In a new statement from her guardian, it has been confirmed that Williams is now considered “permanently incapacitated,” a devastating update for her supporters who have been following her journey over the past few years.
Fans of Wendy Williams have been left heartbroken after the latest revelation regarding the beloved talk show host’s health.
At the beginning of this year, before the launch of the documentary on Lifetime, Wendy Williams’s representatives revealed that the former talk-show host had been diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
Although Williams appeared to be managing well, as seen in a recent conversation with the Daily Mail regarding Diddy’s indictment, where she stated she was “doing good” after her diagnosis, a letter from her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, to a judge earlier this month indicates a different situation, asserting that early-onset dementia has rendered Williams “cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated.”
The latest information regarding Williams’ health comes alongside Morrissey’s current legal dispute with A&E Television Networks, Lifetime Entertainment, and other related parties regarding the release of “Where Is Wendy Williams?”, a docuseries that focuses on the television personality’s guardianship, health issues, and life after “The Wendy Williams Show.”
Morrissey shared the update with a judge as part of her lawsuit against A&E Networks, which she claims exploited Williams in her condition while shooting its Lifetime documentary series, Where Is Wendy Williams?, which came out in February. Morrissey attempted to block A&E from releasing the series and is now seeking compensation, arguing its producers made millions of dollars off of Williams’s vulnerable state while Wendy Williams herself was only paid $82,000.
“This case arises from the brutally calculated, deliberate actions of powerful and cravenly opportunistic media companies working together with a producer to knowingly exploit [Williams],” the legal documents read, referencing her frontotemporal dementia diagnosis. “FTD is a progressive disease, meaning that there is no cure and the symptoms only get worse over time.”
In the memo, which Morrissey’s lawyer allegedly presented to the judge earlier this month, she asked for the “sensitive information” regarding Williams’s “health, family connections, and financial status” to be kept confidential, proposing that the complete record be sealed to “safeguard the incapacitated individual’s privacy and dignity.”
Wendy Williams was diagnosed with dementia and aphasia in 2023.
