Wendy Williams gets candid about substance abuse, failed marriage in biopic

Wendy Williams: The Movie stars Ciera Payton as the TV personality and follows her entire life, from her upbringing in New Jersey to her tumultuous relationship with ex-husband Kevin Hunter, and yes, the infamous moment when she fainted on screen in costume on Halloween.

Other tough moments the movie highlights are Williams’ substance abuse issues, her experience with sexual assault and her fertility struggles before giving birth to son Kevin, now 20. Still, Williams previously told PEOPLE that “it wasn’t tough at all” looking back on her life.

“The life that I’m living right now is my best life, and I have no guilt about saying that. I don’t regret meeting Kevin, I don’t regret falling in love, I don’t regret staying with him for all 25 years, 21 of them married,” she said during a panel promoting the movie earlier this month.

Williams, who executive-produced the biopic, added that making the movie was a chance for her to clarify some misconceptions about her and present the truth.

“I was able to clear up half-truths and untruths,” she told reporters during the panel. “Just when you think you know, you watch a biopic and you learn a whole lot more — and for mine, I wanted to be very truthful.”