Wendy Williams has been seen for the first time after it was claimed she was left “permanently disabled” due to early dementia.
The 60-year-old former daytime TV host was seen smiling in the back seat of an SUV while picking up an order from Schönf’s Oysters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday. Williams’ video The photo, taken while sitting in a vehicle outside the restaurant, was posted by blogger Antoine Edwards.
According to Edwards, the star was accompanied by her nephew, Travis Finney.
“How are you’?” Williams says in the clip, quoting her signature catchphrase.
The scene comes just over a month after Williams’ legal guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, announced that Williams has been “cognitively impaired and permanently disabled” as a result of early-onset dementia.
Morrissey’s shocking claim was filed in court on November 12 in support of his lawsuit against A+E Networks. Morrissey alleged that the cable company had denied access to the Lifetime documentary “Where’s Wendy Williams?” Williams has been exploited in. (Lifetime is a subsidiary of A+E).
Morrissey had previously attempted and failed to block the release of the four-part documentary, which aired in February and detailed Williams’ battle with addiction and financial difficulties.
The “Wendy Williams Show” host was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia after the documentary finished, though she had reportedly displayed symptoms of the condition since the beginning of filming — including memory loss.
Morrissey has claimed that “Where’s Wendy Williams?” The producers “deliberately manipulated and provoked the star” in order to “evoke strong emotional reactions and obtain embarrassing footage.”
William’s legal guardian has also alleged that the TV personality was paid only $82,000 for his participation in the series, while the docuseries’ producers made millions.
In his lawsuit, Morrissey demands that A+E provide additional compensation to Williams and asks the judge to redact “sensitive” information about his “health, family relationships and finances” to protect Williams’ privacy. Said.
A+E Networks is suing Morrissey, accusing it of negligence. According to A+E, Morrissey did not “protect” Williams and allowed him to participate in the documentary “without vetting him.”
Morrissey’s lawyer responded to the allegations by claiming that Morrissey was unaware that Williams had signed a filming agreement until seven months before production began.
In a statement, the lawyer insisted that “none of the defendants ever obtained parental consent for (Williams’s) participation to be filmed.”
Williams is under a court-ordered conservatorship through 2022 that oversees her health and finances after her bank Wells Fargo accused her of being “incompetent.”
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