Wendy Williams is ‘permanently incapacitated’ from her ‘tragic’ dementia battle, her guardian claims in court
In court, Wendy Williams’ guardian asserted that she is “permanently incapacitated” due to her “tragic” fight with dementia.
As Wendy fights with Lifetime over the program, the U.S. Sun can exclusively disclose the startling court admission made by her guardians, Sabrina Morrissey, that was recorded. Wendy Williams, where are you?
According to the document, Sabrina’s legal team refers to Wendy, 60, as “an acclaimed entertainer who, tragically, has been afflicted by early-onset dementia and, as a result, has become cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated.”
Wendy’s devoted fan base has been devastated by the admission of the severity of her sickness; many of them had hoped that she would one day make a victorious comeback.
According to the filing, “In January 2022, after becoming aware of a pattern of disturbing events concerning [Wendy’s] welfare and finances, Wells Fargo took the highly unusual step of initiating a guardianship proceeding on its own initiative in the Supreme Court of New York, New York County (the ‘Guardianship Proceeding’), to seek the court appointment of an independent guardian for W.W.H. s financial affairs.”
In order to preserve Wendy’s privacy, the guardian’s legal team requests in the document that specific details of the case pertaining to her “health, familial relationships, and finances” be omitted.
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“We respectfully request that the Court grant Plaintiff s motion for limited redactions to protect non-public information from the Guardianship Proceeding that has been placed under seal by the court overseeing that proceeding,” the documents added.
RESTRAINING ORDER & LAWSUITS
Wendy’s guardian attempted to use a restraining order back in February to prevent Lifetime from airing a documentary about the legendary TV talk show host.
An appeal judge swiftly reversed the motion, ruling that preventing Lifetime from screening the documentary would be an unlawful prior restriction on speech that would violate the organization’s First Amendment.
Days before the documentary’s premiere, on February 20, Wendy’s guardian filed a lawsuit against Lifetime and the production companies involved. However, the guardian “never served the Original Complaint,” according to the filing.
On September 16, 2024, she filed an updated lawsuit, which was served to all defendants, including director Mark Ford, A&E Television Networks, Entertainment One Reality Productions, Lifetime Entertainment Services, and Creature Films.
In October, the case was transferred from the New York Supreme Court to a federal court.
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Since then, Wendy’s guardian has been the target of countersuits from the defendants.
WENDY’S DIAGNOSIS
Prior to being placed under guardianship in 2022, Wendy was diagnosed with alcohol-related brain impairment, as previously reported by The U.S. Sun.
According to sources, Wendy received the sad diagnosis of alcohol-related brain injury in 2019 while undergoing treatment in Delray Beach, Florida.
As part of Wendy’s rehabilitation stay in Florida, a brain scan was performed.
The celebrity, her then-husband, Kevin Hunter Sr., 51, and her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., 23, sat down with a neurologist.
“The physician informed them that Wendy had brain damage as a result of drinking. According to the source, “they informed her that the layers in her brain had been permanently damaged by her alcohol abuse.”
How Wendy Williams’ guardianship came about
During the whole 2021–2022 season of The Wendy Williams Show, Wendy was not present.
Wells Fargo, the bank of the Wendy Williams Show presenter, petitioned a New York court to arrange a guardianship hearing for the celebrity back in 2022.
The bank expressed worries that Wendy was “the victim of undue influence, dementia, and financial exploitation” in their appeal.
Wendy was placed under guardianship in New York in March 2022.
Sabrina Morrissey, a lawyer from New York, was appointed the star’s interim guardian.
Wendy also missed the entire last season of her immensely successful daytime talk program of the same name during this period.
The U.S. Sun publicly revealed that Wendy had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia after contacting her guardian to inquire about the allegations.
As her supporters are aware, Wendy has previously been transparent with the public on her health issues, including Graves Disease, lymphedema, and other major health problems,” her team said.
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Sharing this news was a tough and well-thought-out decision that was made to assist the thousands of people going through similar situations, lobby for empathy and understanding for Wendy, and increase awareness about aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
Wendy is now able to get the medical attention she needs thanks to her diagnosis.
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