Wendy Williams Ex-Husband Kevin Hunter Sues Her Production Company For Wrongful Termination
Kevin Hunter, Wendy Williams’ ex-husband, is reportedly suing the talk show host’s production company.
According to documents obtained by PEOPLE, Hunter is suing Debmar-Mercury for wrongfully terminating him from his long-held role as executive producer on The Wendy Williams Show.
The complaint, which was filed on March 1, claims he was fired "on the basis of his marital status, which is barred by the New York City Human Rights Law."
The suit says Hunter received a notice from Debmar-Mercury founder, Ira Bernstein informing him that his firing was “effective immediately” and on the basis of his 2019 divorce filing.
The former couple were married in 1997 and welcomed their son, Kevin Jr., in 2000.
"The termination of Plaintiff was based strictly upon Plaintiff's marital status and his impending divorce to the Show's host, ignoring all of the contributions that Plaintiff made to make the Show a success," the filing states. "As a result of Defendants' aforesaid actions and the breach of their agreement with Hunter, the Defendants have been unjustly enriched from Plaintiff's Executive Producer contributions to the Show, as well as enduring Product Integrations engagements Plaintiff has brought to the Show and that the Show has retained."
Williams made headlines this month after Wells Fargo withdrew access to her millions of dollars on suspicion that she was being exploited.
