Kevin Hunter, the husband of Wendy Williams has been fired as executive producer of The Wendy Williams Show, seen on Viacom Africa's BET (DStv 129) channel.
It comes after Wendy Williams announced that she is filing from divorce from Kevin Hunter who she has been married to for 20 years. Kevin Hunter has served as Wendy Williams' manager and an executive producer on her show.
Meanwhile The Daily Mail reports that Kevin Hunter has been given 48 hours to get out of the house, while the expensive, brand-new gold Ferrari Portofino that he bought for his mistress has been repossessed and towed away.
Wendy Williams returned to host her show on 4 March last month after taking extended time off.
She had been living in a sober house to deal with alcoholism as she struggled to regain control of her life and talk show while her personal life continued to spiral out of control, plagued by rumours about her failing health and crumbling marriage.
Wendy Williams started her latest struggle with addiction after her right shoulder injury in December when she said she fell and took an extended break from her show.
Wendy Williams relapsed and got drunk after Sharina Hudson, who has been having an extra-marital affair with Kevin Hunter, gave birth in Philadelphia last month to their child.
When she returned to her show Wendy Williams told 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."
Now she has filed for divorce citing in court documents "irreconcilable differences between the parties which have caused the breakdown of the marriage for a period of six months," and that there is "no reasonable prospect of reconciliation."
Kevin Hunter has now also been fired as executive producer and been locked out of the show's production office with passcodes changed, according to Entertainment Tonight.
It's not yet clear whether he would be continuing in his role as Wendy Williams' manager, although multiple sources have told American media outlets that he will soon be fired from this role as well.
"Kevin Hunter is no longer an executive producer on The Wendy Williams Show," Debmar-Mercury wishes him well in his future endeavours," Debmar-Mercury that produces the weekday talk show, confirmed on Thursday in a statement.
Kevin Hunter in a statement said "I am not proud of my recent actions and take full accountability and apologize to my wife, my family and her amazing fans. I am going through a time of self-reflection and am trying to right some wrongs."
