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‘The Wendy Williams Show’ ends with only a video shoutout to Wendy Williams

Sherri Shepherd attends the Los Angeles premiere of "House Of Gucci" at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Nov. 18, 2021, in Los Angeles.

The final episode of “The Wendy Williams Show” premiered Friday without its eponymous host, who has been absent from the program since July. Williams previously vowed to return before the series wrapped, but her plan didn’t pan out.

Included in the finale was a video tribute to Williams, who helmed “The Wendy Williams Show” for 12 seasons before exiting the syndicated daytime series for health reasons. The host of Friday’s episode was Sherri Shepherd, who is slated to take over

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