Wendy Williams’ mental health appears to have deteriorated, according to a recent filing filed by her legal guardian in a New York court earlier this month.
An attorney for guardian Sabrina Morrissey wrote in a memo to a judge obtained by Page Six on Tuesday that the former talk show host, 60, is “cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated.”
“(Wendy Williams Hunter), an acclaimed entertainer who tragically suffered from early-onset dementia, leaving her mentally impaired and permanently incapacitated,” the letter, filed Nov. 12, said.
The motion was filed as part of Morrissey’s ongoing lawsuit against A+E Networks over alleged exploitation of Williams with their Lifetime documentary “Where Is Wendy Williams?”
The Guardian unsuccessfully tried to stop publication of the four-part series because it showed the Wendy Williams show host in a precarious state, crying over her finances and struggling with addiction.
After filming was completed, it was revealed that Williams had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, which affect memory loss and lead to erratic behavior. She was said to have shown signs of the disease when filming for The Doctor began.
Morrissey has claimed in previous filings that producers made a fortune from the documentary while Williams only received $82,000, prompting the guardian to seek compensation on her client’s behalf.
However, in her latest letter, Morrissey demanded that the judge redact “sensitive information” about the beloved former radio DJ’s “health, family relationships and finances” to protect her privacy.
She also noted the benefits of “sealing the entire file to protect the privacy of the incapacitated person.”
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A+E Networks has denied any wrongdoing in previous filings — and instead blamed Morrissey for it.
They argued in a filing obtained by Page Six that the guardian took legal action against them to “excuse their own failure to protect Williams and “deviate from their own decision” to film the former host “without checking in.” leave on her.”
Morrissey’s attorney wrote in response: “None of the defendants ever received the guardian’s consent for (Williams’s) participation, and the guardian only learned of the talent agreement in March.”
2023, seven months after filming began.”
