By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
Wendy Williams may be the daytime talk queen thanks to what she considers to be her brutal honesty about today’s biggest celebrities, but she ruffles feathers quite often when she speaks on the lives of public figures daily on her hit show “The Wendy Williams Show.”
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss even blames her mother’s stark disapproval of Todd Tucker on Wendy, and she says the talk show host is the one who has her mother Joyce Jones thinking he’s nothing more than an opportunist.
Kandi appeared on last night’s episode of “Watch What Happens Live” with Fantasia Barrino, and both expressed that they are about tired of Wendy speaking on their personal lives. Kandi tells Andy Cohen:
“Every week Wendy was coming on, you know, saying negative things about my relationship with Todd and then my mom would come, ‘You know Wendy said … even Wendy said …’ Every week.
“I was like, I don’t care what Wendy said. Let’s ask Wendy about her relationship.”
Fantasia adds:
“Seriously, at the end of the day, I feel like everybody has something that they went through and they have a past. Nobody’s asking her about hers. It’s not her business.”
Check out the clip below:
In related news, Kandi also broke down in tears over the criticism her mom is getting. Apparently the comments made on social media have gotten to her, which is totally understandable. On the assumption that Joyce doesn’t want Todd around because she doesn’t want her own pockets affected, Kandi says:
“My mother, she can be fine without my help. Let me just say that. But I feel like as her daughter it’s my job to make sure she’s good. She made sure I was good growing up, I’m going to make sure she’s good. I don’t care if she doesn’t like my relationship. That’s my mom [begins crying]. I don’t care what y’all have to say, that’s my momma.
“I’ma make sure my momma’s good. She doesn’t have to talk to me. She doesn’t have to say nothing to me. That’s my momma.
“And y’all can tweet, you can do whatever. That’s my momma. And you can tweet til you get blue in the face. I don’t care. She can have whatever she wants because that’s my momma.”
Check out the clip below:
And just in case you missed it, check out Mama Joyce going off on Kandi’s friend Carmon:
I know this has to really hard for Kandi but somewhere deep down inside I hope she realizes how mom is in the wrong.
Sorry Kandi, your mom is making a fool out of herself. I wonder if the Bravo check is worth it now?
Kandi is the one who signed up for reality TV. With that comes public scrutiny and cameras rolling during the not so flattering parts of your life. Her mom is wrong and that’s the truth here. Kandi has a right to marry who she wants to marry. She’s not a child anymore. Her mom spoke her peace, ok now move on and let her make her own decisions. Smh.
I was hoping all of this was fake. I guess not. In that case, Joyce needs to have a whole stadium of seats. She was acting real ghetto and I’m actually embarrassed for Kandi. She’s too old to be trying to fight and take off her shoes in a public place like a hood rat.
LOL. She can’t blame Wendy Williams for this. Her mom treated the last man like trash too. She has some issues.
Cosign.
Todd needs to walk away and not look back. This is the foolishness he’s going to marry into. Joyce will never act right. I don’t care what man Kandi brings to the house. She won’t like any of them. And that’s because she secretly wants Kandi to be alone and miserable just like she is.
Let’s not forget Momma Joyce suffered a tragic loss when her son, Kandi’s brother was killed. I think Momma Joyce is trying to hold onto Kandi for dear life because she is afraid she will loose her too. I think this issue is a lot deeper than what we see on TV.
Aww I feel bad for Kandi. 🙁
Agree that Kandi should not blame Wendy for commenting on the life that she has chosen to make public. That being said, Wendy is choosy with who she drags, and who gets the good edit.
Sigh…Kandi’s mom is doing the most and I fear it’s just for the cameras. All money ain’t good money.
Joyce needs to be put in check. I know it’s hard to do because it’s her mom, but Kandi’s the only one who can do it. She has to get this situation under control or she could lose Todd. And I’d hate to see her go through that.
It’s always odd to see grandmothers trying to fight. Very disturbing.
LMBO!
The tears aren’t moving me. I love Kandi and i have since Xscape, but she is wrong here. She can stand up to her mom in a RESPECTFUL way and nip this in the bud. But she refuses to do so because she’s scared of making her mom upset. Sometimes we have to man up and tell our loved ones the truth about themselves.
Kandi girl bye. Get Ms. Joyce together. When you get married your spouse comes before everyone else. If you’re not ready to put Todd first, then you’re not ready for marriage.
