Wendy Williams has been in an assisted living facility after being appointed a court-ruled guardian, but left the secure building in an ambulance after protesting the ruling
Wendy Williams has been seen being escorted to hospital amid a worrying debate over her health and guardianship.
The star was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and primary progressive aphasia (PPA) in May 2023, and has since been placed in an assisted living facility with her affairs under the control of a court-appointed guardian. Wendy, 60, has raged against claims that she’s “cognitively impaired,” begging for help to get her life back to normal.
In photos taken in New York on Monday, Wendy was seen being led to an ambulance as she left her assisted care facility, flanked by a group of sheriffs – one of whom she linked arms with.
According to the Daily Mail, the former talkshow host was en route to Lenox Hill Hospital, where she’s set to undergo a cognitive evaluation to establish whether she’s well enough for her guardianship to come to an end. The outlet reported that the visit came after she dropped a note reading “Help! Wendy!!” to paparazzi gathered outside her fifth floor window.
Wendy wore black trousers and a white top for the quick exit, layered with a long patterned cardigan. She clutched a handbag for the hospital trip, and let go of the cop’s arm to enter the ambulance herself upon arrival at the van’s front door.
Alongside her diagnosis with frontotemporal dementia, Wendy has shared that she’s struggled with other health issues over the past few years. Back in 2018, the star announced that she had been diagnosed with the autoimmune condition Graves’ disease, and its associated disease of hyperthyroidism.
Wendy’s movements are under the judgement of her court-appointed guardian Sabrina Morrissey, who previously declared in legal proceedings that Wendy is “cognitively impaired, permanently disabled, and legally incapacitated” – thus her move into the secure living facility in New York.
Wendy’s family has agreed with Wendy’s own opinion that the ruling is unwarranted, and previously shared their concern over their inability to contact the talk show host. Her relatives claimed that Wendy was put under guardianship without their knowledge and were not considered to be potential caregivers for her.
Last month, Wendy appeared on podcast The Breakfast Club via video link, and protested against her guardian’s claim that she was unable to live independently.
“I am not cognitively impaired, you know what I’m saying? But I feel like I’m in prison,” she said of her lodgings. “I’m in this place where the people are in their 90s and their 80s and their 70s … There’s something wrong with these people here on this floor.”
Wendy’s hospital evaluation follows news that she was given the green light by the court to visit her father in Miami for his forthcoming 94th birthday. The TV star will be able to leave her secure facility and fly to New York City before heading to Florida to join in the family celebrations, according to TMZ – with no specified date provided.
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