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Wendy Williams is ‘permanently’ disabled due to the battle against dementia: guardian
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Wendy Williams is ‘permanently’ disabled due to the battle against dementia: guardian

Wendy Williams’ guardian claims the former talk show host’s health is seriously deteriorating.

In a Nov. 12 court filing obtained by The Post, attorneys for Williams’ guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, said Williams, 60, has become “cognitively impaired, permanently disabled and incapacitated” by her battle with dementia.

Morrissey is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Lifetime over the release of the documentary ‘Where Is Wendy Williams?’, which came out in February.

Wendy Williams in the Lifetime documentary 'Where Is Wendy Williams?' Lifespan

Wendy Williams in the Lifetime documentary ‘Where Is Wendy Williams?’ Lifespan

The filing alleged that the defendants – Lifetime’s parent company, A&E Television Networks, Lifetime Entertainment Services, EOne Productions, Creature Films and the documentary’s executive producer Mark Ford – “cruelly took advantage of (Williams’) cognitive and physical deterioration by making and publishing a documentary. at a time when (Williams) was very vulnerable and clearly unable to consent to being filmed.”

Williams in the Lifetime documentary. thwwendyexperience/Instagram

Williams in the Lifetime documentary. thwwendyexperience/Instagram

Williams was diagnosed in 2023 with primary aggressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia – the same medical problems that plague Bruce Willis.

Since May 2022, she has been under the guardianship of the court overseeing her health and finances after her bank, Wells Fargo, claimed she was “incapacitated.”

Williams in the Lifetime documentary. Lifespan

Williams in the Lifetime documentary. Lifespan

“Where's Wendy Williams” on Lifetime. Lifespan

“Where’s Wendy Williams” on Lifetime. Lifespan

Morrissey’s legal team said the defendants “deliberately manipulated and harassed” Williams to elicit strong emotional responses and obtain embarrassing images.

In the filing, Morrissey’s attorneys urged the court to redact aspects of Williams’ “health, family relationships and finances” described in the case to protect her privacy.

The defense of the suspects was also mentioned in the file. They claimed the case stems from Morrissey’s “misguided attempts to excuse her own failure to protect her neighborhood.”

Williams during her talk show in June 2015. Anne Wermiel/NY Post

Williams during her talk show in June 2015. Anne Wermiel/NY Post

They also claimed they had Williams’ “consent, input and participation” to make the documentary before she was diagnosed with dementia and before she was given a guardian.

In the filing, Morrissey and the defendants asked for a trial expected to last two to four weeks.

The Post has reached out to Williams’ representative for comment.

Morrissey previously filed a lawsuit against the doctor in September, claiming Williams was “highly vulnerable and clearly incapable of allowing himself to be filmed, let alone humiliated and exploited.”

Williams in her Lifetime doc. Lifespan

Williams in her Lifetime doc. Lifespan

Williams in New York City in 2023. WireImage

Williams in New York City in 2023. WireImage

In response, the defendants filed a countersuit against Morrissey in the case, which is now being heard in federal court.

Before the Lifetime documentary was released, Williams’ family told People that the “Think Like A Man Too” star is in a care facility. Her loved ones also claimed that they could only talk to her when she called them.

Wendy Williams the Wendy Experience podcast/Instagram

Wendy Williams the Wendy Experience podcast/Instagram

Williams hosted “The Wendy Williams Show” from 2008 to 2022.

In addition to diagnoses of aphasia and dementia, Williams has dealt with a host of other health issues, including Graves’ disease and lymphedema. She also struggles with alcohol and cocaine addiction.