Wendy Williams' Conservatorship In Question Again After Viral Video

By Kim LaCapria 

Former talk show host and iconic DJ Wendy Williams made headlines recently after a "rare public appearance" at her son Kevin Jr.'s graduation – due to her questionable conservatorship – and a new video of Wendy during that outing subsequently went viral, amplifying fan concerns.

The question of what exactly is up with Wendy has been percolating all year — back in February, Lifetime struggled to and ultimately aired a two-part documentary, entitled Where Is Wendy Williams?

It focused in large part on Wendy Williams' conservatorship, which, according to The Hollywood Reporter in May 2022, was triggered by her bank, Wells Fargo:

"The chain of events that culminated [in May 2022] with the installment of a financial guardian over Wendy Williams‘ finances started with a simple request from the TV personality to check her bank statements, according to her attorney, La’Shawn Thomas.

"Williams, suspecting misconduct by her financial advisor, wanted to switch banks and needed her most recent statements to do so.

"When Wells Fargo refused, it claimed in a petition for guardianship that Williams is an 'incapacitated person.' The bank argued that she’s the 'victim of undue influence and financial exploitation.'"

We didn't hear much about Wendy at all from mid-2022 until February of this year, when the Lifetime documentary raised questions about her health and conservatorship.

As we recently reported in the context of Kevin Jr.'s graduation in Miami, Wendy's family members have repeatedly contested her guardianship, and her sister Winnie said:

"We cannot reach out to [Wendy], but she can reach out to us. And she is in a healing place emotionally. She's not the person that you see in this film."

Sabrina Morrissey, Wendy's guardian, attempted to block the release of Where Is Wendy Williams?, though it ultimately aired, and she and Lifetime are still debating it legally.

Days before it premiered in February, Wendy's guardian issued a press release claiming that her ward had been "officially diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)" in 2023, and the press release was attributed to "Wendy Williams."

In November, People indicated that Wendy's conservators had then-recently claimed she was "'cognitively impaired, permanently disabled, and legally incapacitated.'"

But on December 23, after Wendy appeared at Kevin Jr.'s graduation, Charlamagne Tha God shared an Instagram Reel depicting a very alert and engaged Wendy at a post-graduation celebration.

In the comments, Kevin Jr. pleaded for his mother's release from the conservatorship, which he said was harming her mental health:

"While I’m here quick update on my mom. She’s sober and wants to come home.

"We’re fighting to make that happen because Isolation is killing her faster than anything else."

Yet another video of Wendy began circulating on Christmas, and it too seemed to depict the Wendy we all know.

On Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, the We In Miami podcast shared an Instagram Reel featuring Wendy.

Much like in the clip linked above, Wendy did not seem incapacitated or in any way diminished — the nature of a conservatorship like Wendy's is such that it is inherently not transparent, but Wendy seemed very much like herself:

A caption for the video tagged Kevin Jr., and it read: "Wendy Williams reveals dissatisfaction with her caretakers during her visit for her son Kevin’s graduation. The problem was over the coordination of Wendy’s departure from the graduation dinner. Kevin recently shared that his Mom wants to come home. 🙏🙏 Let’s discuss... @topfloor_kev."

The clip seems to start mid-argument, but a visibly annoyed Wendy, speaking about her mobility scooter, says to a caretaker:

"And then you — and then both of you walked away, leaving my s*** in the middle of the street like this.

"Just get the car, please. Make sure it’s the right car."

Someone off camera, a We In Miami host, asks Wendy what happened, and she very clearly explains that her caretakers "got the wrong car."

In doing so, Wendy says they also left her mobility scooter unattended in the street, and she continues:

Leaving my most precious — this cost a f******mint.

According to We In Miami, Wendy also didn't want to use the mobility scooter after leaving a restaurant and preferred to walk — but her caretakers insisted upon it, perhaps to make her appear frailer than she is.

Wendy also told We In Miami that the caretakers are paid by her, but she felt they were doing a poor job, and both she and her family were frustrated by the situation.

Several Instagram commenters largely remarked on how not-incapacitated Wendy appeared, and one said:

"I bet that bozo Guardian hates this trip haa been documented. Great. A full exposé is in order. Wendy, despite any ailments, looks and sounds good. I pray she's able to be reunited with her family in 2025."

Another remarked: "Wendy don't sound incapacitated to me. She knows exactly what’s going on. She should be with her family. #FREEWENDY"

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