Wendy Williams became emotional during her appearance on The Breakfast Club Thursday morning, tearfully sharing that she feels “trapped” in her conservatorship.
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The 60-year-old TV personality called into Charlamagne tha God’s radio show this morning to discuss the court-ordered guardianship managing her health and finances since 2022. Currently residing in a facility in New York, she can reach out to her loved ones by phone, though they are unable to contact her directly. She also does not have access to the internet via devices like a laptop or iPad.
Diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia in 2023, Williams firmly stated that she is “not cognitively impaired.”
“Do I seem that way, god damn it?” she added.
“My life is f***ed up,” she continued. “I feel like I’m in prison. I’m definitely isolated. I keep the door closed, I watch TV, listen to the radio, and look out the window. Sit here as my life goes by.”
“I’m in this place where the people are in their 90s and their 80s and their 70s,” Williams went on. “There’s something wrong with these people here on this floor.”
“They won’t allow you to leave or have visitors,” she continued. “So you can’t even leave and take a walk if you wanted to, or take a trip or visit family members.”
At this point, Williams’ voice begins to quiver as she gets emotional.
“I don’t know if I’m going to be able to see my dad on his 94th birthday,” she admitted through sobs. “The day after that is not promised.”
Wendy Williams’ Niece Joined in on the Call, ‘Don’t Try to Twist How She Is’
Williams revealed that she spent her last three birthdays alone within the facility, which she described as being heavily secured. “This is what is called emotional abuse,” she insisted.
Alex Finnie, her niece, also joined the call to advocate for Williams’ stable mental state.
“Anybody that knows my aunt knows she’s always been a unique personality,” Finnie said. “How she’s talking, that’s her. That’s who she is. Don’t try to twist how she is.”
Williams was also questioned about the 2024 Lifetime docuseries, Where Is Wendy Williams?
Her guardian, Sabrina E. Morrissey, had filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block the documentary’s release. In response, A&E and Lifetime countersued, arguing that Morrissey was fully aware the film would explore Williams’ struggles.
“She was the one who wanted to do that; you understand what I’m saying?” Williams explained on the radio show. “What do I think about being abused? Look, this system is broken, this system that I’m in. This system has falsified a lot.”