REVEALED: Wendy Williams 'earned a whopping $400,000' for controversial Lifetime documentary - after TV host's legal guardian slammed series for 'exploiting a vulnerable woman'

Wendy Williams is said to have earned a staggering $400,000 payday for her Lifetime documentary as her guardian slammed the contract as being 'exploitative.'

The star, 59, was reportedly paid $100,000 per episode for her involvement in the four-part docuseries titled Where Is Wendy Williams?, according to court records seen by The US Sun.

Her contract with the network reportedly read: 'The following fees shall be payable to Artist. In the aggregate sum of $100,000 per regular original episode of the initial cycle of the series for which artists recognizably appear.'

It comes after a lawsuit filed by a guardian for the talk show host against the parent company of Lifetime, A&E Television Networks, was unsealed - revealing allegations of 'blatant exploitation' in 'disgusting' fashion.

Wendy Williams is said to have earned a staggering $400,000 payday for her Lifetime docuseries as her guardian slammed the contract as being 'exploitative' 

The star, 59, was reportedly paid a stunning $100,000 per episode for her involvement in the four-part docuseries, according to court records seen by The US Sun  

The outlet reported that Wendy's contract also stipulated that she would be provided with round-trip business class airfare, one suite, and two standard hotel rooms if she had to travel more than 100 miles from her home.

She also received ground transportation to and from airports and a $75 per day stipend.

Elsewhere, there was an additional clause that Will Selby, her manager at the time, would also be provided business class flights as needed for filming.  

It comes after bombshell revelations earlier this week over a lawsuit filed by Wendy's guardian.

The guardian, whose name is Sabrina Morrissey, filed the lawsuit under temporary seal (which keeps details in the case protected from the public) last month, but the docs were unsealed and reviewed Thursday by The Hollywood Reporter, revealing explosive accusations in the case.

'This blatant exploitation of a vulnerable woman with a serious medical condition who is beloved by millions within and outside of the African American community is disgusting, and it cannot be allowed,' the legal team for Williams' guardian told the court.

Williams' guardian Morrissey told the court that the talk show host 'did not have the capacity to consent,' according to THR, and producers did not get her consent, as her court-appointed guardian, to produce it.

Williams was misled by producers into thinking that the documentary would be a 'positive and beneficial' project for her public image and reputation, the suit stated.

Her contract with the network reportedly read: 'The following fees shall be payable to Artist. In the aggregate sum of $100,000 per regular original episode of the initial cycle of the series for which artists recognizably appear' 

According to the outlet, it 'remains unknown' who formed the company that collaborated on the network to produce the four-and-a-half hour doc, which garnered more than 500,000 viewers over its two-night premiere on February 24 and 25.

The televised special on the embattled celeb premiered to strong ratings, as Lifetime touted its best numbers in two years for a nonfiction project.

Among the people listed as its executive producers included Williams, her son Kevin Hunter Jr. and manager William Selby, according to THR.

Morrissey brought the lawsuit in February in New York County Supreme Court in an effort to get a temporary restraining order on airing the documentary, which was initially granted before an appeals court overturned the decision, allowing it to air, according to the outlet.

In information that was previously kept under seal, Appeals Court Justice Peter H. Moulton cited 'impermissible prior restraint on speech that violates the First Amendment of the Constitution' as his legal rationale to allow Lifetime and its partners to broadcast the documentary.

Footage on the controversial project was taped in conjunction with a January 2023 business deal, the outlet reported, citing the newly-unsealed complaint.

Morrissey said in the suit that Williams at the time did not have the capacity to agree to such a deal, as she had been put into a guardianship the year prior.

Williams was 'incapable of managing her own business and personal affairs, and indeed, was placed into a guardianship and under the supervision of this court,' her guardian said in the legal complaint.

Morrissey said in the legal complaint that Selby had misled her into granting permission to move forward with the project, as it would depict Williams in a positive light 'like a phoenix rising from the ashes' following years of illness that led to her show being cancelled.

Williams was 'incapable of managing her own business and personal affairs, and indeed, was placed into a guardianship and under the supervision of this court,' her guardian said in the legal complaint 

It comes after a lawsuit filed by a guardian for the talk show host against the parent company of Lifetime, A&E Television Networks, was unsealed - revealing allegations of 'blatant exploitation' in 'disgusting' fashion 

Selby conveyed to Morrissey the notion that she and the court would have the ability to stop the documentary from coming out if it was problematic, according to the lawsuit. 

Morrissey said that the arrangements weren't honored, as a preview for the project was put out without her being notified ahead of time.

Morrissey 'was horrified by the release of the trailer and its contents, which falsely depict [Williams] behavior and demeanor as being the result of intoxication rather than the result of her medical condition, which has been diagnosed by doctors at Weill Cornell,' the lawsuit stated. 

It continued: 'Selby informed the Guardian that he, too, was surprised by the February 2, 2024 release, and that he had not reviewed or approved either the trailer or the documentary prior to the Trailer's release.'

Another point of contention noted in the legal complaint was The Wendy Experience - the name of the company that worked with Entertainment One on the doc - and who was behind its formation, which came after Williams' guardianship commenced.

Morrissey told the court she was not privy to the creation of the company and that the name of the person who signed the contract as the company's CEO was 'not clearly legible,' and 'highly distinguishable from' Williams' signature.

In the contract, Williams 'waived all physician-patient privilege in connection with the filming of the documentary,' the suit said, according to THR.

News of the case was revealed after Williams' caretaker issued a statement February 22 saying that doctors have diagnosed Williams with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.

The health struggles 'have already presented significant hurdles in Wendy's life' and have behavioral and cognitive impacts, according to the statement.

'Wendy is still able to do many things for herself,' the statement attributed to her care team read. 'Most importantly she maintains her trademark sense of humor and is receiving the care she requires to make sure she is protected and that her needs are addressed. She is appreciative of the many kind thoughts and good wishes being sent her way.'