EXCLUSIVE: Salt of Salt N Pepa provides clarity to Loren LoRosa following The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Indiction +  Wendy Williams does NOT have dementia?

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Breakfast Club – "EXCLUSIVE: Salt of Salt N Pepa provides clarity to Loren LoRosa following The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction + Wendy Williams does NOT have dementia?"

Date: November 11, 2025
Host: Lauren LaRosa (on “The Latest with Lauren LaRosa” segment for The Breakfast Club)
Featuring: Audio from Salt (of Salt-N-Pepa), Missy Elliott, and legal representatives
Main Topics: Wendy Williams’ health and conservatorship updates; Salt-N-Pepa’s legal battle for their music rights post-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

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Overview

This episode of "The Latest with Lauren LaRosa" (featured on The Breakfast Club) dives into two major stories in the world of pop culture:

• Wendy Williams: New, exclusive updates on her health battles, particularly the contradictory dementia diagnoses that have kept her in a conservatorship, and where her legal struggle may go next.
• Salt-N-Pepa: A deep dive into their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the group’s ongoing legal fight to regain control over the rights to their master recordings, explained through clarifications directly from Salt and her attorney.

Tone:

• Engaged, personal, and invested, with Lauren striving for clarity and advocacy for both Wendy Williams and Salt-N-Pepa.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Wendy Williams: Health, Conservatorship, and Legal Hurdles (03:00–09:38)

• Breaking News: TMZ reports that Wendy Williams has undergone independent neurological testing—these tests, unlike previous ones commissioned by her court-appointed guardian, claim she does not have the frontotemporal dementia that justified her conservatorship.

  • Lauren explains:

    “Wendy Williams has tested with neurologists who say she does not have the frontotemporal dementia... which is, you know, what she calls the facility where she lives, where, you know, she's not able to go downstairs on her own. She doesn't have a phone to call out... She doesn't live a normal life.” (03:05–04:02)

• Wendy’s Own Perspective: From Lauren’s previous conversations and public appearances, Wendy has always asserted she understood needing support, “help managing her money, figuring out certain things,” due to past issues, but never wanted her current loss of autonomy.

• Legal Process Timeline:

  • Earlier in 2025, Wendy’s conservator (Sabrina Morrissey) requested medical testing, yielding a positive diagnosis for dementia.
  • Williams’ legal team (led by Joe Tacopina) argued those test results were leaked in violation of HIPAA and that they wanted their own neutral, trusted doctors.
  • The new, independent tests contradict the conservator’s findings.

• The Next Legal Steps:

  • Wendy’s attorneys hope the judge will accept the new results and release her from guardianship.
  • If not, they’re prepared to “request a trial by jury” so Wendy could testify in court and a jury would hear from both medical teams.
    • Lauren:

      “What I'm predicting is that a judge is going to look at both test results and kind of be stuck because you have one neurologist… saying one thing… and then you have a team of other neurologists saying another thing…” (08:10–08:35)

• Implications and Reflections:

  • Lauren is skeptical but sees some hope:

    “I think that this gives Wendy Williams’ team some hope... but… you have very sound, prestigious doctors on both sides saying two very different things. I think worst case scenario, that trial by jury would honestly be a better bet…” (08:55–09:25)

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2. Salt-N-Pepa & The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Struggle for Music Ownership (14:51–23:20)

• Event Recap: Salt-N-Pepa and OutKast are both inducted at the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in LA.

  • Missy Elliott introduces Salt-N-Pepa, paying homage:

    “Salt, Pepa, Spinderella, y’all are one of the greatest teachers in hip hop. I thank y’all for teaching me that life is all about expression... express yourself.” (15:27–15:45)

• Salt’s Acceptance Speech – The Fight for Their Masters:

  • Salt uses the stage to call out Universal Music Group (UMG), their ongoing legal opponent in regaining music ownership:

    “We're in a fight right now for our masters that rightfully belong to us after 40 years. As we celebrate this moment, fans can't even stream our music. It's been taken down from all streaming platforms because the industry still doesn't want to play fair…” (16:04–16:36)

• Lauren Explains the Legal Battle:

  • Under US copyright law, after 35 years, artists can reclaim their master recordings.

  • Salt-N-Pepa have completed all required processes, but UMG is resisting.

  • This is why some music (specifically from their first three albums) has vanished from streaming platforms, but some tracks (e.g., “Shoop,” “Let’s Talk About Sex”) appear on compilations—not original albums.

    • Lauren, clarifying a hot online debate:

      “You are able to listen to certain songs... but they're either on mixes that don't come from the original albums or they're on like ‘Best of’ projects…” (19:25–19:44)

  • Direct quote from Salt’s attorney (paraphrased by Lauren):

    “Our first three official albums... and the master recordings contained on them were pulled off streaming and social media in the U.S. as those are the master recordings that... would have reverted back to them after, I believe it’s a 35 year mark…” (17:36–18:03)

• Industry Context and Emotional Impact:

  • Even as Salt-N-Pepa are honored for their legacy, their ability to profit and celebrate their own music is restricted.

  • Lauren laments the situation:

    “How unfortunate is that? You get to a point in your career... where your music has influenced so many different generations... and you use it as a moment to call out what you believe is the injustice that is allegedly happening to you and your groupmates...” (20:37–21:10)

  • She notes the wider pattern of “industry backs being built on” the work of iconic acts who later struggle to reclaim ownership and control.

  • Lauren’s closing sentiment:

    “They deserve to be able to sit back, make money off of the art that they've created and just enjoy being legends and icons...” (22:28–22:40)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• On Wendy Williams’ testing:

  “Wendy Williams has tested with neurologists who say she does not have the frontotemporal dementia that has been the reason why she has had to stay in this guardianship...”
  — Lauren LaRosa (03:05)

• On the legal uncertainty:

  “A judge is going to look at both test results and kind of be stuck because you have one neurologist... saying one thing... and then you have a team of other neurologists saying another thing. Where does that leave us?”
  — Lauren LaRosa (08:10)

• Salt’s Hall of Fame speech:

  “We’re in a fight right now for our masters that rightfully belong to us... Fans can’t even stream our music... because the industry still doesn’t want to play fair.”
  — Salt (16:04)

• Lauren’s personal advocacy on artists’ rights:

  “I just think that it should be like, yeah, you're coming home. For you to be able to just sit back, kick your feet up and enjoy, you know, so wishing that though... that they get to that point and that this is settled.”
  — Lauren LaRosa (22:28)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Wendy Williams’ Health and Legal Update: 03:00–09:38
• Salt-N-Pepa’s Hall of Fame Induction & Rights Battle: 14:51–23:20
• Notable Audio: Salt’s Hall of Fame speech (16:04–16:36)
• Attorney’s Clarification on Streaming Rights: 17:36–18:20

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Conclusion

This episode stands out for its up-to-the-minute exclu­sive reporting and clear explanations on two hot-button issues:

• Wendy Williams: The fight for her autonomy is in a crucial phase, hinging on dueling medical opinions. Lauren LaRosa provides insider insight on the legal strategies and what’s likely to come next.
• Salt-N-Pepa: The group’s legal fight over their music masters is explained with rare clarity, directly debunking public confusion, and exposing the music industry’s resistance to artist rights even as legends are celebrated.

Both stories deliver not only news but also thoughtful commentary on fairness, legacy, and the struggles of public figures for dignity and control in their own lives and art.

Transcript

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She doesn't have a phone to call out, you know, she doesn't live a normal life. Now, Wendy has always said, even in talking to me earlier on about these things, that one of the things that bothers her the most is that, you know, knowingly when all of this conservatorship conversation started, she knew she needed some help. She knew she needed help managing her money, figuring out certain things. You know, there was addiction she was battling, but this was not the situation she wanted to end up in. And at this point, she stuck. So the significance of this testing is, I mean, it's everything. It's huge. If a judge looks at this the right way, and we're going to get into it. So according to reports, Wendy Williams underwent a ton of tests in New York City recently with neurologists to check out her brain, the functioning, the, you know, her cognitive thinking and decision making and all of the things. Right after she completed these tests, that neurologist last month then gave the test to her legal team. Her legal team took a Look. Look at the test. And they're like, okay, now we're going to use these to submit these to the judge, and we're going to use these to ask the judge to release her from the conservatorship. Now, these tests don't just come out of the blue. People have been trying to figure out what's going on with Wendy Williams. We've seen her, you know, run. I know I saw her in the New Yorker magazine and she was out at Fashion Week, and she's been doing dinners and, you know, all the things. Um, she's had a bit more of a social life, but we kind of lost track on what the conversation was around her health and her conservatorship, because we haven't been getting regular updates from her, to be honest with you. But a while back, Joe Tecopina told, you know, me as her personal attorney that their plan was to do their own personal testing. Now, this came around the time her conservator, Sybrina, back in February, had requested new medical testing. Because Wendy Williams was claiming she's in this conservatorship, decisions are being made for her. This lawsuit is happening, and she doesn't want it to happen. So they put a pause on everything. They put a pause on when I say this lawsuit. They put a pause on the A and E lawsuit with Lifetime for the where is Wendy Williams, doc? A ton of things they said. There's a lot happening. Her family wants her out of this conservatorship. If she's able to make the decision. We don't want to do anything as conservators that will go against what she would want to actually do. So the conservator said, hold on a minute. Let's get some additional testing done. That was back in February 2025. The testing came back according to the conservator. And I remember Wendy Williams, you know, attorney Joe Tekopino was pissed when I called him and I saw those test results. And he was upset because he said that Wendy's HIPAA laws had been violated. Test results had not, should not have been leaked to any media to. But those test results stated that according to the testing that Wendy's conservator had requested, Wendy Williams tested positive for the frontotemporal dementia. During that time, Joe Tacopina said that they were going. And he's always actually been saying this, but he tripled down on it during that time when I spoke to him, saying that they were going to get their own independent testing done because they wanted to rely on doctors that they felt like they could trust, but also just doctors that would be more neutral. They didn't want anyone appointed by the judge. Here we have it. Now the testing is done. Now the plan is for the testing to go to the judge, as I mentioned. And once the testing goes to the judge, what Joe Taina is like praying happens is that the judge is like, okay, we see the testing, we're going to release her. But if that does not happen, Joe Tecopina says that he plans to request a trial by jury and allow because he wants to allow jurors to be able to see Wendy, hear the back and forth from both sides and be able to make a decision. Now here's my thing. And again, I haven't this story like you guys are literally, literally in the latest just broke momentary moments ago. So I'll be doing a follow up here on the latest with Lauren Therose of the podcast for all my low riders and of course on the Breakfast Club because I plan to call Joe Tecopena, I plan to call Sabrina Morrissey, who is Wendy Williams guardian, her attorneys as well, and have a conversation about what will happen next. Because what I'm predicting is that a judge is going to look at both test results and kind of be stuck because you have one neurologist in, you know, hospital saying one thing indefinitely and then you have a team of other neurologists saying another thing indefinitely. Where does that leave us? Where does the judge go from here in that instance? So I'll come back with some answers for you guys. Of course, y' all know, okay, I'm gonna come back with the answers for you guys, you know, but this is, it's a bit of an update. I think that this gives Wendy Williams team some hope. I don't know though, just as a person who's been following this and reporting this, if in reading this I got much hope and the reason why I say that is because again, you have very sound, prestigious doctors on both sides saying two very different things. I think worst case scenario, that trial by jury would honestly be a better bet because I'm assuming at that point there'll be experts that take the stand. The jury themselves will get to see and hear from Wendy over a course of time and be able to make a decision themselves.

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Now in other news, so the hall of the Rock and Roll hall of Fame went down last weekend in LA at the Peacock Theater. And you know two groups, legendary groups of shout out that got inducted in the Rock and Roll hall of fame, 2025, Salt n Pepa and Outkast. Now Salt and Pepa once, because both groups, once they were inducted, you had people who brought them out or who opened up their induction piece. So for Salt and Pepper, Missy Elliott came on and she spoke a bit about just their influence and impact. Let's take a listen. Salt, Pepper, Spinderella, y' all are one of the greatest teachers in hip hop. I thank y' all for teaching me that life is all about expression. You only live once and you're not coming back. So express yourself.

