Wendy Williams She was once the queen of New York radio and made many friends and one big enemy through her popular Hot 97 show.
The 60-year-old former host has a long history of feuds with Sean “Diddy” Combs And even accused the bad boy billionaire of being solely responsible for firing her from the program in 1998 and taking her off the air forever.
Years later, Williams found success with her self-titled talk show, but not without repeatedly claiming that Diddy tried to harm her career along the way. Williams recently broke her silence on Diddy’s arrest following the federal investigation, telling the Daily Mail, “The time has come.”
Wendy Williams resented Diddy for years when she claimed he ruined her career. (Getty Images)
Williams’ friction with the powerful producer began even before he was fired from his job New York’s The biggest radio station. She claimed on a 2005 episode of “The Wendy Williams Experience” that the women of Total, one of Diddy’s girl groups, had almost beaten her.
During a 2019 episode of her talk show, Williams hinted that Diddy was involved in the melee, and she recalled the moment she came face to face with the women after signing off on air.
Sean “Diddy” Combs during the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc.)
“Once upon a time, there was a music emperor who sent his all-girl group to beat me up in front of the radio station. Fact!” He said. “I finished my shift, picked up my headphones, put my bag on my arm and I saw everyone standing by the window looking out to the sidewalk.
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“I got this girl group that jumped out of the gypsy cab to follow me,” she alleged. “To beat me up–! What for? You know what I said was true. You were all broke, and you were living in the projects and that was that.”
Fox News Digital has contacted members of Total for comment.
Diddy was in attendance at the “Wendy Williams Brings the Heat, Vol. 1” release party in 2005. (Getty Images)
He wrote of “a certain level of contempt for Puff” in his 2004 book because he “single-handedly tried to ruin his career”. She wrote, “I will never forget what he put me through. But I don’t hate him.”
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Williams hinted in 2013 how her Hot 97 firing was due to the “I’ll Be Missing You” singer’s influence on New York. hip hop Music scene at that time.
“What he put me through. I’ll never forget. But I don’t hate him.”
He said on Vlad TV, “There was a radio personality once upon a time and her name was Wendy Williams, and she was practically burned to death for talking about this, and now it’s all come out completely. ” “I had a lot of situations earlier in my career, and this is all coming full circle.”
Williams was working in radio in the ’90s when she claimed Diddy fired her. (Getty Images)
Wendy Williams from 107.5 FM (Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
Williams regularly mocked Diddy’s name change throughout his career. The recording mogul has a history of changing his nicknames and at one point was known as Puff Daddy, then Puffy (Williams’ favorite), then P. Diddy, Sean John, and then simply “Diddy”. Used to go.
“I don’t like when people change their names in the middle of our relationship,” Williams said during an episode of “The Wendy Williams Show” in 2015. You’re in puffy form, that’s all.”
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Williams’ former co-host, Charlamagne Tha God, addressed her Hot 97 firing on a May episode of “The Art of Dialogue.”
Charlamagne said that God knew intimate details about Wendy’s history with Diddy. (Getty Images)
“That was Wendy,” he said. “Wendy’s whole thing was that Diddy was gay since the 90s. Wendy was throwing it out there. … That’s why Wendy got fired from Hot 97. Wendy got fired from Hot 97 by Diddy Because that was when the bad boy was rocking and, yes, he got fired for putting it there.”
When Diddy and Cassie briefly split in 2015, he pointed to power issues between the couple.
He said, “My thing is that when you date a mogul, it’s really hard to avoid them because if you use your brain, you never know when they’ll pop up.” “He could charter a plane right now… land on the roof of the hotel she’s staying in, pay the people at the front desk. ‘Give me a key and let me go up to her room.’ As a person, I’m already crazy.”
In 2017, Wendy and Diddy put 15 years behind them when he appeared on their talk show for his new film, “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story.”
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After Diddy came on stage, Wendy said, “It’s all an act… You’re welcome.” He said, “Thank you, thank you very much.” “I have to say it’s taken a long time, and I just want to let you know how proud I am of you because I don’t think you should really be the first one to cover our culture, hip hop culture, hip Get enough credit for Hope Celebrities… But you started shedding light on our culture and our people and thank you very much.
Before Diddy appeared on his show, Wendy and Diddy were seen mending a feud at a party in 2015. (Getty Images)
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Williams said, “I know I offended a lot of people, including you, but this is a full-circle moment for everyone. Engage in adult conversation.” At one point during the conversation, Williams’ son, Kevin Hunt, Jr., was mentioned, causing the talk show host to become frustrated.
“And now being the mother of a 16-year-old, let me tell you something,” Williams said, before Diddy interjected, “Mmm, who I met backstage. He’s a great young man.” Is.” Williams appeared nervous about their meeting.
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When Cassie and Diddy finally split for good in 2018, Williams wanted the pair to get back together, but then changed her mind after seeing Diddy’s attempts to woo Cassie back through social media. Took.
He said, “I suggest not using social media to make contact. I think it was a grand proposal on Puffy’s part. I don’t think he really wants her back.” “I believe he probably, at some point, treated her like an authority figure. If you really cared you would approach her in private, not in public.”
Wendy has a son, Kevin Jr., with her ex-husband. (Getty Images)
Cassie filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Diddy in November and it was settled a day later. (Getty Images)
This week, Williams, who has largely stayed out of the spotlight since dementia diagnosis Earlier this year, Diddy broke his silence on the scandal and admitted that he was horrified after watching 2016 video footage of Combs allegedly attacking Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway.
“What’s really funny is that I’ve had a lot of people say, ‘Wendy you’ve called it,'” he told the Daily Mail. “That includes some of my family who have said the same thing. You know, I’m all about it.” How do I feel? It was horrible to see this video. How many more people? ?It’s terrible.”
Representatives for Williams did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Didi was arrested Charged with conspiracy to defraud on September 16 and the following day; Sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty just hours after the unsealing of an indictment detailing his alleged sex crimes. If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison or a maximum of life in prison.
Authorities alleged that Diddy participated criminal enterprise Through his businesses, which include Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises, and Combs Global, among others. According to the anonymous indictment obtained by Fox News Digital, he used “firearms, threats of violence, coercion, and verbal, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse” to satisfy his sexual desires.
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Diddy and his staff would intimidate, threaten, and lure female victims into Combs’ orbit, often under the pretense of a romantic relationship. Combs allegedly used force, force, and threats of coercion to coerce the victims into engaging in extended sexual acts with the man. “Commercial sex workers whom Combs calls, among other things, ‘freaks.'”
Sean “Diddy” Combs sits between his attorneys, left, Mark Agnifilo and Tenny Geragos in Manhattan federal court last month. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Before the US Attorney’s press conference in September, Combs’ attorney said they planned to fight for the rapper’s release.
“He’s in good spirits. He’s confident,” Combs’ attorney Mark Agnifilo said outside court on September 17. He is innocent of these charges, apparently will not plead guilty.
“He’s going to fight this with all his energy, all his strength and the full confidence of his attorneys. And I look forward to a long fight with a good outcome for Mr. Combs.”
