by Jessica Finn
WENDY Williams' son has claimed he used her American Express card to help pay for her treatment after he was accused of charging $100,000 to the card.
Kevin Hunter Jr, 22, exclusively spoke to The U.S. Sun about his concern for his mother's well-being, and defended himself against accusations that he stole from her.
The 22-year-old college student said that his use of Wendy's AmEx card was first brought up as an issue in guardianship court after Wells Fargo petitioned to have a guardian take over the TV star's affairs.
"In court, they brought up the American Express situation. They made this a much bigger issue. When she was here [in Florida] the AmEx card was our only source of paying for things," he claimed.
Wells Fargo had frozen the 58-year-old star's accounts in January of 2022 among allegations that she was of "unsound mind."
"The AmEx was the only source of paying for things after that, especially when it came to doctors' appointments and private planes to get her to and from appointments in New York.
"I had to look for ways to transport her. If we had to get to an appointment up there [in New York], we would have to book a private plane, if we had to make a certain appointment down here- we had to book it on the AmEx," Wendy's son explained.
Kevin Jr. said that while his mother was in his care in Florida from late 2021 until the spring of 2022, he insisted her health improve before she returned to work.
He claimed he believed that Wendy's manager at the time, Bernie Young, and her financial advisor for Wells Fargo wanted him to return the star to New York City to get her back to work.
Kevin said of the advisor Bernie's insistence Wendy return to New York: "They knew that in having her here [in Florida], they were losing a lot of their earnings.
"Having her here in an environment where the number one priority isn't being at The Wendy Williams Show, or to be at certain appointments or whatever, they were more annoyed by the fact that they didn't have the control that they have had over her all these years- from my perspective.
"Because when she's in New York, it's a lot easier to pull her around to certain places and have her isolated away from the family so that she doesn't have any other influences to make choices that are for her health and not for financial benefit."
Wendy's only son also admitted that using the star's American Express card was never an issue before the guardianship hearings.
"I have always used the AmEx, always. Before everything that happened, ever since I was young, starting in the 6th grade, she always allowed me access to a credit card, whether it was for an emergency or because I wanted something."
"And what she would do was she would read her credit card statement at the end of the month, and I never took advantage of it," Wendy's son said.
"It was never something that she would ever say it was inconvenient or anything like that- it was always something she wanted to do because she wanted me to enjoy certain access to things, as her son," Kevin said of what was normal for him, growing up in the wealthy household.
He claimed that he believed once people in her orbit who were employed by Wendy saw how serious he was about her health, that that is when issues rose about his involvement.
"Once everyone else got involved and saw who I am in all of this- and that I was very serious about keeping her in a state of healing, and that I wasn't going to take a certain amount of money to bring her back to New York, I said 'Listen I appreciate that offer,' but once I made that clear, that I was very serious, then it became about certain 'evidence' being brought against me, and transactions were brought against me to make it seem like I was taking advantage of her American Express account.
"The reality of the situation was I have never had a reason to go behind her back to buy something that I would want. If anything she'd offer to get things and I would say, 'Mom that's a lot.'
"I don't post on Instagram, I don't care about those things. I don't care about being flashy."
"But when it came to the AmEx, they were like, 'Look how much he uses his mom's AmEx,' and saying I was taking advantage of her and using it for my own intentions, and that was not the case."
Wendy's son added that during this time, while she was locked out of her Wells Fargo accounts and was in his care, he was also locked out of the accounts that were earmarked for his college needs.
"They had also locked me out of my school accounts, so anything that I would normally be able to pay for on my own through my school accounts, they had locked me out of. So we had to use the AmEx to get through."
INSIDE WENDY'S GUARDIANSHIP
Wendy was placed in guardianship after Wells Fargo froze her bank accounts as they suspected the star was the victim of "financial exploitation, dementia, or undue influence," according to court papers first revealed by The U.S. Sun.
Kevin said: "It's been really sad what's been allowed to happen, and ever since the court hearings ended, something just has to be brought to light about what's going on and how much people are taking in this situation.
"In terms of who is there now, people have put other things in front of her actually healing and getting better, and unfortunately, unlike many other alcoholics, she is worth a lot more money."
Kevin hit out at guardian Sabrina Morrissey's handling of Wendy, and her lack of communication with the star's family.
"I don't feel like Sabrina has done a great job at all.
"I think that based on her actions, I'd have to assume something is going on that she's not telling me.
"There is a lot of her pushing away of myself and everybody down here, and saying that she's not going give updates. She's really vague with updates."
Sabrina Morrissey did not respond to The U.S. Sun's request for comment.
A SON'S HOPE
Ultimately, Kevin insists that his mother absolutely should not have been working, she should not continue to work and she should be focusing on her health and her recovery.
Kevin said: "I think that it's best for her to have to prioritize her health first.
"Nobody around her will tell her this, but she doesn't have to be working.
"She needs to take a break from trying to progress her career and just be proud of what she's accomplished."
When asked if he had a plan in all of this, Wendy's son said: "The plan is that I am hoping and praying that the people who are up there [in New York] with her right now don't lead her down the path to where something can't happen to help her.
"If there was a way or if there was a plan I could think of I
wouldn't be here doing this interview. I would be doing something that I
could do."
Kevin added that he thinks something has gone seriously wrong with the way things have been set up for Wendy.
"In terms of what is and what isn't; when she was with me, none of these articles of her not looking well ever came out. When she got dragged back up there [to New York City] after the court hearings, that started happening, and from that perspective, something has gone wrong."
Kevin said he is holding onto hope.
"I'm praying that whoever is in control now doesn't ruin whatever hope there is for her to get back up again."
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'I DIDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE' Wendy Williams’ son claims he used her AmEx to ‘pay for her treatment’ after he was accused of charging $100K to card
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