REPORT: WENDY WILLIAMS' FRIENDS ARE 'VERY WORRIED' ABOUT HER: Reports say that Wendy Williams' friends in NYC are "very worried" about her. Wendy is currently in Florida with her son Kevin Jr., focusing on her recovery. According to Page Six, a source said, “Wendy is missing her medical appointments down in Florida. People are very worried about Wendy and her wellbeing … We want to get Wendy back to New York City to get her back on track.” A show insider also said,“A lot of people are concerned about Wendy right now, but it seems like things are getting worse. Wendy is pissed right now. You have to understand her talk show was pretty much all she had. It was her passion, so now what?”
JUSSIE SMOLLETT ASKS JUDGE TO CHANGE GUILTY VERDICT OR GIVE HIM A NEW TRIAL: According to TMZ, Jussie Smollett is asking the judge to change his guilty verdict or give him a new trial. As previously reported, a jury in Illinois found Jussie guilty on five out of six felony counts, including disorderly cnoduct charges and providing a false police report to cops. In the new court docs, Jussie alleged that the court violated his constitutional rights when it prevented his defense team from actively participating in the jury selection process. Jussie has claimed his lawyers were not allowed to ask questions of potential jurors and his defense has claimed the jury pool for the case was tainted. Jussie has also claimed that prosecutors showed a pattern of racism in selection jurors.
'RHOP' STAR MIA THORNTON REVEALS CANCER DIAGNOSIS: Real Housewives of Potomac star Mia Thornton has revealed that she has been diagnosed with cancer. She posted on Instagram, “Same time last week, Doc called at 7:31am — Mia I’m so sorry but your test results came back and I need you to go to Johns Hopkins Cancer Center today. You can only imagine the overwhelming amount of emotion G and I endured trying to figure out why." She continued, “However, even with such terrible news, I felt an extreme amount of peace and energy instilled that allowed me to remain strong. The storm is not over but this experience is changing me. I know God has a plan and I know we are often challenged to remain humbled that tomorrow is not promised and that our days on this earth are numbered.”
KIMORA LEE SIMMONS' ESTRANGED HUSBAND TIM LEISSNER ADMITS TO FAKING DIVORCE TO MARRY HER: According to AceShowBiz, Kimora Lee Simmons' estranged husband Tim Leissner admitted in court that he faked his divorce from two women in order to re-marry and that he exchanged vows with Simmons while still legally wed to his previous spouse. Leissner made the admission during the bribery trial of his former Goldman colleague Roger Ng. Testifying in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday (February 25th), he said, “I photoshopped the divorce document.” Tim and Kimora were married in 2014. Kimora gave birth to their sonvWolfe Lee Leissner in 2015. The pair are now separated, but are not legally divorced yet.