During a three minute long rant she called out her former financial adviser from Wells Fargo, Lori Schiller, and her former manager Bernie Young, 75, whom she fired earlier this year.
'My thing is that I've been asking questions about my money and suddenly Lori Schiller has got no response regarding my money. I want my money, it's not fair and Wells Fargo has no questions and answers with regarding my money. This is not fair and Lori Schiller and Wells Fargo have this guardianship petition about keeping me away from my money, this is not right!' the 57-year-old TV host began.
'I know for a fact that Bernie Young used my American Express card to hire an attorney to file a petition against me that was done with my American Express card. This is not fair anymore,' Williams continued, as she appeared to tear up as she spoke of the alleged actions of her former manager.
'You're no good and this is not fair at all,' she said as she blasted Young.
'Then there's this person. This… a former doctor… had medical information about me that I never even got! It was sent over to Lori Schiller. So I haven't gotten this stuff,' she claimed, briefly touching on her health issues.
'All I wanna know is where is my money? This is not right and certainly not fair,' Williams continued to repeat. 'Wells Fargo has used all the stuff to create guardianship over me. The New York court system is being weird to me.
'Without evidence, they took all of this information and continued with what's going on with me, based on what Well Fargo is doing,' she claimed.
'This is not fair....Wells Fargo please let me have access to my money this is not right and again this is not fair, have a pleasant day thank you.'
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| Williams, 57, also alleged her former manager Bernie Young, 75, pictured, used her own American Express card to hire an attorney to file a petition against her |
According to The Sun, Young filed papers in New York court about two weeks ago in a case that was sealed despite him no longer being her manager and wanting 'nothing to do with him.'
The bank has claimed that Young was in fact acting in her best interests.
Williams had filed an emergency petition against the bank in order to regain access to her accounts which are alleged to contain millions of dollars.
That bid has also been combined into her main guardianship case.
Wells Fargo had described Williams as an 'incapacitated person' who is the possible 'victim of financial exploitation.' The case was then sealed to the public.
Last month, a lawyer for her bank, Wells Fargo, sent a letter to New York County Supreme Court Judge Arlene Bluth seeking a hearing to discuss her finances.
Williams's former financial advisor, Schiller, claimed that Williams was 'of unsound mind', which led to Wells Fargo blocking the New Jersey-born presenter's access to her accounts in mid January.
Williams's lawyers disputed Schiller's claim and accused Wells Fargo of overstepping their authority. A lawyer for the bank later clarified that it wanted a 'temporary guardian or evaluator to review the situation and ensure that [Williams'] affairs are being properly handled.'
The bank 'has strong reason to believe' Williams is 'the victim of undue influence and financial exploitation,' according to a filing obtained by Page Six.
Williams said during an interview last Thursday that the bank froze her account for two months, preventing her from accessing her funds or paying her bills and mortgage.
Williams's fans haven't seen the host in her famous purple chair since July 2021.
The Wendy Williams Show, which was syndicated and airs on Fox-owned stations, was scheduled to return last September for its 13th season.
Williams' return was delayed, and eventually cancelled for the rest of the season, after her team said she was 'experiencing serious complications as a direct result of Graves' disease and her thyroid condition.'
Graves' disease is an immune system disorder that results in hyperthyroidism. The disease often results in irritability, fatigue, weight loss, rapid heartbeat and bulging eyes, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Since taking a break, Williams has been spotted being led by hand into her New York City apartment while wearing hospital socks and in a wheelchair.
On Thursday, she made it clear there is nothing to worry about.
'Health is very well. And I've actually had a few appointments. You know, I'm 57 now and I have the mind and body of a 25-year-old,' she said.
Last month, production company Debmar-Mercury announced that The Wendy Williams Show would be officially cancelled after a string of guest hosts, including Whitney Cummings and Michael Rapaport, filled in for the legendary gossiper.
A spokesman for Williams said she was assured that 'should her health get to a point where she can host again and should her desire be that she hosts again that she would be back on TV at that time.'
'I'm very comfortable. You know, my partners with the show, everybody's ready,' Williams said Thursday on an interview with Good Morning America, though she later clarified she might need extra time.
'Well, give me about three months. There are private things that I have to deal with and then I'll be ready to come back and be free and ready to do my thing.'
'I want to spend more time with my family. And, you know, working out and waiting for the responses to my money situation and Wells Fargo. And they don't like that,' she said.
A member of Williams' team hopped on the phone to explain the situation further.
'There was an individual internal to Wells Fargo that Wendy worked with.
'Wendy wanted to have her son begin to come in and have a little bit more say so and get a little bit of knowledge as to the inner runnings of Wendy Williams, so the person that was there was going to be losing some of the access to Wendy that she had prior and I don't think that she liked that,' the team member said.
An insider source told The Sun that health the health problems she is battling mean that she is 'not the same' personality that presented her long-running TV show.
'The spark is gone. That Wendy, who for ten years had that spark in her eyes, that cheeky grin and that little wink is not the same now.
'She's
not always functioning like she used to be. She has days where she
needs help eating, getting out of bed and getting dressed. There are
people who Wendy knows, who have worked closely with her, and there are
days that she has no idea who they are,' the insider noted.
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