Tragedy has struck the group behind the Sherri daytime talkshow as one in every of their high executives was discovered lifeless throughout a monetary investigation.
In line with Web page Six, authorities say they found the lifeless physique of Matt Uzzle in his Piermont, NY, dwelling on February 13. The chief-in-charge of the Sherri present was being probed for price range irregularities after the present’s father or mother firm, Debmar-Mercury realized that Uzzle had not been paying hire for the present’s Chelsea Studios in New York Metropolis since September of 2023.
Police went to Uzzle’s dwelling to conduct a welfare verify when concern started to develop after nobody had heard from him. Sadly, they discovered that Uzzle had handed away by what’s being reported as a suicide.
Web page Six stories:
Sources instructed us a number of departments had been complaining about points with petty money, and it was just lately delivered to father or mother firm Debmar-Mercury’s consideration that hire on the present’s Chelsea studio in NYC had not been paid since September.
“There was actual concern amongst workers that the present was getting shut down. Debmar needed to step in,” a supply conversant in the scenario stated.
One other supply instructed us that the present has not been impacted, and Debmar-Mercury has continued manufacturing of “Sherri.”
Uzzle — whom Shepherd inherited from “The Wendy Williams Present” after “Sherri” changed Williams’ daytime program — stated he “wanted a few days to get his paperwork collectively” after brass confronted him in regards to the present’s monetary standing, in keeping with a supply conversant in the scenario.
Paying homage to their good friend, an on-air ‘in memoriam’ tribute to Uzzle was included on the finish of Sherri’s episode on February fifteenth.
