Why Was Willam Belli Eliminated from RuPaul’s Drag Race?

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 | Published in Featured, RuPaul's Drag Race, See...What Had Happened Was

With no time to adjust my tuck or put my nipple back into my gown the most hated/envied contestant of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4 was sent home tonight. The shocking part is SHE WASN’T EVEN IN THE BOTTOM TWO! After throwing up during the judging and unusually quiet through the entire episode many were led to believe Miss ‘Oh I was in Rihanna’s video‘ and ‘Oh, these are Versace‘ either had a eating disorder, called home without permission, or is/was abusing drugs. What rule did Willam break that got her sent home?

Here’s the tea I got from Logo’s official blog…

RuPaul’s Drag Race had its most shocking episode to date this evening when Willam, the winner of the weekly challenge, was sent home for breaking one of the rules. What rule however we do not know for sure. What the what?!

The show released a statement saying: “During the filming of the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, it was brought to the producers attention that Willam had not complied with the rules as set forth in his competition contract. As a result, and in fairness to the other contestants, Willam was forced to leave the show. This issue will be addressed in the upcoming reunion special.”

In the words of Latrice Royale ‘we all fall down… but bitch when you get back up you better be SICKENING!’ Let’s hope when the season finale and reunion air on April 30th that’s exactly what Willam will be. In the mean time, check out this new song and video ‘Chow Down (at Chik-fil-a)‘ by Willam that JUST SO HAPPENED to premiere the same day her shocking elimination occured.

 

Why do you think Willam was eliminated?

*EDIT*

12:28 am

Here’s an interview that just posted of Willam and Entertainment Weekly. Was the elimination a publicity stunt? Here’s an excerpt:

So, everyone will be dying to know: What happened with the disqualification?
Oh, f—, I didn’t win?

You’re pulling the funny here, but what really happened?
What do you think I did?

I don’t know — you were barfing there on the runway. Are you bulimic and that’s against the rules?
Here’s the thing: I had an abortion. The anesthesia just made me sick. I will say this: I wasn’t caught doing anything. Everything that I did, I admitted and I brought to everyone’s attention.

Why do you have to be cryptic about what happened on last night’s episode?
Oh, no, no — not at all. We don’t have to be cryptic. It’s my choice. I want people to keep tuning in. Maybe watch me at the reunion.

So, we’ll find out what happens at the reunion?
Yeah, or maybe everyone should write into the network and say, “We want Willam — give him his own show!” Or, some bulls— like that, “Put him on Drag U!” That kind of crap.

Was this all a plan to garner publicity?
I don’t know! It seemed like my schedule was quite jam-packed, like I was in New York doing an off-Broadway show the next week. I have no idea. Like, I’m going to leave all these answers up to wiser men than I at the network. I do like the fact that they didn’t make it seem like I got caught doing something, like my hand was in the cookie jar. Everything that I did on that show was pretty much in character, except for when I cried.

Was what you did bad?
If I was good at what I was doing — which they considered “bad” — is it still considered “bad”? I’m trying not to be an a–hole here, but it’s not working out very well.

Anything you want to tell your fans or viewers out there?
To quote RuPaul: “It’s now available on iTunes.” I would love for people to download my music on iTunes — it’s called “Trouble.” Because I’m a big, bad troublemaker.

You have a new single?
That came out last week. The video is going to be directed by Chi Chi LaRue, and that’s going to be out in April. It’s written by Tom Truijllo and Ben Bove, who write a lot of RuPaul’s music.

What’s the vibe of it?
It’s dance — it’s a real club banger. All those RuPaul girls try to have a single and, so, this is my official dance single. I do like the comedy stuff and parodying pop culture, so I also have that “Chow Down (at Chick-fil-A)” video, which just came out.

How did that come about?
Well, I wasn’t a big Chick-fil-A fan, I guess, I never really knew about them because I’m from Philly and they don’t have them there. I was eating there with my girlfriends and they were telling me how [they support anti-gay organizations]. I was like, “Oh that sucks about the gay thing.” And then, I got diarrhea from it, so I was like, “F— this, I’m gonna write a song.” The fact that they come after gay people, let me come for you. The worst endorsement for a Christian chicken eatery is three drag queens. So it’s like, “Alright, alright, boo.” In reality, I just wanted to wear a bobbed wig.

