The reality competition show 'Fashion Star' isn't even close to premiering on NBC yet, but Wendy Williams has already started gossiping about it. Back for a new season of 'The Wendy Williams Show' (weekdays, syndicated on CBS), Williams talked about potential problems between 'Fashion Star' mentors Nicole Richie and Jessica Simpson.

"You're not going to see this show until, it's like a mid-season replacement, somewhere around later in the winter," said Williams. "But Nicole's reps are denying that they're having any fights at all. Sources told US Magazine that there is friction, however, on the set. They say that Nicole thinks that Jessica doesn't know high fashion."


Williams comes down decidedly in Simpson's corner in the feud. "Most of us don't know fashion, we just want to put something on that's affordable and go about our business," she said, referencing Simpson's clothing line. "And her company is worth 750 million dollars." Richie's company, Williams said, was worth about $10 million.