Wendy Williams passed out and collapsed during a broadcast of her namesake talk show Tuesday morning. Footage of the incident shows Williams in a Statue of Liberty Halloween costume when she suddenly starts shaking, then collapses in front of her studio audience. Crew members quickly rushed to offer Williams assistance. After a short break, Williams resumed the show.
Williams, who clarified to her audience shortly after the incident that the collapse was not staged, released a statement within hours urging fans to calm down. "I'm doing fine, just need some water and electrolytes," Williams said. "On another note, I slayed and laid Halloween, LOL!"
A previous statement from Williams' spokesperson said she was "feeling much better" and had simply overheated. "[Williams] overheated because of her heavy costume, makeup, and lights," the rep said. "She was able to finish the show in true Wendy spirit. Thank you for your well wishes." Williams is expected to further address the incident on Wednesday's Wendy Williams Show.
Though some were quick to tweet out hastily assembled jokes about Williams' incident, there were thankfully a few voices of reason among the responses too:
