Wendy Williams: The Movie

*Wendy Williams: The Movie*
Wendy Williams: The Movie
	Promotional poster
Genre	Biographical drama
Teleplay by	Leigh Davenport; Scarlett Lacey;
Story by	Leigh Davenport
Directed by	Darren Grant
Starring	Ciera Payton; Jamall Johnson; Morocco Omari;
Music by	Kurt Farquhar
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Wendy Williams; Will Packer; Sheila Ducksworth;
Producer	Charles Cooper
Cinematography	Adam Swilinski
Editor	Dean Soltys
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Front Street Pictures; Just Wendy; Will Packer Entertainment;
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	January 30, 2021

Wendy Williams: The Movie is an American biographical drama television film directed by Darren Grant about the life of entertainer Wendy Williams. The film premiered on January 30, 2021, on Lifetime.^[1]

Plot[edit]

Wendy Williams is a teenage girl growing up in New Jersey.

Cathy Hughes hires Williams to work in Washington, D.C., at the WOL radio station. Williams takes cocaine to suppress her appetite. She also gets a weekend job in New York City as an emcee. By 1990, she's working full-time in New York City. Hot 103.5 becomes Hot 97.

Williams remains addicted to cocaine during her marriage to Kevin Hunter. However, she finally quit cocaine.

Jezebel.com both criticised and praised the movie.^[3]