Wendy Williams‘ Staff Reportedly Bribed Audience Members With Gifts Bags So They Could Attend More Tapings
Desperate measures? According to The Sun, producers behind The Wendy Williams Show are going through great lengths to have audience members fill up seats.
Sources close to production spoke to the outlet and revealed that the show is struggling to keep the crowd full. One insider told The Sun: “Wendy’s show lives off the energy from the audience and without it, it doesn’t work.”
Another source shared that the crowd was actually cut in half during Monday’s taping. Producers had a guest panel that included Bevy Smith and Michael Yo that day. It was said that the producers seemed defeated and not above trying out bribes to get the audience members to come back for another taping, The Sun reports. They allegedly handed out gift bags to anyone who agreed to attend another taping later in the day.
As we previously reported, the Wendy Show announced earlier this month that Williams had experienced “serious complications” of Graves’ disease and thyroid conditions. Williams was also diagnosed with COVID-19 last month, but she is reported to have been asymptomatic. Her health continues to improve, but she was not considered sufficient to get back to work.
Meanwhile, program fans can expect a lineup of guest hosts and other celebrities for the remainder of the month.
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