Wendy Williamsis cutting ties with her estranged husbandKevin Hunter, both personally and professionally.
“She’s not taking him back. He’s being fired as her manager and she lawyered up big time,” the source says of Hunter, who has had an executive producer title forTheWendy WilliamsShowsince it debuted in 2008.
Williams, who shares 19-year-old son Kevin Jr. with Hunter, filed for divorce last week after nearly 22 years of marriage. (The pair also shares aproduction company, Wendy Williams Productions.)
“It’s hard after being married for so long and having a family together, to be able to move forward,” the source says. “But she realized she had to open her eyes to a bad marriage. So many stick around when they should get out.”
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The source also claims that Hunter’s alleged affair has beengoing on for the majorityof his marriage to Williams.
A rep for Williams and Hunter did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
“I am not proud of my recent actions and take full accountability and apologize to my wife, my family and her amazing fans,” he said. “I am going through a time of self-reflection and am trying to right some wrongs.”
Wendy Williams, Kevin Hunter and Kevin Jr. in 2017.Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/Getty Images
“28 years ago I met an amazing woman:Wendy Williams. At the time, I didn’t realize that she would not only become my wife, but would also change the face of entertainment and the world. I have dedicated most of our lives to the business empire that isWendy WilliamsHunter, a person that I truly love and respect unconditionally,” he said. “No matter what the outcome is or what the future holds, we are still The Hunter Family and I will continue to work with and fully support my wife in this business and through any and all obstacles she may face living her new life of sobriety, while I also work on mine.”
And Hunter’s alleged affair isn’t his first: He cheated on Williams after she gave birth to their son, a painful period she described in her memoirWendy’s Got the Heat.
“No, I’m not back to the girl I was before him, because when you get stung like that, younevergo back to who you were — only a fool does,” she continued. “But I love him, and he loves me, and we addressed it head-on.”
source: people.com
