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Wendy Williams has become 'cognitively impaired, permanently disabled, and legally incapacitated' after dementia diagnosis, guardian says.
Williams' diagnosis was made public in February, just days before the release of the Lifetime docuseries "Where Is Wendy Williams?"According to the former talk show host's court-appointed guardian, Williams has become "cognitively impaired, permanently disabled, and legally incapacitated.
”The news of Williams' health comes courtesy of the ongoing legal battle between Williams' guardian Sabrina E. Morrissey and A&E Television Networks, Lifetime Entertainment and other affiliates involved with the release ofThe docuseries, released in February just days after Williams FTD diagnosis was made public, covers the radio and television personality's life after ending, including her health problems and the guardianship she was placed under in April 2022. "This case arises from the brutally calculated, deliberate actions of powerful and cravenly opportunistic media companies working together with a producer to knowingly exploit ," according toProducers of Wendy Williams’ Lifetime docuseries say 'no one would’ve rolled a camera' if they knew she had dementia Morrissey alleges Williams was unjustly taken advantage of by the doc, as she was "clearly incapable of consenting to being filmed, much less humiliated and exploited." The filing also allegeswas "filmed without a valid contract and released without Guardian’s consent." Morrissey is asking the court approve "narrowly applied redactions" to certain parts of the ongoing lawsuit against the media companies involving her "health, familial relationships, and finances" in order to protect Williams' "privacy and dignity." After battling Graves' disease, lymphedema, and alcohol abuse, Williams was put under court-ordered guardianship in April 2022. Then in February of this year, her medical team“Over the past few years, questions have been raised at times about Wendy’s ability to process information and many have speculated about Wendy’s condition, particularly when she began to lose words, act erratically at times, and have difficulty understanding financial transactions,” the statement read. “In 2023, after undergoing a battery of medical tests, Wendy was officially diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia .”in more than a year, shopping with her son Kevin Hunter Jr. in New Jersey. The 60-year-old was reportedly"sharp, upbeat and aware” and “very bubbly.” David Lynch says he needs oxygen to walk after smoking from age 8 to 76: 'I took a chance, and I got bit'Keira Knightley reflects on eating disorder speculation early in her career: 'It's public shaming, isn't it?'John Stamos says he's 'shocked' by backlash to his Dave Coulier 'solidarity' bald cap momentJay Leno injures face and breaks wrist in fall, adding to list of recent injuries: 'I'm all black and blue'Denzel Washington admits he made 'some real clunkers' in the '90s: 'I had responsibilities' Kathy Bates says she enjoys 'not having breasts' after cancer: 'They were like 10 pounds when they removed them'Michelle Yeoh opens up about infertility struggles: 'You just have to let go and move on'
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