Kevin Hunter sues TV company, producer of The Wendy Williams Show, for alleged wrongful termination
- A civil lawsuit filed in federal court in New York claims that the 49-year-old Hunter was wrongfully fired by Debmar-Mercury as an executive producer because of his marital status with the host of the show
- Wendy Williams, 57, filed for divorce from Hunter in April 2019, citing insurmountable differences after his mistress Sharina Hudson gave birth to his child in March 2019.
- The trial listed Debmar-Mercury founders Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus as defendants and requested a trial
- According to court documents, Hunter wanted a cash reward of at least $ 7 million, as well as criminal damages, missed salaries and legal fees.
- In 2021, Williams took time off from his daily talk show due to various medical problems
- Debmar-Mercury announced last month that frequent guest host Sherry Shepard, 54, has been hired to host a new Sherry talk show as a replacement for the Wendy Williams Show.
Kevin Hunter filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the television company producing The Wendy Williams Show for alleged wrongful termination.
The civil lawsuit filed in federal court in new York claims that the 49-year-old Hunter was wrongly fired by Debmar-Mercury as an executive producer due to his marital status with the show’s host.
Williams, 57, filed for divorce from Hunter in April 2019, citing insurmountable differences after his mistress, Sharina Hudson, gave birth to his child in March 2019.
Civil Case: Kevin Hunter filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the television company producing The Wendy Williams Show for alleged wrongful termination
“Hunter was one of the reasons for the huge success of the Wendy William Show, and it seemed that everything went south after he left. “Mr. Hunter was fired illegally only because of his marital status with Wendy, which is against human rights law in New York,” his lawyer, Abe George, told DailyMail.com.
“This lawsuit seeks to compensate Mr. Hunter for the sweaty capital he has invested in the show and from which Debmar-Mercury will continue to benefit even in their rebirth on the Wendy Williams show,” he added.
The case named Debmar-Mercury founders Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus as defendants and requested a trial. According to court documents, Hunter wanted a cash reward of at least $ 7 million, as well as punitive damages, missed salaries and court fees.
Hunter has been the executive producer of the 2007 Wendy Williams Show, and the lawsuit alleges that he co-branded the show and helped conceptualize the insanely popular Hot Topics, Shoes Come and Hot segments. Seat “segments of the show”.
Happier times: Wendy Williams and ex-husband Kevin show in July 2018 in New York
The lawsuit states that Hunter was notified that Williams had filed for divorce on April 11, 2019, and a week later he received written notice of his termination from Bernstein.
“The plaintiff’s termination is based strictly on the plaintiff’s marital status and his impending divorce from the host of the show, ignoring all the contributions the plaintiff made to make the show a success,” the lawsuit said.
In 2021, Williams took time off from his daily talk show due to various medical problems.
Unlawful Termination: A civil lawsuit filed in federal court in New York alleges that Hunter, shown with Wendy in August 2010 in New York, was wrongly fired by Debmar-Mercury as executive producer because of his marital status with the show’s host.
Debmar-Mercury announced last month that frequent guest host Sherry Shepard, 54, has been hired to host a new talk show, Sherry, as a replacement for the Wendy Williams Show.
Williams and Hunter have a 21-year-old son, Kevin Samuel.
The host of the talk show last September gave a positive test for a breakthrough infection with COVID-19.
Family photo: Kevin, Wendy and their son Kevin Hunter Jr. were shown in July 2017 in New York