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Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And then Salt and Peppa and DJ Spinderella came out. They also spoke. There were performances as well, which they participated in. Herbie Love Bug, who is, you know, their famed manager and, you know, all the things was also there with them as well, too. But Salt spoke and spoke out again against Universal Music Group, who they are currently in a very high stake legal battle against trying to own the rights to their music. Let's take a listen. When we came up, the industry was different. We didn't have streaming, we didn't have social media. We had cassette tapes, turntables and dreams. But even back then, we had to fight to be heard and to prove our worth. We're in a fight right now for our masters that rightfully belong to us after 40 years. As we celebrate this moment, fans can't even stream our music. It's been taken down from all streaming platforms because the industry still doesn't want to play fair. Thank you. Salt and Pepper have never been afraid of a fight. This is the influence award. We have to keep using our influence until the industry honors creativity the way the audience does, with love, respect, respect and fairness. Now, the issue here that, you know, Salt and Pepper are claiming is that there is a law that basically says after a certain amount of years, you can go back and request to own the rights to certain, you know, works that you've done. And they've done and completed everything they're supposed to do and went back to do that. And the record label was telling them no. Now, during her speech, you guys heard her say that there's still music not available across streaming platforms because that is what was happening in the early stages of the lawsuit. Still is happening. But when I did this story on the Breakfast Club and naturally, even online when this speech aired, people had questions. There were a lot of people who were asking, hey, we can listen to these songs. So does that mean the lawsuit is over? So I reached out to Salt of Salt and Pepper and her attorney sent a statement to clarifying that these songs are not still available in a way that would allow Salt N Pepa and Spinderella to be benefiting off of this music. So the attorney statement says our first three official albums, Hot Cool and Vicious Assault with the Deadly Pepper and Black's Magic, and the master recordings contained on them were pulled off streaming and social media in the U.S. as those are the master recordings that reverted, she's talking about, that would have reverted back to Them after, I believe it's a 35 year mark, then they continue the albums very necessary and brand new and the masters embodied on the albums are still available because they don't qualify for termination rights yet based off of copyright law. And she quotes a law from like 1967, which is that law that I mentioned. After 35 years of the release of the applicable album masters, certain things revert back to the artist. She says it's all about when the recording was released. So any remastered recordings from the first three albums that were released later were necessarily pulled down as they aren't subject to termination rights yet. But they will all be soon. So there is certain music that you can go on and listen. And according to Salt and their attorney, it's because they're not up for termination rights, which means that it would be terminated from. According to Salt and her attorney, it'll be terminated from whichever contract and then reverted back to the artist. But they're claiming, and they're alleging that the minute that they do hit that timeline, we're going to see a label allegedly pulled them from streaming platforms. Then it continues regardless. Universal Music Group is not even licensing or promoting any of our music. Even songs from Very Necessary and Brand New that aren't yet up for revision. And what I also realized too, because when I said it in the room on the Breakfast Club, I didn't even say I'm sorry. When Salt said it in her speech, instantly in the room on the Breakfast Club. And again, this is also too what I saw people go to do on Social. People went to go try and find the music. And you are able to listen to certain songs like I know certain songs like Shoop or Let's Talk About Sex. You can listen to those songs, but they're either on mixes that don't come from the original albums or they're on like Best of. They're on like Best of projects which were put together and again don't come from the original albums, which is what she's basically trying to say. So wanted to clear that up there a little bit for people. I hope that cleared that up for you guys a bit. Right from the words of Salt, of Salt and Pepper, because basically this battle is still very real and very prevalent for them. It is at the front of their focus from what I've been told. And another thing that was mentioned to me in this conversation as well was just like, you know, people quickly, instantly say why didn't they read their contract? And what they're fighting for is not a fix. Because they didn't read their contract. They're fighting, according to Salt and Pepper. So Pepa. They're fighting for what their contract said. They're alleging that the contract tells them things revert at a certain time. Universal Music Group is alleging that that is not true and that Universal Music Group, however, is countering their claims. So there's this whole back and forth and I think it's so unfortunate. You get to a point in your career, if you're a Salt and Pepper, where your music has influenced so many different generations, so many different people. You're being honored at the Rock and Roll hal fame amongst greats, and rightfully so. You use it as a moment to call out what you believe is the injustice that is allegedly happening to you and your bandmates or your groupmates. But how unfortunate is that? I saw reports about various outcasts music and songs and albums. The streams skyrocketing because of the Rock and Roll hall of Fame ceremony and the amount of people that were watching that ceremony that then went to go listen to the music and certain things you're not able to do. When it comes to Salt and Pepper, that is so unfortunate. Hate to see. I hope they figure that out. I really hope they figure that out. I hope that whatever injustice, you know, that they believe has been done to them is, Is. Is right. Is. Is written right in the book of all things, you know, music. Because they deserve it. They've worked hard, they've carved a root, and they've been through a lot to get here as well. They deserve to be able to sit back, make money off of the. The art that they've created and just enjoy being legends and icons and not having. I hate to see, I'm gonna say our elders and it's not an age thing. It's more of like a, you know, they're iconic. I hate to see iconic people or icons out here having to fight for what is theirs or just struggle in life at all after you work so hard and literally the backs of certain industries are on your work. I just think that it should be like, yeah, you're coming home. For you to be able to just sit back, kick your feet up and enjoy, you know, so wishing that though, you know, those ladies Salt and Pepper, that they, they get to that point and that this is settled. That is it, folks. Again, you guys could be anywhere with anybody listening or talking about all of the things, but you guys choose to be right here with me. My, my low riders. I appreciate you guys. I'll catch you in My next episode, it's Morning LaRosa. And this is the lady.

