The truth about Wendy Williams’ health

SAG Awards Will Predict Oscar Winners

By H. Alan Scott

This week is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S! (Remember when Kelly did that on The Office? Well, it's how this week feels.) Did you watch the finale of True Detective: Night Country on HBO? Because a ton of people did. Well, I talked with Jodie Foster about it. (You're welcome.) I also spoke with Carrie Preston earlier this week about her new CBS show Elsbeth, a spinoff for her character from The Good Wife. Then, I spoke with my good friend—and YouTube star—Grace Helbig about her recent cancer diagnosis and how she's navigating sharing it online. Listen to that one on The Parting Shot podcast. Oh, and I broke down how the Screen Actors Guild Awards this Saturday will predict who is going to win at the Academy Awards. So yeah, this week is bananas!

Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Dementia and Aphasia

By Ryan Smith

The former daytime talk show host received her diagnoses last year. Here's what we know.

Williams' medical team made the announcement on Thursday, sharing that the 59-year-old TV personality received her diagnosis last year after undergoing a "battery of medical tests." Actor Bruce Willis has also been diagnosed with FTD.

"Wendy is still able to do many things for herself," the team said in a press release. "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."

The two-part documentary, Where is Wendy Williams? Kicks off tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime.

Carrie Preston Is Ready for Her Quirky Spotlight in 'Elsbeth' on CBS

By H. Alan Scott

Carrie Preston is ready to step into the spotlight. The Emmy-winning veteran character actress will helm the title role in Elsbeth on CBS (February 29), playing Elsbeth Tascioni, a character she originated 14 years ago on The Good Wife and its spinoff The Good Fight. "When this part came along, what was happening on the page was so extraordinary for television, because she was so unusual."

We now find the colorful lawyer assisting the NYPD in solving crimes. "People don't quite know what to do with her either, and she knows that. She's not like the other kids." And Preston, best known for her supporting performances on True Blood and Claws, says, "I'm more prepared for it than I would have been in my 20s when I was just sort of dreaming about it." But she's still finding acclaim in smaller roles, too. She recently appeared in a small but key role in Alexander Payne's Oscar-nominated film The Holdovers. "I knew watching other Alexander movies that he was going to treat my character with the same amount of care that he treated [the main] three, and it comes across."