It’s been three complete years now for the reason that dialog surrounding the autumn from grace of Wendy Williams started, but we’ve hardly ever received a glimpse on the scenario from her perspective except for Lifetime’s ill-timed The place Is Wendy Williams docu-series launched a 12 months in the past.
Nicely, that’s till at the moment.
TMZ partnered with streaming service Tubi to launch Saving Wendy, an hour-long particular that features interviews along with her niece Alex Finnie, Good Day New York anchor and buddy Rosanna Scotto, Medicaid Advisory Group founder Ginalisa Monterroso, neurologist Leah Croll and most notably Wendy herself.
Though Williams is permitted from leaving her assisted dwelling facility, TMZ was capable of organize a cellphone name along with her whereas concurrently (and cleverly!) getting a digital camera crew to movie the previous daytime diva immediately into her condominium window from exterior the constructing.
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Instantly following the documentary’s launch earlier at the moment (Feb 12), the outlet additionally reported that Wendy signed off on an affidavit asking the decide to set her free with claims that she’s “regained capability” and not using a guardian. Extra data under, by way of TMZ:
“Our sources say Wendy will likely be re-evaluated by a physician subsequent Tuesday … and this physician was chosen by the legal professional Wendy has employed to finish the guardianship. We’re additionally instructed the next day, her lawyer will file an Emergency Order to Present Trigger — translation, a petition to pressure the problem with the decide who has the facility to finish the guardianship.
If the decide turns down the request to finish the guardianship, we’re instructed Wendy will demand a jury trial the place jurors will resolve if Wendy has regained her capability to run her personal life with out guardian management.”
Williams and her staff are hoping the documentary will show that she doesn’t have Frontotemporal Dementia as described by her guardianship again in November 2024. The way in which TMZ explains it, that situation is taken into account as being unimaginable to recuperate from. Anybody watching the doc, ourselves included, can clearly see the Wendy on this present interview performed on January 20, 2025 is way from the troubled lady we noticed in Lifetime’s docu-series.
A jury trial request will reportedly be Wendy’s subsequent possibility if the decide chooses to not finish the conservatorship, which we hope doesn’t go that far given the clear new proof that her well being has in actual fact gotten higher over time.
Good luck, Wendy Williams! Have a look under at 20 of probably the most standout (and surprising!) issues revealed within the Saving Wendy documentary by TMZ:
1. Wendy is staying within the “Reminiscence Unit”
Williams, 60, is present sharing dwelling quarters with individuals who vary from the ages of 80 to 90 years outdated with extreme reminiscence loss.
2. Wendy has been confined to her room
Williams claims she’s solely been exterior twice prior to now month.
3. No entry to an iPad and/or private cellphone
She’s requested the guardian to get her an iPad for years to no avail. Additionally, she will be able to make cellphone calls from a landline however can’t obtain them.
4. She lives on a flooring with an elevator that may solely be accessed by a key
Despite the fact that the constructing has a health club on the third flooring, Wendy claims she’s not allowed to depart the room or go anyplace within the constructing and not using a chaperone.
5. Majority of her gadgets are in a storage unit, which she doesn’t have entry to
Apart from a couple of garments she was allowed to maintain within the condominium, majority of her possessions should not at her grasp within the lease bit.
6. Residing quarters are described as a “small lodge room” and/or “studio bed room”
For a girl as soon as valued at an estimated $20 million, a “glorified lodge room” appears unfitting to say the least.
7. The guardianship was sparked by her son, Kevin Hunter Jr.
In in all probability probably the most surprising revelation, Wendy’s official purpose for guardianship is credited along with her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., withdrawing massive quantities of cash from her account with out her information, which received flagged by Wells Fargo. Wendy herself states whereas recollecting on the flip of occasions, “My son, you already know, overstepped his boundaries when it comes to me, you perceive? He overstepped his boundaries and he was inappropriately utilizing my cash with out telling me crap about it. Like, is he stealing from me?!” Though Wendy says Kevin Jr. remains to be individual, she additionally added she believes her son is “a horrible individual to me.”
9. Kevin Hunter Jr. actually did his mom soiled
Not solely is Kevin Jr. accused of utilizing Wendy’s cash to lease a ship for his birthday, which began off as a $1,500 expense however ended up reaching a whopping $113,000, he even launched his mother to a lady described by Wendy as being of her age group who later impersonated her to take much more cash out of Wells Fargo. Neither facet sees him as an appropriate possibility to offer accountability of Wendy’s welfare, with the decide writing again in September, “Whereas Mr. Hunter apologized for previous errors and inappropriate conduct, the courtroom isn’t satisfied that he can preserve her protected and wouldn’t willingly or unwittingly expose her to monetary exploitation.”
11. The decide licensed Wendy’s guardian to generate income off her
As TMZ’s Harvey Levin spoke with Wendy, he confirmed to her per courtroom docs that Sabrina Morrissey, her guardian in query, received legally permitted to generate income off her shopper.
12. The decide has prohibited anybody concerned in Wendy’s case to talk publicly about it
It seems for this reasoning, neither Morrissey herself nor Kevin Jr. may very well be concerned in addressed what’s mentioned about them within the Saving Wendy documentary.
13. Wendy hasn’t seen a physician all the time she’s been in her NYC assisted dwelling condominium
Given the seriousness of her analysis, it’s mind-blowing to assume it’s been that lengthy since Wendy has acquired an up to date medical analysis.
14. She nonetheless needs thus far
Though placing it a bit much less express than she did again in July 2022, the message was clear: Wendy nonetheless believes in love! Ideally a divorcé like herself, although.
15. A sober coach for Wendy is being optioned within the occasion of the conservatorship ending.
15. A full plan is in place for the ending of Wendy Williams’ conservatorship, together with a lawyer employed to get her out and a brand new medical analysis as talked about earlier. As for the latter, her guardian Sabrina Morrissey believes the analysis gained’t change. As for Wendy, she says, “Don’t mistake my tears for weak point.”