Wendy Williams enlisted Nick Cannon to take over her talk show during her hiatus. Cannon revealed how they shared an intimate conversation and expressed excitement about the prospect of stepping in to help her. However, according to reports, the television host's staff isn't so happy about how things went down. "Many of us have been here since the early days, and it's a complete joke to be kept in the dark like this," one staff member reportedly told the Daily Mail. "How could she be so selfish? We all rely on this paycheck." The source went on point out how her conversation with Nick Canon was hypocritical. "I mean, please. She has made a fortune from tearing people down. However, when it comes to her own life, it's all a secret," they said. "Imagine if this was another celebrity living their life like she does. She'd be sipping the tea and talking about it on Hot Topics every damn day. She's such a hypocrite." Another insider revealed that the reason for her absence might still be private. "She's managed to keep the real reason for her absence a secret, however, you can't leak something that no one knows," the staffer reportedly said. "She'll allegedly pick up the phone for Nick Cannon, but she can't tell us what is going on."<doc-sep>Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) “The Wendy Williams Show” is getting a temporary new host. Nick Cannon will take over the show on Feb. 4, Feb. 5 and Feb. 6. He’ll be continuing Wendy Williams‘ signature segment, “Hot Topics.” Earlier this month, Williams’ family announced that she was still recovering from her fractured shoulder and also had to be hospitalized as a result of symptoms from her Graves’ disease. “Despite her strong desire to return, she is taking a necessary, extended break from her show to focus on her personal and physical well-being,” the statement read. A source told Page Six at the time, “Staff at [Williams’] show are eager to get back to work. We are all hoping she is well. The mood at the set is good … We just want Wendy to get better.” Distributor and producer Debmar-Mercury previously announced that the show would feature a variety of hosts starting the week of Jan. 28. Williams, 54, fractured her shoulder in December and then worried fans when she slurred her words on-air. She later apologized and blamed the painkillers she was taking to treat her fracture. Since then, Williams has delayed her show’s return twice. It was originally supposed to return shortly after the New Year but was pushed back to Jan. 14. The show pushed the return date again to Jan. 21 in order to allow Williams to heal and come back at “200%.”<doc-sep>Now, it is being further reported that they have rallied together to have Williams axed from her own show and replaced by her recent stand-in Nick Cannon . It was recently reported that staffers of the Wendy Williams Show expressed major outrage over the program's host's failure to loop them in on what to expect in her absence. Recently, it was reported that Wendy Williams is concerned that her once irreplaceable role in her talk show's success may be in jeopardy as sources said that she is "super scared" she may lose her gig. New reports indicate that those concerns may be justified as the staffers, who reportedly called the media maven "fake," are calling on producers to permanently replace her with Cannon. The claims, which come from the Daily Mail, state that the employees, who believe Williams has not been "authentic" with her fans and staff, find Cannon to be "an absolute dream," with an unidentified employee raving, "Everyone on the team adores him and he's such a professional." An insider further delved into the host's rumored personal affairs, sharing thoughts on her husband's alleged infidelity and her reportedly negligent attitude towards her staff. "It's really sad as you'd think that Wendy would have more respect for herself and she would stand up, dump her cheating husband, take control of her business and empower women who are going through the same thing," the source added. "This is her chance to be a role model, but she's letting women everywhere down by not being the boss that she pretends to be on her show." They then went on to compare her to the likes of her talk show peers and superiors. "This about it – Oprah or Ellen never treated their audience and staff like this on their shows," the source said. "So, it's time Debmar stepped up, said goodbye to Wendy and Kevin and hired Nick to take over. However, if he says no, we'd happily take Jerry O'Connell who is also a joy to work with." Wendy Williams is yet to address these rumored statements made by her staff.<doc-sep>
While she's away, her friend and fellow television personality Nick Cannon has been assuming her duties, for a few days, with the Wild n' Out creator sharing, recently, a private conversation they had about her mental health. New reports indicate that Williams' longstanding colleagues at the show were offended as they were completely left in the dark on the matter. Wendy Williams is currently on an indefinite hiatus from her eponymous talk show, with her family citing her injury recovery and her Graves' disease diagnosis as the reasons for her absence. According to The Daily Mail, staff members of the Wendy Williams Show are "furious" with the talk show maven for not including them in the update, especially since they are seemingly unaware of the show's future. Some of them, who reportedly spoke with the online publication directly, even blasted Williams' reason for keeping away from resuming her duties, with many of them casting major doubt. "Many of us have been here since the early days, and it's a complete joke to be kept in the dark like this," one staff member reportedly told the site. "How could she be so selfish? We all rely on this paycheck." The insider went on to call the professional gossiper out for her apparently hypocritical ways. "I mean, please. She has made a fortune from tearing people down. However, when it comes to her own life, it's all a secret," the source continued. "Imagine if this was another celebrity living their life like she does. She'd be sipping the tea and talking about it on Hot Topics every damn day. She's such a hypocrite." Expressing frustration over her conversation with Cannon, another claimed there was another reason for her absence. "She's managed to keep the real reason for her absence a secret, however, you can't leak something that no one knows," the staffer reportedly said. "She'll allegedly pick up the phone for Nick Cannon, but she can't tell us what is going on." Williams has, thus far, not set a solid date for her definite return to the talk show circuit.