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Your Thoughts?


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  • Willam Hater

    Since the show tapes n’ LA and that’s where she lives and all that I heard she was sneaking out and paying ppl to make her costumes and she was buying her outfits.

    How do you randomly have a damn Sex and the City look alike dress on hand for a challenge, or all those stickers with your face on there?

    SHE’S A CHEATER! SHE’S GONE!

    Phi Phi is next!

    • Jessica phoenix

      wow….thats loww

    • Lovesit

      lolwut. She openly stated that most of her costumes were BOUGHT. It’s not in a contract to make everything you wear.

    • Bonequisha

      What are you guys talking about? Have you seen Willam’s ass? I only saw a nice crack beneath her britches. Willam is fierce, and she makes me moist as a snack cake.

      xoxo hunty,

      Bonequisha

  • hotshot70

    I think that either cheating about costumes (as stated above), or drugs. She always had awkward pauses, and she did drink A LOT of cocktails. Mixing those cocktails and drugs is very dangerous. I hope this doesn’t cost them a major sponsor (Absolut). Either way, good ridance. I agree with Willam Hater above: Phi Phi is next to go.

  • Ben Bon

    If she wasn’t on something I’ll be surprised. 1) She looked out of her head when Latrice asked her if she was ok and 2) She was randomly tearful and quiet when she claims to be this naturally confident no-shit-taker. Obviously she’s human but she seems like the kind of person who is so arrogant that it has to be a front for some sort of insecurity. She openly says that she doesn’t have a lot of friends and I think that being an attention seeking bitch who tramples on anybody to get what they want must be pretty lonely. All the others do it with so much more dignity (apart from Phi Phi, she’s so 90′s.)

    Phi Phi next, then Dida, top 3 have to be Latrice, Chad and Sharon. I’d love it if any of them won, especially Sharon. Have a feeling it will be Latrice!

  • pitch blease

    Maybe shes taking hormones to be more womanly and the idea of the show is to be a man in drag not a tranny, lol who knows

  • Orlando Rosewell Kinney

    It can’t be hormones, because some of the queens have had body work, and sometimes that takes doing hormones for it to work. I really think it is drugs. Hormones don’t make you vomit like that and to vomit on alcohol you have to be pretty darn drunk. I’m thinking it is drug withdrawls. I have had them from changing prescription medications and they have made me vomit something fierce, and that was LEGAL medicine. I can only imagine what the hard stuff will do to someone, especially since some of it can klll you if you don’t have it consistently. However, I would hope that something illegal would not be the case, but it is the only explanation I can come up with. The vomitting has to be related or they would not have shown it in the first place.

  • Michael Fascianella

    I will certainly miss Willam…he and Sharon and Chad were/are my favorites but I know that Latrice will win and I’ll tell you why……

    I have been watching RuPaul’s Drag Race wince season 1….since the 1st season an African American or dark skinned Contestant has won…Why isn;t it ever a white girl. Also, it has always been the last person to walk into the dressing room on the 1st episode i.e. Season 1, BeBe, Season 2, Tyra, Season 3 Raja hench season 4 will be Latrice…I will be shocked if its not….I am rooting for Sharon just becasue she is completely different and also a nice person…not a bitch like PhiPhi, and Chad becasue he too is nice…I think both of them are very talented. I have nothing against Latrice, I just don’t think she has “IT”…This is all of course my opinion, but if you are a hardcore fan as I am, please buy the DVD’s and watch and you’ll see that the last person to enter has always been the winner. maybe this season will be different.

    • mlvaleri

      You are so right about the African American or dark skinned queens winning. I am sorry but Raven should have won season 2 and jujubee should’ve been runner up. That was BS that Tyra won! And Raja????? Don’t GET me started…anyway I am curious to hear this big betrayal of the rules reveal, but its probably something stupid like she gave her resume to a producer or something. She puked because she’s an ACTRESS and she had already been told she was being disqualified. The other queens did too. That’s why they were talking about it for the whole epp of untucked.

