Wendy Williams has made claims about the lack of medical care she has received under a conservatorship.
In a newly released TubiTV documentary TMZ Presents: Saving Wendy Williams, the coveted talk show host spoke candidly about not seeing a doctor in nearly two years. Speaking with TMZ’s Harvey Levin, Williams reflected on her 2023 dementia diagnosis and said it’s been a “long while” since she had last been evaluated.
“I was in Connecticut for a year and I didn’t go see anybody,” she claimed. “I’ve been in here for six or seven months and I haven’t seen anybody.” Her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, has stated in court filings that Williams is “cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated.” Williams, however, insists she feels “fantastic” and denies being incapacitated.
Levin also spoke with Neurologist Leah Croll, who suggested that alcoholism can contribute to her diagnosis, as alcohol-induced brain damage can resemble frontotemporal dementia. When asked if sobriety could possibly cause a reverse diagnosis, Croll noted that abstaining from alcohol could warrant a reevaluation.
Morrissey requested a “new medical evaluation” on Feb. 5, after Williams denied her condition on The Breakfast Club, stating, “I don’t have frontotemporal dementia… it’s disgusting.” She added, “I’m not incapacitated. I am not a baby.”
Morrissey also addressed Williams’ remarks about a lawsuit against A&E, which she had filed over the Where Is Wendy Williams? docuseries. Williams’ public statements suggested that she opposed the legal action, prompting Morrissey to seek an updated medical assessment to confirm her decision-making ability.
“The issue of whether Williams has the capacity to assess what is in her own best interests deserves renewed careful consideration by qualified experts,” the filing stated.
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