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Wendy Williams’ family says they’re still ‘denied contact’ with her amid dementia battle
By Francesca Bacardi,
1 day ago
Wendy Williams’ family is staying supportive of the TV icon as she turned 60 on Thursday despite being “denied contact” with her, according to a new report.
“Wendy Williams’ family is unable to speak on her current condition and location due to ongoing litigation and the fact that they have largely been denied contact,” the insider shared.
Wendy Williams’ family says they’re still “denied contact” with the former TV host as she battles aphasia and dementia. WireImage “Wendy Williams’ family is unable to speak on her current condition and location due to ongoing litigation and the fact that they have largely been denied contact,” a source shared with People. Getty Images She turned 60 on Thursday. thewendyexperiencepodcast/Instagram
Williams’ team announced her diagnoses earlier this year ahead of the premiere of the shocking docuseries “Where Is Wendy Williams?” Lifetime Her family has said they’ve been kept in the dark about her health since she was placed under a court-ordered guardianship in April 2022. Lifetime
The famed shock jock’s sister, Wanda Williams, revealed in February that the family had been kept in the dark about Wendy’s ailments ever since she was placed under the guardianship in April 2022.
Williams’ son, Kevin Hunter Jr., shared in the Lifetime docuseries that his mother’s dementia was “alcohol-induced.” TheImageDirect.com “[Doctors] basically said that because she was drinking so much, it was starting to affect her headspace and her brain,” he said in the two-part show. APEX / MEGA
Lifetime released its shocking documentary “Where Is Wendy Williams?” in February in which Wendy’s son, Kevin Hunter Jr., revealed her dementia had been alcohol-induced following her years-long battle with addiction.
“[Doctors] basically said that because she was drinking so much, it was starting to affect her headspace and her brain,” he said in the two-part show.
The docuseries showed the former radio host consistently imbibing despite her well-known substance abuse issues, but her former rep Shawn Zanotti dismissed concern, saying Wendy “knows her limits.”
Williams’ guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, later accused the network of “shamelessly” exploiting the media personality. thewendyexperiencepodcast/Instagram “We look forward to the unsealing of our papers as well, as they tell a very different story,” a spokesperson for A+E Networks told Page Six at the time. WireImage
Morrissey later claimed in a legal filing that the documentary “shamelessly exploits” the media personality.
The legal guardian accused Lifetime’s parent company, A+E Networks, of “humiliating” Wendy by filming her “in an obviously disabled state,” which “cruelly implies” that her “disoriented demeanor is due to substance abuse and intoxication.”
“This blatant exploitation of a vulnerable woman with a serious medical condition who is beloved by millions within and outside of the African American community is disgusting, and it cannot be allowed,” read the filing, which previously had been sealed.
“We look forward to the unsealing of our papers as well, as they tell a very different story,” a spokesperson for A+E Networks told Page Six at the time.
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