  • http://Twitter.com/jhonnyoday Jhonny O’Day

    I think it might have been going out and performing perhaps, at first i thought drugs to. Then i thought wait she had a long night, she was out somewhere drinking and performing, came in late hung the fuck over lol. Either way, the girl is Fierce and she is fucking hilarious. She needs to be put on Drag U. i live for her. Phi Phi needed to go.

  • http://WillamoffRu? Karl

    You’re all being very dramatic. It’s not drugs/ hormones. Latryce said “Willam is doing things we’re all gonna get in trouble for.” So it’s something they’re all capable of doing or are all doing already. She probably used the Internet from her hotel room to do business.
    Phi-Phi seriously needs to go!!!
    In past seasons no one tried alliances & deception on Drag Race until Phi-Phi ruined it. The show is based on talent & charm not being a painted mannequin who puts everyone down & sabotages ppl bc she’s insecure. Someone shoulda called her out long ago for ruining Snatch Game & sabotaging Jiggly (although I didn’t like Jiggly either, that wasn’t cool)

  • Lindsay

    Ugh, I am so frustrated that they aren’t telling us what actually happened! And you know they are telling us to ‘wait for the reunion’ where they will just refer to things vaguely and never really come out and say exactly what Willam did to be disqualified. I have no idea what she did to be nixed, but damn, the bitch is fierce! She may seem kind of ditzy and out of it, but I’m pretty sure she was playing a character the entire time she was on the show. Either way, Willam was great entertainment, has a way better body than me (and I’m not too bad myself), and I will miss the humor she brought to show! Good luck to my remaining favs Sharon, Chad & Latrice!

  • http://www.facebook.com/jmskye10 Jasmine

    I personally think its 1 of three things. 1, hormones.. I have a fellow sister who takes them and know it makes her sick. Rather it be to get ready for a gender reassignment surgery or just for tranny purposes. 2. Internet to do business.. Shes a party girl. She probably had connections with the outside, which is a breach of contract. Rather it be to get the items needed for a challenge, performing in shows, or just simply blogging.
    3. Appearing drunk on TV. The winner is the spokesperson for Absolute. How positive do you think itd be for her to be completely inibriated on the tour and bringing disgrace to not only herself, but to Absolute and RuPaul’s Drag Race. Not very classy.

  • melissa

    She threw up because she knee she was being eliminated, that’s why she was quiet with Latrice. She wasn’t the least bit surprised or reacted how someone would being booted without a heads up. I think she was doing one of the cock pit boys.

    • mlvaleri

      But the week before she said the pit crew guys were not her type and that they were nobodies in comparison to her…

  • Karl

    Lol She threw up because, with everything else going on, she was a man over 30, strapped into a 24inch waisted corset.

    • brittany

      not over 30

  • http://www.facebook.com/jm081 Juwana Mann

    I have to agree with a lot of the comments above.

    -Raven SHOULD have won season 2, the house down, period dot.
    -If several of the girls over all the seasons were not actively abusing drugs OR hormones, id be greatly surprised, and in todays modern society thats practically run on medications, pills, and quick chemical fixes, its not oh so shocking or really even abnormal.
    -Its true that the myth of the last-to-enter queen taking the crown has been the case so far, but we can certainly hope for the best and TRUE winner to come through this year right?
    -At the end of the day this is, after all, a show. Its not “real” despite all efforts to the contrary or otherwise. Every single one of these queens are more in depth and interesting than their online profiles, cover photos, and character representations on film, and while some may actually in all reality be just as stupid, overdone, ignorant, or whatever as they seem on the show, it doesnt mean we should assume the best or the worst of them. They are PEOPLE, just like you and I.

    That being said, in my own personal opinion, i cant help but to agree with many other commenting fans, i dont like Phi Phi in the slightest and it comes down to Sharon and Chad for me. Ive been a Sharon fan for quite awhile now and i simply adore her and her vision entirely, whereas Chad has to be one of the most genuine, good-hearted, sincerely sweet people ive ever seen and his drag is perfection polished to a big ol’ shiny T <3 ^-^ And Latrice certainly does do the big girls proud and is one super fierce queen, but its Sharon for the gold and Chad for the silver in my eyes.

