? finally arrived. Even before its release, the project had the personality’s fanbase up in arms, as early trailers indicated that it’d showcase her financial concerns, mental health struggles, and more. Just before the series came out, it was also revealed that Williams had been diagnosed with dementia and aphasia. Many argued that it was unethical to document Williams’ less flattering moments out of concern that she was unable to consent.

Now, Williams’ publicist, who appears in the doc, has spoken out. During an exclusive interview with NBC News, Shawn Zanotti shared that she believes Williams was misled about the project and would have never agreed to it had she known how she would be portrayed.

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Shawn Zanotti Calls Cap On Where Is Wendy Williams? Producers’ Claims

“I felt that [Williams] was being exploited,” Zanotti described. “She thought we were focusing on the comeback of her career. … She would be mortified. There’s no way you can convince me that she would be OK with looking and seeing herself in that way… That is not the project that [Williams] signed up for. That’s not the project [the producers] brought to me. That’s not what I told her this was going to be about,” she also added. “There were a lot of good moments. None of those good moments were shown.”

Zanotti went on to respond to producers’ claims that they would have approached the project differently had they been aware of Williams’ dementia diagnosis. “I don’t think [the diagnosis] would have stopped them at all. The producers were asking questions throughout the entire time — would ask questions where she would somewhat seem confused, and I feel as though it was done to be intentional at that moment in time to make their storyline,” she explained. “Again, this was presented as a documentary to her, but to me, it looked as though it was a reality show of a circus, a circus to her downfall.” What do you think of Wendy Williams’ publicist Shawn Zanotti claiming that the personality was exploited by producers? Do you agree with her? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Blac Chyna’s OnlyFans Account Felt “Exploiting,” Model Selling Content On Nudity-Free Platform Now

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Few people have what it takes to navigate through a personal transformation like Angela White – also known as Blac Chyna – has in 2023. From dissolving the filler injections in her face to going back under the knife to reduce some of her past surgeries, the physical and mental changes we’ve seen in the mother of two recently are nothing short of inspiring. In the past, Chyna used to capitalize off her surgically enhanced hourglass figure by selling content on OnlyFans, but now, she’s opening up about what led her to walk away from that lifestyle.

“OnlyFans was catered to exploiting myself,” she told DailyMail today (December 1). “It was just exploiting myself to get obviously money, but it wasn’t showing my authentic self,” White reflected. Her account began at $10/month, though she later upped her price to $50 for the same subscription. Besides feeling like she was stepping out of her integrity, the reality star also doesn’t want to encourage other women to sign up for the NSFW platform.

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Blac Chyna Seeks to Empower Others on Passes

“If somebody sees me making whatever amount of money from OnlyFans, do you know how many other women are gonna go and run and do OnlyFans because they see that I’m making this money? That’s a negative thing,” she admitted. “I’m going to be accountable for that come Judgment Day. I’m gonna have to reckon with that.” Instead of walking away from content creation entirely, Chyna is now selling things on Passes, a nudity-free site where she’s focusing on sharing tips about business, spirituality, and motherhood, among other things.

While Blac Chyna continues to find new ways to raise her vibration, her mother, Tokyo Toni, unfortunately remains stuck in the same cycle of wreaking havoc online. Her latest targets are Beyonce and Blue Ivy, though another celebrity mom didn’t hesitate to call her out for hating on the 11-year-old. Read more about that at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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