So true. So true.
Kandi is never going to get married. Her mom will make sure of it.
None the those commenting before I write this could be mothers. Kandi is a fool if she does not heed to the feelings of those women in her family. As a mother of three grown children, you want the person that is the best for them. You feel and know who that is rather they heed your advice or not. Most times they were right about the person they warned you about. Given the industry she is in, Ms. Joyce is not wrong for wanting a more equally yoked partner for her very accomplished daughter. Further, I have several degrees and never lived in ghetto( whatever that is or how it is described)but I will fight you for my children. It is that friend that need to go.
I’m not falling for this. But then again, I just had the thought that Kandi’s mom could possibly be going through some mental status changes due to her old age. This goes beyond her feelings for Todd and Carmon. Show me a mom that’ll go wedding dress shopping with their daughter, and make such hurtful comments. THEN her aunts chimed in and spoke their piece against the wedding as well. I think this is all scripted personally. Every time I see her talk when she’s going off on her rants she just looks like a little troll. I’ve only caught about 3 episodes of this show so far and I see why…
I believe if Kandi really tell her mother how she feel, and to back off a little because it is her life, her mother will back off.
Once again I have to say, I feel the same way about my mother, she can kill my man, and I’ll be like that my Mom. lol weird, but hey.
Well I am a mother. And I still feel Joyce is out of line. I’ve raised my children to make their own decisions as adults and once I give them my opinion, I trust them to be smart enough to make what they feel is the best choice. Just because Kandi is famous and rich doesn’t mean has to marry a famous and rich man. Kandi even sais she does not want to date another man in the industry because all of her experiences with them were terrible. Having money is supposed to give her the freedom to do what she pleases, not be locked down to certain options. Right? And Todd is not some scrub. He has a successful career and makes his own money even though Kandi makes more than him. She even met him on the set because he was working at the time. As a parent you either raise your kids to be able to take care of themselves and make their own choices, or you have failed. There’s a reason Kandi’s mom and all of her sisters are most likely single. That was evident with the last episode. And my kids are grown now by the way.
Look ain’t NOBODY telling Kandi to cut her Momma off…just stand up for herself and her man!! She can’t go around disrespecting people… She’s doesn’t seem to get it at all! And That’s just what Momma Joyce wants… #PoorDat
Well I’m commenting and I’m also a mother and I’ve also been on the same end as Todd with an ex who had an equally controlling and ratchet mother and I can say from experience, if the person you are in relationship with is not willing to nip the foolishness in the bud, the problem will continue to exist because these type of parents have control over their grown children and want to keep that control. Joyce knows she can do this because she knows Kandi is afraid of her and will not step up. People like Kandi will NEVER be happy with anyone because no one is going to put up with that type of weakness. She said it herself, her mom does this with everyone she’s been with so who really has the problem? Todd may as well move on because this will do nothing but get worse if he marries her. As parents we are supposed to raise our kids and prepare them for manhood/womanhood, not continue to keep them in a child’s place as adults. Family can destroy your relationship quicker than people out in the streets can and just because she’s mama doesn’t mean she’s right. She’s human too! I agree with Carmon, I feel sorry for Kandi because with her mother controlling her life, she will NEVER be happy or be able to keep anyone because who wants to come home everyday arguing about their spouse’s mother and what she says/thinks. Don’t nobody want no weak man/woman as a spouse and fussing about pictures in somebody else’s house, really Ms. Joyce???!
Well, when Wendy puts her personal business on a tv show created for the sole purpose of giving its viewers something to talk about, then, Wendy’s life will be scrutinized. Smh you signed up for this and get paid very well for it. Cut the act.
Yes she is your mom and you are her grown daugther not her little girl but grown with a child. you mom have no respect for you or Todd or your child. she has no respect for no one for I can see, your friend’s no one. until your mom ask God to come into her life she not going to show respect to no one it look like she liveing for the devil, and you said she took care of you, she surpose too you did not ask to be born, she enjoy the sex whith who ever you daddy is, you old her nothing but respect. and I would respect her as my mom but stay away from her until she learn to love God and have repect for her self. she have brought to you your child nothing but shame. the whole world have seem her action, and that not cool.
Knadi STFU! you been on that show how many seasons? You could of easily gon more without introducing your relationship to the camera!