    Honestly, i think Phi Phi deserves to be asked to leave just as much as Willam. Willam most likely cheated by not keeping the shows discretion as far as the outside world was concerned, but Phi Phi deliberately sabotages other queens and only ever seems to succeed when shes channeling that evil bitchy "I just shoved youu down to the GROUND" kind of energy in place of real confidence and self esteem. Everything she does is because of or in relation to somebody else and shes just not happy if shes not stepping on someone. Toxic people like that are rarely deserving of what they eventually "earn", because they only have it from the merits of taking it by any and all means necessary from somebody else.

    In conclusion, this last show was both enthralling and somewhat disappointing to me. I thought better of the show. However i suppose ill just continue to enjoy the pleasurable aspects of Ru Pauls Drag Race without buying into any of the publicity stunting, plugging, and hype so obviously designed into every mainframe of its structure. to better serve my own conscience. Because anything bought by such a steep emotional and almost degrading price demanded of these contestants, even fame, isnt anything id like to help feed.

  • Shane

    I agree with many of the comments. I loved to hate Willam. I also think the lie detector that was used to pair the girls during the mini challenge may be used to get some insight to what Willam may have done.

    Oh well, we move on, I am pushing for Sharon, LaTrice or Chad at this point.

    • Sasha

      I love your end picks & I concur. LaTrice is a fine example of how a good personality can make someone beautiful (not to take away from his/her looks) but his/her personality makes him/her shine. Sharon & Chad seem to have big hearts so you can’t help but pull for them. However, the one that I truly hope gets booted off soon is Phi Phi. She/he is beyond shady she/he can be down right cruel!

  • Sasha

    I think he/she broke their rules re: their dieting habits. I think he/she is bullemic because after he/she was asked to leave he/she made a comment to the cameras that it didn’t matter to him/her since he/she was able to stand up there with a 25″ waist. Therefore, I definitely feel that it has something to do with dieting issues &/or behavior.

  • Cami Wilson

    I was too very upset at the fact that they did not let us know what was the reason Wilam was asked to leave and now we have to wait until the reunion?! I was already mad that I had to wait almost a whole damn month before the show came back on and now this BS. PLEASE he better had did some crazy shit like snort crack or try to sell him self to one of the producers. Now that I think about it I am mad as hell with his ass because I know Phi Phi would have been going home this week with her bitter tired ass show girl looking ass (LOL thanks Sharon). And to whoever made the comment about dark skinned people being the winners can go kick rocks because any other game/reality show almost always has a white or other race as the winner and black people are either kicked off or come in second so just because Ru is black does not mean that she picks the winners base on race she picks them on their performances and their C.U.N.T and I agree with all of the winners that she has pick. My top three are Latrice,Sharon, and Chad.

    • Jessi L

      All I can say is ANTM. Tyra continously picks african americans over white or other “ethnic” types. She also tends to like the fat girls (ok, not fat but Plus, but in the “fashion world,… Come on!). So yeah, if you are better than average pretty, model well, take good pictures, walk well, a pleasent outgoing personality that’s easy to work with on shoots… doesn’t matter, because your up against an african american who’s extra large in the model world. Now I’m usually for affirmative
      action, but that sh*t is taking it way outside my comfort zone and re-thinking the whole concept….

      • Jessi L

        Oh, just so nobody is confused. I don’t think this show tries to give the “dark skin” winners more props. It’s performance. Comon, after layers of make-up they what’s the difference? (BTW: where are the Manila fans?)

    • Michael

      You must be an african american…..can you honestly sit there and say that Latrice is better than Sharon Needles or Chad Michaels? She can’t even paint her face correctly….she doesnt blend….her face is always lighter than the rest of her skin i.e. neck, chect, arms….Need I say more?

  • Janae

    I’m sad William had to leave. Even though she is the prettiest, and in my opinion most talented, I sensed a sadness from her throughout the 4 episodes. During the rehearsals on the last show, she shared a little of herself when she admitted she didn’t have the support of her fellow drag stars, like the others did. Whatever she did, whether it was to binge and purge, or drugs, or even legal hormones, was undoubtedly done to help her to feel better about herself. I think it’s too bad that it back-fired, especially when you realize that idiot Phi-Phi is still there.

