Wendy Williams filed for divorce from her producer husband Kevin Hunter Thursday after battling a new wave of cheating rumors. Williams and Hunter married in November 1997 and share a 19-year-old son. Hunter was the executive producer for Williams' daytime talk show, Wendy: The Wendy Williams Show from 2011 to 2016. The 46-year-old is currently signed as the executive producer of Williams' documentary series, Wendy Williams Project, according to his IMDb page–it isn't clear if his role will change. The 54-year-old TV host made headlines in January after announcing she would take an extended hiatus from her show. The hiatus lasted until March as Williams was recovering from a fractured shoulder and Grave's disease, an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. Wiliams was first diagnosed with the autoimmune disease in 2017 and the 54-year-old spoke with People to talk about how her husband was "with [her] every step" of her illness. "My husband was extremely concerned," she said at the time. "He's not just my husband, he's my business partner, one of the executive producers on the show and he's also my manager. He and I are glued at the hip." "He was with me every step," Williams added. "For him, seeing me go through all of this, it's really been trying on him. I've been concerned about him. I'm like, 'Don't worry about me!'" Despite being a "pillar of strength" for the TV host, his infidelity was an issue for decades. Detailing the "painful period" she went through after her husband had cheated on her shortly after the birth of Kevin Jr. through her memoir, Wendy's Got the Heat, she told VladTV in 2013 that it ultimately made her marriage "stronger." "It has made our marriage—and I know this is cliché, but it's true—it's made our marriage stronger," she said at the time. "No, I'm not back to the girl I was before him, because when you get stung like that, you never go back to who you were—only a fool does. But I love him, and he loves me, and we addressed it head-on." Following her comeback to television last month, she took the time to refute divorce rumors, while pointing toward her wedding ring saying, it "ain't going anywhere." "Marriages have ebbs and flows, marriage isn't easy. And don't ask me about mine until you see this gone," she added, gesturing to her wedding ring. "And it ain't going anywhere, not in this lifetime." This was Williams' second marriage.<doc-sep>Talk show host Wendy Williams has filed for divorce from TV producer Kevin Hunter. The couple has been married for 22 years. Williams served Hunter divorces papers Thursday morning at 6:30 a.m., according to Page Six. Rumors of cheating have been surrounding the couple for years. The divorce news follows video surfacing of Williams without her wedding ring on early Thursday morning. Her makeup artist shared a video of Williams in which she was wearing a ring, but not her wedding ring. Williams batted away the rumors after she came back from her two-month hiatus saying that her and Hunter were still together. “I’m still very much in love with my husband. Don’t ask me about mine. It ain’t going anywhere. Not in this lifetime,” Williams said about her wedding ring. (RELATED: Wendy Williams Is Taking A Break From Her Show) Neither Williams or Hunter have never confirmed that the cheating rumors are true, but the press has consistently clung to the rumor. The alleged mistress even recently had Hunter’s baby, according to reports. Hunter and his mistress were introduced to each other through Williams’ friend Charlamange Tha God for business purposes. “Just because I introduce you to someone doesn’t mean 10 years later you need to be in a picture with them showing all your teeth and her throwing up duck lips and a peace sign,” Charlamagne said.<doc-sep>The wait is over, you can finally see this adorable panda cub (CNN) — Wendy Williams is getting divorced. Williams filed the a petition to divorce her husband of more than 20 years, Kevin Hunter, in New Jersey on Thursday morning, according to a friend of the talk show host. A representative for Williams declined to comment. “Wendy and her family have been a part of Debmar-Mercury for over 10 years,” a spokesperson from “The Wendy Williams Show” said to CNN in a statement. “We respect their privacy regarding personal matters. As always, we remain committed to bringing an entertaining and topical show to our viewers.” Williams and Hunter married in 1997 and together they have a 19-year-old son. Hunter serves as Williams’ manager and is also a producer on her show. The news comes after she announced on her show last month that she was living in a sober house. “I have been living in a sober house,” she said through tears. “You know, I’ve had a struggle with cocaine in the past. I never went to a place to get treatment. There are people in your family; it might be you. I want you to know more of the story.” Related: Wendy Williams reveals she’s seeking treatment Viewers became concerned in November 2017 after Williams fainted on air. She appeared to be battling health problems again the following year when she her speech was slurred during an interview on her show. Following a two-month break to focus on her health, Williams returned to her show on March 4. She addressed speculation that her marriage was in trouble at the time by telling viewers, “I’m still very much in love with my husband and anyone who’s been married. Marriages have ebbs and flows, marriage isn’t easy. And don’t ask me about mine until you see this gone. And it ain’t going anywhere, not in this lifetime.”<doc-sep>
Wendy Williams filed for divorce from her husband Kevin Hunter Thursday, People reports. Hunter, 46, and Williams, 54, have been married since 1997. They have a son, Kevin Jr., who is 19. The same day, Williams hosted her Fox talk show, “The Wendy Williams Show,” without her wedding ring. Williams, who had previously shut down rumors that her marriage was in trouble on her show, did not mention the divorce on air. “Thank you to everyone for respecting the family’s privacy during this time," a representative for Williams told People. “Kevin is supportive of Wendy and they are working through this process together.” Williams’ divorce news comes in the wake of the host announcing that she was living in a sober house after taking a hiatus from the show. Williams, who grew up in Ocean Township and has a home in Livingston, had said she took the break because she needed to recover from a fractured shoulder and suffered from complications of Graves’ disease, an autoimmune condition. (Williams took an extended hiatus from the talk show in 2018 for the same reason.) Hunter also serves as Williams’ manager and works alongside the host on her show. Recent rumors claimed that he had been cheating on Williams again after he was previously unfaithful following the birth of their son, something Williams talked about in her 2003 memoir. On March 26, Page Six reported that Williams was hospitalized after Hunter’s alleged mistress, Sharina Hudson, gave birth to a child. The report said that Hunter was “widely believed” to be the father. Earlier in March, after she returned to “Wendy” following her extended break, Williams addressed rumors about Hunter by saying the two were still going strong. “I am still very much in love with my husband,” Williams said at the time. “Anybody who’s been married for five minutes or 500 years, you know marriages have ebbs and flows. Marriages are not easy. Don’t ask me about mine until you see this (ring) gone and it ain’t going anywhere, not in this lifetime." Have a tip? Amy Kuperinsky may be reached at akuperinsky@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @AmyKup or on Facebook. Get the latest updates right in your inbox. Subscribe to NJ.com’s newsletters.