Wendy Williams was one of the greatest television personalities of our generation. She was known for her unfiltered voice of reason. She was funny. She was witty. And she was unstoppable. That was until her world came crashing down in 2022. After going through severe health battles that were chronicled publicly through her hosting her daytime syndicated show since at least 2017, and her asking for a legal guardian, Williams was placed under a conservatorship, which she’s been fighting ever since alongside her family. Luckily, Williams has a good family by her side. They, particularly her niece, have been very vocal on insisting that Williams is mentally capable, contradicting claims made by her current conservator, Sabrina Morrissey. The question was never whether or not she needed a guardian or not, but rather WHO was appointed to be her guardian. In January, Williams tearfully proclaimed, ‘I am not cognitively impaired but I feel like I am in prison. I’m in this place with people who are in their nineties and their eighties and their seventies… These people, there’s something wrong with these people here on this floor. I am clearly not.’ Here, we take a deep dive into how Williams got into this messy situation. We explore the differences between a conservatorship and a legal guardianship of an adult. And finally, we explore how people with disabilities, like Williams, are failed by the government and society that claims to help them when placed under these circumstances. Let’s discuss…
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Mindy Lahiri: Why The ‘Project’ In ‘The Mindy Project’ Wasn’t Ever About Her Quest To Find The Love Of Her Life – And What Exactly Her Ending Up With Danny Told Us About Her As A Woman
‘The Mindy Project’ followed Mindy Lahiri, played by Kailing. She’s an Indian-American doctor. She’s delusionally confident, unapologetically selfish, and romantic, and has a wild love and appreciation for fashion, gossip, and romantic comedies. She’s well known for her strong sense of self and unwavering belief in her own choices, even when they’re questionable. A romantic at heart and a seeker for love, she’s a firm believer in happily ever afters, often seeking them out in her personal life. Mindy’s character is often portrayed as self-centered and focused on her own desires, sometimes to the detriment of others. But she’s also a giver when she wants to be. She has a lot of flaw in her, and nevertheless, she’s generally portrayed as a warm and friendly person, capable of forming strong relationships. She has a lively and energetic personality. Her friends love her for it. We’re introduced to Mindy as she’s on a quest to finding the true love of her life just like the main character does in every rom-com movie. We’re here to challenge the notion that ‘The Mindy Project’ was ever about Mindy finding her happily-ever-after. We do so by breaking down Mindy Lahiri’s character growth throughout the entire 6 seasons. We do so by analyzing her marriage to Ben, why exactly she married him, as well as why exactly the marriage didn’t work. We do so by exploring Mindy’s growth as a single working mom. And finally, we do so by explaining what exactly the ending of the show, which has Mindy getting back together with Danny, meant for her as a character. Let’s discuss…
Emily Osment: An In-Depth Analysis Of All The Reasons Why Women Everywhere Should Be Embracing And Celebrating The Idea Of Short-Lived Marriages – And Everything That Miley Cyrus And Firerose Have To Do With It
Actress Emily Osment is now getting a divorce from her husband of 5 months, Jack Anthony. And yes, you read that correctly – 5 months. Court documents filed by Osment list the date of separation as December 7, 2024, which means they were only married for 2 months before separating. The former couple were together since 2021, and were engaged by 2023. In a statement to People magazine, Osment said, ‘I think with any big decision in your life, whether it’s relationships or work or whatever it may be, you have to firmly plant both feet in that decision. Ultimately, it didn’t work out.’ Miley Cyrus, Osment’s ‘Hannah Montana’ co-star, had a similar end to her love story with Liam Hemsworth, star of ‘The Hunger Games’ and most recently, Netflix’s ‘Lonely Planet’, co-starring Laura Dern. Cyrus and Hemsworth were together for 10 years before announcing they were separated in August 2019 after 7 months of marriage. They’ve both since moved on with other people. To say that they were actually together for 10 years would be a bit of a stretch. They were on-and-off for years, and the off period lasted a couple of years at times. Miley’s father, Billy Ray Cyrus, who rose to fame in the 90’s with the hit song, ‘Achy Breaky Heart’, also divorced his second wife, Firerose, in 2024 after 7 months of marriage. He and Miley’s mother, Tish, finally divorced in 2022 after more than 20 years together and multiple divorce filings that never came through. Firerose accused Cyrus of ‘extreme verbal, emotional and psychological abuse’, and claimed that he was ‘unpredictable and volatile’ due to alleged substance abuse. Cyrus, in turn, accused Firerose of making unauthorized credit card charges and claimed he was verbally, emotionally, and physically abused by her. With all that being said, we’re break down the history of marriages and why they end, we explore the changing roles of women in marriages, and explain relation between Osment’s divorce to that of Firerose and Miley Cyrus. Let’s discuss…