Steve Granitz/WireImage; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesSafe to say Wendy Williams has landed herself in hot water with a number of Ariana Grande's fans.
The 51-year-old talk show host found herself on the receiving end of rampant criticism after she made a few controversial comments about Ariana Grande and seemingly body-shamed the 22-year-old pop star on The Wendy Williams Show.
"She's 21. She'll forever look 12," Williams said as the audience laughed. "And I don't mean that in a good way. It's nice to look younger than you are, but when you look too young and then you're short—she's only like 4'11". I don't look at her as, like, a woman."
Her comments prompted the hashtag #CancelWendyWilliams to trend on Twitter on Thursday evening as fans of Grande banned together to try and get the show taken off air.
Unsurprisingly, many of the tweets were very passionate.
That's all I'm gonna say. #CancelWendyWilliamsShow pic.twitter.com/YCvfbKVrnD
? mahila (@1994rauhl_) August 14, 2015Here's a rant I made to show that NOBODY deserves to be belittled. EVER. #CancelWendyWilliamsShow @WendyWilliams pic.twitter.com/UnyjKjQKaw
? Ariana Grande (@ArianaUniverse) August 14, 2015YOU :) DONT :) HAVE :) TO :) PUT :) DOWN :) OTHERS :) TO :) ENTERTAIN :) PEOPLE :)
#CancelWendyWilliamsShow
? Ruth // PLS NIALL (@pop_ruth) August 14, 2015#CancelWendyWilliamsShow because she basically dehumanizes every person she talks about. Nobody needs that.
? Ratek ? (@_weavus) August 14, 2015#CancelWendyWilliamsShow So, since you are petite and look younger you don't deserve to be considered a woman? ??
https://t.co/KsICmijXdj
? Maiah Ocando (@MaiahOcando) August 14, 2015being a real woman has nothing to do with your size or the way your face looks. #CancelWendyWilliamsShow pic.twitter.com/rHASEZvrSJ
? stephanie (@charcoalgrande) August 14, 2015Others called out Williams for her apparent hypocrisy.
I'm just going to drop this here
#CancelWendyWilliamsShow
https://t.co/OAmSTE40bi
? kAyLa (@fUnKy_whoran) August 14, 2015practice what u preach. @WendyWilliams #CancelWendyWilliamsShow https://t.co/NYwbWWAOgL
? chloe (@hadidshunty) August 14, 2015how does she stick up for Ariana during the donut incident but then bash her looks AND body once again?? #CancelWendyWilliamsShow
? amanda ? (@gomezsgrande) August 13, 2015There were also those who claimed Williams was jealous.
Well isn't someone just jealous #CancelWendyWilliamsShow pic.twitter.com/nXKfdmMCw2
? Ariana Grande (@ArianaUniverse) August 14, 2015damn a 12 year old sure does look better than me
#CancelWendyWilliamsShow pic.twitter.com/N14OlZW8E3
? megan ?? PLS AARON (@dallasintro) August 14, 2015if this is what a 12 year old looks like, I want to be a 12 year old #CancelWendyWilliamsShow pic.twitter.com/JVGxPpA4TO
? ??? (@indecentgrande) August 14, 2015The awkward moment when a "12 year old" looks better than you ? #CancelWendyWilliamsShow pic.twitter.com/W6aD3vrjm5
? ? (@weloveknowles) August 14, 2015And there were a handful of Williams' supporters on the social media site, Grande's fans certainly didn't hold back, even using a number of GIFs to really hammer home their point.
me when i came on twitter and saw #CancelWendyWilliamsShow trending pic.twitter.com/TmwxdCMr7Y
? ya boy atef (@problemdeluxe) August 14, 2015When you open Twitter and see that #CancelWendyWilliamsShow is trending pic.twitter.com/RuWpPjHHhW
? Renaé (@renae_m99) August 14, 2015Me on my way to the #CancelWendyWilliamsShow party. pic.twitter.com/alX3Qf0jcX
? Shady Music Facts (@musicnews_shade) August 14, 2015Grande, meanwhile, as yet to comment on the incident.
Then again, it seems like her fans are doing all the talking she needs.
I hope you can find a new job quickly #CancelWendyWilliamsShow pic.twitter.com/PWVDjhdgfN
? sofia (@loviinbutera) August 14, 2015What do you think of Williams' remarks? Tells us in the comments.