  • Chris

    What I/me don’t understand is why you/people feel the need to put a slash between every pronoun, and then you/people find a way to use his/her and other pronounces over and over. I/me can’t stand it/slashes.

    • Chris

      Damn gravatar ruined my trolling.

  • Li

    Rue doesnt just base it on the talent or looks, but also personality, essence..
    regularly sitting down with them..getting to know them. i thought perhaps it was Tyra because of Tyras son. Tyras win was also a future generations coup, there was the “whole” person that Ru qualifies.
    Willam wasnt showing these qualities, how could anyone truly tour with that sort of behavior? such as vomiting on stage, jumping on things and break into alleyway song while others are trying to work..
    please.
    as for disqualification, i think everyone here has said one part:
    phone calls/ texts/internet to get help with the costumes/wardrobe either being made or furbished by someone else..
    then the hormones
    then drug use/withdrawl of
    and then a corset..i mean really? steel boned for his stick ass?
    …probably found out early in the day, turned it into a plug for his own thing.
    hmm

  • Scar

    I just want tot say this is my favorite show. I love it!

  • Name*

    I don/t know why she was sent home,, but she had my vote. I wanted Phi Phi to go home. Well I am still pulling for Willam.

  • http://marthasam@earthlink.net martha sammaciccia

    I think LaTrice is so charming, smart, beautiful & classy, unlike the others who are good but not great, as LaTrice is! Martha

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  • miss mommie

    Ok steppin out on a limb here what if she was really a woman and was in the procces of becoming man but stopped bc she was gettin noticed for being inbetween?

    • poufhead

      I thought the same thing as Miss Mommie. I thought Willam was really a woman and either in the process of sex change or already had one. When the girls were given the polygraph test ,one of the questions asked to one of them (don’t remember which girl it was) was along the lines of “are you or were you ever a woman”. Also, in this interview (http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/03/20/rupauls-drag-race-willam-elimination/) with Willam since all this drama, she says this ” Here’s the thing: I had an abortion. The anesthesia just made me sick. I will say this: I wasn’t caught doing anything. Everything that I did, I admitted and I brought to everyone’s attention” I was very surprised to read that.I mean what the hell does that mean? Also is there some where you can read what the rules and conditions are?

  • priscilla

    i’m extremely confuse how can i man have an abortion?

  • Jessi L

    I think it is simple. Will has said that she told them a couple of times. She is in two movies that are supposed to come out this year; one already has a trailer out. Ru said that she broke a rule that would make it unfair. I theorize the rule was promotion. I think Willam was doing a little bit of work for one of these movies while the show was taping. I would think that would be a big No-No. In Will’s (she probs hates “Will”) defense, who’s continued to say her career is in TV, to be in a movie is a big deal. Movies aren’t really willing to move their sched for a second teir actor, let alone an A-lister. She sees where her main money maker is and sought to maintain it. PaDow!…My expert guesstimation!
    (if it was drugs, someone along that chain would have talked. If it was buying costumes/clothes, maybe. But she would have to have a tight relationship with one buyer in particular. But both those are negated if we are to believe that Willam told the truth about telling them about the issue previously. (though that vomit scene was a little weird… Cimo? Ball Cancer? Missing rib sindrome? Beaver ovaries? Oh My!))
    see ya’ll at the reunion.

  • grom

    Phi Phi should thank Willem for whatever she did. We all know that Phi Phi was the one going home that night.

  • Giovanni

    I wish Latrice had been the one to send home Phi Phi eventually.. since Phi Phi THOUGHT that anyone (Willem) singing against her would lose. That Phi Phi is low rent, period. NO WAY Absolute or Cruise Ships are going to pick her as their spokesperson… Ugliness inside shines right thru…
    One reason Latrice one so many sing offs is that is was always a fat, black artist’s record and she looked good doing those songs.. til she hadda sing country.. and lost. I like Willem a lot more than Phi Phi, but Willem is a space cadet.. Jessica Simpson in male form, but worse. I think Chad deserves it. Stupid Kenya gets back then gives the best Male makeover to her friend Phi Phi.. and lOST for it.. so dumb.

  • Arianna

    He couldn’t of had an abortion because Willam is a man!!!!

  • Arianna

    He couldn’t of had an abortion because Willam is a man!!!!

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