Over 26,000 Have Signed A Petition To Fire Wendy Williams After Mocking Joaquin Phoenix's 'Cleft Lip'

Wendy Williams
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We should be talking about Joaquin Phoenix for his Oscars nomination for the Joker, but instead, Joaquin is in the news for a MUCH different reason..

This week on her show, Wendy Williams was attempting to compliment Joaquin's looks, but ended up mocking the birth mark on his lip by fish hooking hers to look like a "cleft lip".

WOW!

Needless to say, this didn't fair well with a lot of her viewers who were offended.

One viewer even started a Change.org petition to get Wendy fired saying, "So this ignorant piece of work decided to mock Joaquin Phoenix and his 'hare lip, cleft lip, palate' on daytime television and even went as far as pulling her upper lip with her finger, she is a total disgrace."

Since the petition started, Wendy has issued an apology and even made a donation to help the cleft community through Operation Smile and the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.

While that was generous of Wendy, some viewers have not accepted her apology. 

The petition has over 26,000 signatures and continues to grow.