Judge allows Wendy Williams to fly to Miami to celebrate her father’s 94th birthday amid guardianship battle

By Alexandra Bellusci

Wendy Williams is headed to the Magic City for a special occasion.

The former talk show host, 60, is currently under a court-order guardianship, confined to a New York assisted living facility that she describes as a “prison.”

But the brazen small-screen star will be able to flu to Miami for 48 hours to attend her father Thomas’ 94th birthday.

On Friday, sources told TMZ that a judge authorized private security to accompany Williams from the Big Apple to celebrate with her dad and family.

Meanwhile, the judge is also prohibiting Williams from having further contact with the media, per the outlet.

That decision comes just weeks after Williams and her niece, Alex Finnie, called into “The Breakfast Club” and shut down claims that she is cognitively impaired.

Williams also claimed she had just $15 in her possession and that her beloved cats has been taken from her.

During the interview, Williams became emotional talking about her father’s upcoming 94th birthday, admitting she wasn’t sure if she would be allowed to fly to Miami to celebrate with him.

The radio alum made it clear she wanted freedom from the controversial guardianship.

Williams — who was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia in May 2023 — compared her current living situation to that of a “prison.”

A few days prior, Williams’ loved ones launched a GoFundMe to raise $50,000 to help free her from her guardianship.

“For far too long, Wendy has faced the challenges of being unjustly placed under guardianship and labeled as incapacitated, despite her strong will and determination to live her life independently,” the description reads.”

“Her current situation is not only unfair but also deeply isolating. The guardian assigned to her has severed her connections with friends and family, leaving her without the support network she so desperately needs. This isolation in New York has made it increasingly difficult for her to maintain her strength and resilience.”

Williams has also reportedly fired her court-appointed attorney, Linda Redlisky, Wednesday.

Sources told TMZ that Redlisky was let go after the lawyer allegedly failed to file paperwork for a trial about whether Williams’ guardianship was necessary when the author asked her to do so.

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Fake nurse administered medication to patients at Maryland nursing home, officials say

Story by Natalie Demaree

A Maryland woman has been sentenced after officials said she posed as a registered nurse and handed out medication to patients at a nursing home.

Nicole Van-Horn, 38, faked documentation as a registered nurse to get a job at Denton Nursing and Rehab, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office said in a Jan. 30 news release.

On Jan. 22, she pleaded guilty to one count of Medicaid fraud after she was accused of causing Maryland Medicaid to pay over $3,500 for fake nursing services, prosecutors said.

Now, Van-Horn will serve five years of probation with the first three years under supervision by the Division of Parole and Probation, officials said.

“When someone poses as a medical provider and practices without a license, they threaten the health and safety of those entrusted to their care — a threat made even more serious when their patients are elderly or disabled, some of the most vulnerable Marylanders in our State,” Attorney General Anthony G. Brown said in the release.

Van-Horn fraudulently used identification from a registered nurse in Pennsylvania who has a similar name, then worked nine shifts in August 2023 at the nursing home and rehabilitation center, officials said.

She also pretended to have degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State University, but records of her attending those schools do not exist, according to prosecutors.

During her time working at the nursing home, Van-Horn “administered medications, cared for patients, and supervised registered nurses, geriatric nursing assistants, and certified medical assistants,” officials said.

Van-Horn is not allowed to work as a nurse unless properly licensed during her probation, and she is not allowed to care for older or vulnerable adults, officials said. She is also excluded from working with any federal- or state-funded health care agency.

Denton is about a 45-mile drive southeast from Annapolis.

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Elderly fire victim goes positively viral

A nearly 90-year-old Altadena woman who lost her home to the Eaton Fire is going viral for pragmatism and positivity in the face of so much adversity. 

John Fenoglio reports Jan. 16, 2025. 

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