Wendy Williams showed no signs of cognitive decline in a new video posted on X (Twitter) last week. The video shows Wendy speaking normally and walking with minimal assistance.
She seemed to be happy, alert and oriented to her surroundings. Wendy also attended her son Kevin’s graduation in Florida recently.
The videos are in contrast to a recent report that Wendy was “permanently incapacitated” and unable to speak, according to documents filed by her guardian in November.
.@WeInMiamiPodcast host shares all about the weekend he spent with Wendy Williams and her family, describing her as “mentally very sharp”,
“I had several conversations with her. She was cracking jokes, she made everyone laugh, it was the Wendy that we all know and love” pic.twitter.com/V5pCAKzISD
— Glock Topickz (@Glock_Topickz) December 21, 2024
The documents, obtained by The U.S. Sun, stated that Wendy “has been afflicted by early-onset dementia and, as a result, has become cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated.”
The filing further states, “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 [Wendy’s] financial affairs.”
A judge appointed legal guardianship to protect Wendy’s finances.
The false report about her mental condition came amid an ongoing legal battle over the Lifetime TV series “Where is Wendy Williams?” The documentary showed the former daytime TV host dealing with alcohol addiction, alongside health and financial issues.
A lawsuit claimed that the TV series exploited Wendy, and said that she did not have the ability to consent to the series due to her health ailments.
The new filing asked the court to redact (conceal) information about her “health, familial relationships, and finances” to preserve her privacy, according to the newspaper outlet.
Wendy, 60, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and primary progressive aphasia in 2023. Her mental health conditions were publicly revealed earlier this year. She also suffers from Graves’ disease and she has lymphedema in her legs.
