{"id":138540,"date":"2025-04-11T20:35:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T20:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/joe-tacopina-rips-wendy-williams-judge-for-telling-her-career-is-over\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T20:35:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T20:35:57","slug":"joe-tacopina-rips-wendy-williams-judge-for-telling-her-career-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/joe-tacopina-rips-wendy-williams-judge-for-telling-her-career-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Tacopina Rips Wendy Williams Judge for Telling Her Career Is Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Joe Tacopina<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Sickened By Wendy Williams Judge Claiming Career is Over &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">Rips Gag Order Too<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-11T12:34:18-07:00\">April 11, 2025 12:34 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-4e4ea50fd372f9a38978144d69d6e846\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-190f62d6-04dc-48d4-bc12-64a15ba13d55-815119549-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-190f62d6-04dc-48d4-bc12-64a15ba13d55-815119549-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ab\/16by9\/2025\/04\/11\/abe5d21e17c947deb99a06a95826fe57_md.jpg\" alt=\"041125_joe_tacopina_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4e4ea50fd372f9a38978144d69d6e846--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7f32a979bc228f08aee4afb8fefe2849\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/joe-tacopina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Joe Tacopina<\/strong><\/a> is blasting the choose in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/wendy-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Wendy Williams<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; conservatorship case for telling the TV star her profession is over &#8230; calling the statements &#8220;outrageous&#8221; &#8212; and including Wendy&#8217;s going to have an enormous comeback when the conservator battle is over.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7f32a979bc228f08aee4afb8fefe2849--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-337f2f86b1e029a13c68e6abba72b3d7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We spoke with Tacopina &#8212; who&#8217;s serving as Wendy&#8217;s private legal professional &#8212; on &#8220;TMZ Live&#8221; Friday &#8230; and, he says these statements by the choose should not have been made in courtroom or in entrance of Wendy &#8230; particularly because the choose who mentioned it is not within the leisure trade.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-337f2f86b1e029a13c68e6abba72b3d7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8cbd7d3bceaebc77f3ddd7e8f62f2666\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250411_4ba8c7d9f22047f7a9f9098a45c7e741\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:75a332f5-800e-45d7-a536-ae33d561b68c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4b\/4by3\/2025\/04\/11\/4ba8c7d9f22047f7a9f9098a45c7e741_md.jpg\" alt=\"wendy williams speaking sub getty swipe 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8cbd7d3bceaebc77f3ddd7e8f62f2666--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-59fe4d1344bb539f1a125e9e0151758c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tacopina would not know why the choose would make such statements about Wendy&#8217;s profession in an unrelated courtroom listening to &#8230; and, he provides that from his quite a few conversations with Wendy, he is aware of she&#8217;s as coherent and lucid as she ever has been.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-59fe4d1344bb539f1a125e9e0151758c--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c903065dd8a0960fb66d049c18bce0a1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>JT says statements about her profession present the choose&#8217;s bias &#8230; and, Joe warns the choose is fortunate he wasn&#8217;t in courtroom yesterday &#8212; or he would&#8217;ve torn the choose to shreds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c903065dd8a0960fb66d049c18bce0a1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dab9766ac040968d0d603229d94c51df\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250312_64d28ba656764888a6ecf264d41a19b2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:75a332f5-800e-45d7-a536-ae33d561b68c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/64\/4by3\/2025\/03\/12\/64d28ba656764888a6ecf264d41a19b2_md.jpg\" alt=\"Lisa A. Sokoloff sub swipe  hamdenhall.org\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dab9766ac040968d0d603229d94c51df--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a4dfb017883db7bcb228894a9f91d064\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We broke the story &#8230; a number of sources with direct information informed us Judge <strong>Lisa Sokoloff <\/strong>informed Williams she had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/11\/judge-told-wendy-williams-her-career-is-over\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>no probability of restarting her profession<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; all whereas blasting Wendy&#8217;s household, primarily saying they had been all no good.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a4dfb017883db7bcb228894a9f91d064--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2600d4073f179c56ce331c51fcf78ffe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"media-link image-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/movies\/100034547\/tmz-presents-saving-wendy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/82\/16by9\/2025\/02\/11\/822885e60e374b08bc5aea44850daaaf_md.jpg\" alt=\"wendy-williams-INLINE-PROMO\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-16by9\"\/><br \/>\n                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2600d4073f179c56ce331c51fcf78ffe--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0f1ab9fbdbd3a18b7092ff5e740e9865\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We&#8217;re informed Judge Sokoloff&#8217;s feedback damage Wendy deeply &#8230; and, it is nonetheless unclear why she made the feedback to Wendy. BTW, our documentary <a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/movies\/100034547\/tmz-presents-saving-wendy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&#8220;Saving Wendy&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; accessible to stream on Tubi &#8212; was watched by an enormous variety of folks, so it appears there may be a variety of curiosity in Wendy&#8217;s life and potential comeback nonetheless.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0f1ab9fbdbd3a18b7092ff5e740e9865--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d2c9f51b178b8e181139c39dd55122ac\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-7255a5c1-6e68-41fb-b4bb-224fd1fdb3a6-327017090-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-7255a5c1-6e68-41fb-b4bb-224fd1fdb3a6-327017090-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/db\/16by9\/2025\/04\/10\/db0d0925b0d1477b988a3ca4696537ae_md.jpg\" alt=\"041025_tmz_live_wendy_williams_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d2c9f51b178b8e181139c39dd55122ac--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b3fc58bcbf449ecc261d6561147b26b4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tacopina additionally chatted with us concerning the gag order on this case &#8230; saying he is by no means heard one being issued in a guardianship case &#8212; and declaring they&#8217;re normally reserved for conditions the place feedback may affect a jury, which may&#8217;t occur right here because the choose alone will make the choice.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b3fc58bcbf449ecc261d6561147b26b4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bb8cfc879238cdee49bb61ad711f801c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Joe says gag orders are repeatedly seen as unconstitutional and overturned anyway &#8230; and, the one purpose he can assume for why Judge Sokoloff issued one is to punish Wendy and her crew.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bb8cfc879238cdee49bb61ad711f801c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8805ef5b0c0cca100e724ccc29985d47\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8805ef5b0c0cca100e724ccc29985d47--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c9bfe0d6c959382834fe49f33075550c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While he is not taking up the guardianship case but, it is clear Tacopina&#8217;s able to step in if want be &#8212; and, he is able to tackle the choose within the case.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c9bfe0d6c959382834fe49f33075550c--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Joe Tacopina Sickened By Wendy Williams Judge Claiming Career is Over &#8230; Rips Gag Order Too Published April 11, 2025 12:34 PM PDT Play video content material TMZ.com Joe Tacopina is blasting the choose in Wendy Williams&#8216; conservatorship case for telling the TV star her profession is over &#8230; calling the statements &#8220;outrageous&#8221; &#8212; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[5452,2043,4831,587,8982,1688,7253,3568],"class_list":{"0":"post-138540","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity-gossip","8":"tag-career","9":"tag-joe","10":"tag-judge","11":"tag-rips","12":"tag-tacopina","13":"tag-telling","14":"tag-wendy","15":"tag-williams"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}