Songs, Movies & Moments: March 2024

A Look at Entertainment

by T.J. Moore –

The Lifetime two-part documentary Where is Wendy Williams? is casting doubt on Williams’s care during filming as producers and members of Williams’s camp place blame on each other.

Former Williams publicist Shawn Zanotti slammed the documentary’s producers in a recent NBC News interview.

Wendy Williams’ Publicist Condemns ‘Horrific Components’ in Explosive Documentary

“I felt that (Williams) was being exploited,” Zanotti told NBC News, “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 okay with looking and seeing herself in that way.”

Zanotti told NBC News that in 2022, she was first pitched a follow-up to Wendy Williams: What a Mess! another Lifetime documentary full of revelations including her life after splitting from ex-husband Kevin Hunter, Sr. The same production company that produced What a Mess produced the recent documentary. However, Zanotti says the project shifted amid Williams’s publicized health issues in recent years.

If you ask Williams’s brother Tommy how she’s doing, he’d tell you that she’s improving.

“When I speak to Wendy, she sounds fine,” Willams shared with InTouch Weekly. “Wendy has improved. I know my sister from where she was to where she is now, and she has a substantial amount of improvement. It’s dialogue and conversation, topics, content speech pattern, everything.”

Tommy added that the 59-year-old former talk show host hasn’t exhibited “past behaviors” that were featured in the docuseries. “She was in a worse state, and the (documentary) depicted it. Now, she’s in a different state.”

Two women have filed a lawsuit against legendary R&B singer Jeffery Osborne and the Greek Theater, the venue of his recent concert.

According to court documents obtained by People, the two women, Danielle Buchanan and Maneva Currie, claimed that Osborne, 75, intentionally inflicted emotional harm on them during his show in Los Angeles. According to the suit, the alleged incident occurred during Osborne’s concert last May when he requested assistance from the audience to sing his 1986 hit “You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song).”

You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song) · Jeffrey Osborne

Osborne’s team selected Buchanan to sing a portion of the song into the mic while the camera focused on her, projecting her face on two large screens flanking the stage.

The situation took a turn when Osborne allegedly requested a “white person” to sing with him, prompting Buchanan, who is white, to announce her ethnicity into the microphone in an attempt to diffuse the situation. Despite her efforts, Osborne’s team took the microphone and sought out another participant, leaving Buchanan and Currie feeling “shocked, embarrassed, and humiliated.”

The complaint details how the women were subjected to comments from other audience members regarding Osborne’s alleged discriminatory behavior, exacerbating their distress and preventing them from enjoying the remainder of the concert.

Actress Keke Palmer appears to have moved on from her ex and the father of her child, Darius Jackson. A recent sighting of Palmer and Miami Dolphins star Duke Riley has led to speculation that the two are dating, according to “Radar Online.”

Keke Palmer Sparks Dating Rumors With NFL Star Duke Riley Despite Volatile Custody Battle With Ex

The dating rumors follow a rough patch for Palmer, who split from Jackson in October. Palmer was granted temporary and legal custody of their son after she submitted evidence of the alleged abuse she claimed to have suffered during and after their relationship. Palmer was also granted a temporary restraining order against Jackson.

Grammy-winning artist SZA actualized a dream she’s been holding onto since childhood. The ‘Snooze’ singer appeared on a recent episode of Sesame Street, where she shared a carousel of photos on her Instagram account to highlight her appearance.

SZA on Sesame Street

“Dreams come true!!” SZA wrote. “This was the purest happiest day from top to bottom. Thank you for having me and for patching up my inner child @sesamestreet!! I love you. PS: Of course I wore Coogi.”