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Tragedy
has
struck
the
team
behind
the
Sherri
daytime
talkshow
as
one
of
their
top
executives
was
found
dead
during
a
financial
investigation.
According
to
Page
Six,
authorities
say
they
discovered
the
lifeless
body
of
Matt
Uzzle
in
his
Piermont,
NY,
home
on
February
13.
The
executive-in-charge
of
the
Sherri
show
was
being
probed
for
budget
irregularities
after
the
show’s
parent
company,
Debmar-Mercury
learned
that
Uzzle
had
not
been
paying
rent
for
the
show’s
Chelsea
Studios
in
New
York
City
since
September
of
2023.
Police
went
to
Uzzle’s
home
to
conduct
a
welfare
check
when
concern
began
to
grow
after
no
one
had
heard
from
him.
Unfortunately,
they
found
that
Uzzle
had
passed
away
by
what
is
being
reported
as
a
suicide.
Page
Six
reports:
Sources
told
us
several
departments
had
been
complaining
about
issues
with
petty
cash,
and
it
was
recently
brought
to
parent
company
Debmar-Mercury’s
attention
that
rent
at
the
show’s
Chelsea
studio
in
NYC
had
not
been
paid
since
September.
“There
was
real
concern
among
staff
that
the
show
was
getting
shut
down.
Debmar
had
to
step
in,”
a
source
familiar
with
the
situation
said.
Another
source
told
us
that
the
show
has
not
been
impacted,
and
Debmar-Mercury
has
continued
production
of
“Sherri.”
Uzzle
—
whom
Shepherd
inherited
from
“The
Wendy
Williams
Show”
after
“Sherri”
replaced
Williams’
daytime
program
—
said
he
“needed
a
couple
of
days
to
get
his
paperwork
together”
after
brass
confronted
him
about
the
show’s
financial
status,
according
to
a
source
familiar
with
the
situation.
Paying
homage
to
their
friend,
an
on-air
‘in
memoriam’
tribute
to
Uzzle
was
included
at
the
end
of
Sherri’s
episode
on
February
15th.
