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Wendy Williams: Deteriorating health – “She is incapacitated,” says legal guardian

The former TV star’s guardian alleges exploitation as she struggles with dementia and aphasia

Newsroom November 27 11:15

Wendy Williams’ legal guardian claims that the former TV host’s health is in serious decline.

In a November 12 court filing obtained by The Post, lawyers for Williams’ guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, stated that the 60-year-old has suffered “cognitive decline, permanent disability, and incapacity” due to her struggles with dementia.

Morrissey is currently in a legal dispute with Lifetime over the release of the documentary “Where Is Wendy Williams?”, which aired in February.

The filing alleges that the defendants—Lifetime’s parent company A&E Television Networks, Lifetime Entertainment Services, EOne Productions, Creature Films, and the documentary’s executive producer, Marc Ford—“severely exploited [Williams’] mental and physical decline by producing and airing a documentary at a time when [Williams] was highly vulnerable and clearly incapable of consenting to the filming.”

Williams was diagnosed in 2023 with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, the same conditions affecting Bruce Willis.

Since May 2022, Williams has been under court-ordered guardianship overseeing her health and finances after Wells Fargo claimed she was “incapable.”

Morrissey’s legal team further accused the defendants of “deliberately manipulating and provoking” Williams to elicit “intense emotional reactions and obtain humiliating footage.”

In the court filing, Morrissey’s lawyers urged the court to revise details regarding Williams’ “health, family relationships, and finances” mentioned in the case to protect her privacy.

Wendy Williams, 60, is ‘permanently’ incapacitated from dementia battle, guardian claims https://t.co/lpB8xXWJll pic.twitter.com/XkvKggGsNV

— New York Post (@nypost) November 26, 2024

The defense team for the documentary’s producers argued in their response that Morrissey’s claims stemmed from “misguided attempts to cover up her own failure to protect her ward.”

They also claimed that Williams had “consented, contributed, and participated” in the documentary’s production before her dementia diagnosis and before being placed under guardianship.

Both Morrissey and the defendants have requested a trial, which is expected to last two to four weeks.

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Wendy Williams’ health battle has taken a heartbreaking turn. An update following her diagnoses with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia is at the link. pic.twitter.com/3eIte82Juy

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