Wendy Williams and former The Wendy Williams Show executive producer Suzanne Bass are at odds over the upcoming Peacock series Clap If You Care.
Williams’ attorney, Joe Tacopina, claimed the former talk show host learned about the three-part documentary shortly before Peacock publicly announced it. However, a source close to Bass disputed that account and maintained that Williams already knew about the project.
Attorney Joe Tacopina claimed Wendy Williams had no idea about the Peacock doc Clap If You Care
Tacopina said Bass never directly discussed producing the Peacock documentary with Williams.
“Suzanne never said that she was executive producing a documentary about ‘The Wendy Williams Show.’ There was never a discussion she had with Wendy,” he told Page Six.
Tacopina said Bass approached Williams nearly a year ago about participating in press surrounding her life. Williams declined, but he said Bass never gave her information about this documentary.
“She absolutely was blindsided,” Tacopina said. He added that Williams learned about the project when people contacted her.
“She had no heads up about anything,” he maintained.
A source close to Bass offered a different account. The insider claimed Bass told Williams about the documentary twice and said they had discussed podcasts, panels and documentaries. The source also claimed they last spoke in June.
Charlamagne tha God said he declined to participate because Williams was not involved. He also said Williams’ niece Alex Finnie did not know about the project.
Peacock describes the series as a look at Williams’ career, cultural impact and rise in daytime television. Bass and Chris Witherspoon serve as executive producers. Bass could not be reached for comment, while a Peacock representative did not respond to Page Six.
Peacock plans to release Clap If You Care in 2027.
