Wendy Williams Speaks Out About Abusive Conservatorship

Wendy Williams speaks out for the first time since fading from the daytime limelight regarding her conservatorship. Williams, whose health struggles had become the topic of conversation over the last few years, gave a rundown of her situation and shared she's not cognitively incompetent.

She called into the Breakfast Club with 'Charlamagne the God' on January 16th and proceeded to express her frustration and revealed that she feels like she's in prison.

In response to reports that she's cognitively impaired and incapacitated, she stated, "Do I seem that way, God dammit? Who I naturally am is who I naturally am, you know what I'm saying?"

Since 2022, Williams has been subject to a guardianship decreed by the court. Reports of Williams's declining health surfaced in February of that year. An announcement soon followed that she would be unable to return to her long-running The Wendy Williams talk show. The program was officially terminated a few months later, with Sherri Shepherd's talk show Sherri filling the timeslot.

Williams booked herself into a "wellness facility" in September, claiming to be planning a "major comeback." Williams' care staff disclosed the diagnosis of dementia and aphasia in early 2024, but no changes occurred.

This announcement was made just before the debut of the two-part Lifetime documentary, Where Is Wendy Williams? which delved into Williams' life in the years preceding the commencement of her guardianship. Sabrina Morrissey, who is Williams' legal guardian, filed a lawsuit against Lifetime and the documentary's producers, asserting that the series was produced "without a valid contract" and that Williams was unable to agree to being filmed and was being exploited.

Lifetime and A&E filed countersuits against Morrissey, claiming that she solely pursued legal action upon realizing that the documentary would cast doubt on her role as Williams' guardian. Williams has now gone on The Breakfast Club to criticize Morrissey, accusing her of wanting Williams to do the documentary. Questions have since been raised regarding Morrissey's true intentions regarding the guardianship.

Alex, Williams' niece, called The Breakfast Club to support her aunt's assertions as well. Alex claimed she had seen Williams "in a very limited capacity," but she had seen her, and we are speaking with her. She also disclosed that throughout the interview, she and her aunt anticipated some sort of reprisal. "Free Wendy" is now trending on social media.