Wendy Williams addresses ‘fartgate’ on talk show

Wendy Williams was recently accused of passing gas during the “Hot Topics” segment of her talk show, a moment now known as “fartgate.”

On Thursday’s episode, Williams, 55, opened up about the accusation, claiming she’s “never farted on this show.”

“As a matter of fact, I barely fart, you know why? Because gas gets released several different ways and mine is belching, because all I do is talk,” she added.

Williams played the clip in question, where she leans to the side in her chair and a sound similar to a fart can be heard.

“Let me tell you something right now, okay,” she continued. “I don’t lean over like this to release a fart, I’m lean over like this because it’s comfortable. If I sit [straight up] all the time, it’s heavy on my spine. I don’t have the back. I’m not trying to get the back. I like to release my hips and lean, you know what I’m saying? … I’ve been doing this for 11 years on this show!”

Williams went on to joke about the awkward moment, saying she would’ve laughed if she actually broke wind on-camera.

“You know a girl like me would have been laughing at that,” she said. “By the sound of that fart, I would have had to go change my costume! I would have left a mark in the seat. I wouldn’t even save the costume, I would have throw it away. It’d probably be soiled beyond soiled-tivity.”

Stagehand John Anderson revealed that the sound actually came from the crew prepping for a segment with scientist and author Dr. Kate Biberdorf.

“We were filling up a fish tank backstage and we didn’t have the proper hose,” Anderson said. “The air was just coming out and it was sputtering like someone was farting. Okay? So that’s what it was. It wasn’t Wendy!”

“Fartgate” comes one day after Williams and her ex-husband Kevin Hunter finalized their divorce.

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