Wendy Williamsis teaming up with a new charity.
One week after she announced that she wasdissolving The Hunter Foundation, the 5-year-old nonprofit she had founded with her now-estranged husband Kevin Hunter to assist addicts, Williams shared that her latest venture will benefit a charitable organization providing backpacks for children in New York City homeless shelters.
“There are thousands and thousands of children at these shelters, and they are in need,” Williams told theChicago Sun-Times. “A backpack is something that’s so simple and yet so essential for them to be able to carry their things, to tuck it up and be ready.”
Wendy Williams.Robin Marchant/Getty
Williams’ appearance at the trade show was her first public outing since the debut of the11th season ofTheWendy WilliamsShow.
Wendy Williams, Kevin Hunter and Kevin Jr. in 2017.Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/Getty Images
Her partnership with SNAX-Sational Brands comes amid a difficult time for the television host.
Reps for Williams and Hunter did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Williams filed for divorce from Hunterin April. Their separation came amid the news that he hadallegedly fathered a childwith his mistress. Hunter broke his silence on the split in a statement to PEOPLE, addressing the cheating scandal and admitting he was “not proud of my recent actions.”
According to a source, they’ve “had zero contact” since then, and Williams “has nothing to say to him.”
source: people.com