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All.

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This is that classic HBCU vibe. Non stop action. The band is rocking and the crowd lit. Chance echo, drum beat, everybody showing that school pride. A game like this, yeah, it calls for an ice cold Coca Cola. Ah, crisp and refreshing. That's a game changer right there.

[Katie Couric]

Mmm.

[Coca-Cola Advertiser]

Yeah, that taste always hits the right note. Just like the band at halftime. And just like that, we're back at it. Passionate fans, school colors everywhere. And in ice cold Coca Cola, that's a winning combo. No matter the sport, no matter the yard. Everybody knows fan work is thirsty work. So grab a Coca Cola and keep that HBCU pride going.

[Dutch Vet Service Advertiser]

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[Katie Couric]

On the latest episode of Next Question with me, Katie Couric, I sat down with Bernie Sanders. We've talked many times over the years and today he even throws a few questions my way.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, are you ready for another question?

[Katie Couric]

Go ahead, hit me, Bernie. We talk about the billionaire class, the cost of living, and of course, the government shutdown. Listen to Next Question with me, Katie Couric on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dr. Priyanka Wali / Hari Kondabolu]

On the podcast Health Stuff, we are tackling all the health questions that keep you up at night.

[Katie Couric]

I'm Dr. Priyanka Wali, a double board certified physician.

[Dr. Priyanka Wali / Hari Kondabolu]

And I'm Hari Kundabolu, a comedian and someone who once googled do I have scurvy at 3am? And on our show, we're talking about health in a different way. Like our episode where we look at diabetes in the United states.

[Katie Couric]

I mean, 50% of Americans are pre diabetic.

[Dr. Priyanka Wali / Hari Kondabolu]

How preventable is type 2?

[Katie Couric]

Extremely. Listen to Health Stuff on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Eva Longoria. And I'm Maite Gomez Rajan. And this week on our podcast, Hungry.

[Lauren LaRosa]

For history, we talk oysters.

[Katie Couric]

Plus the miambichir stops by if you're.

[Dr. Priyanka Wali / Hari Kondabolu]

Not an oyster lover.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Don't even talk to me.

[Katie Couric]

Ancient Athenians used to scratch names onto oyster shells to politicians into exile. So our word ostracize is related to the word oyster?

[Lauren LaRosa]

No way. Bring back the ostracon.

[Katie Couric]

Listen to Hungry for history on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is an iHeart podcast.