Wendy Williams appeared to be rushed out of her assisted living facility, which she has compared to a prison, in New York City to Lenox Hill Hospital.
The media personality, who was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia in May 2023, is set to undergo an evaluation to determine if her ‘cognitive functions are sufficiently intact to end her guardianship.’
A source told TMZ that ‘a caregiver not associated with the guardianship’ ordered the trip and test for the legendary talk show, 60, amid concern over her confined lifestyle.
An insider close to Williams’ family also told DailyMail.com: ‘The family has been waiting for today for many years. This is the beginning of the end of this nightmare.’
‘Wendy is so grateful for her family and friends who have fought so hard to put an end to all of this. Those who are responsible will be held accountable,’ they continued.
Last month, the star got emotional whilst ‘locked in a room’ as she conducted a live phone interview with Harvey Levin.
Wendy Williams appeared to be rushed out of her assisted living facility, which she has compared to a prison , in New York City to Lenox Hill Hospital; seen in 2020
As she described her current living situation, she broke down in tears and pressed her hand against the window while she sobbed.
Speaking in TMZ Presents: Saving Wendy, which is available to stream on Tubi, Levin explained that filming the window of her room was the only way to do an interview with the star who told him that she had only been allowed outside twice in 30 days.
‘Because we can’t get a camera in and she can’t really have any visitors. She cannot go outside,’ he noted.
‘She’d been out twice in the last 30 days. She has no internet she… rightly says, she feels like a prisoner.’
The documentary was filmed on a sidewalk below the facility she is at, with the camera angled upwards at her fifth story window since the former talk show host is not allowed to have visitors.
In a snippet shared by the outlet, Williams said her life within the past year has been ‘isolated’ and added, ‘Where I am is this place where the people are older, you know what I’m saying?
‘They are in their 90s and 80s. I eat lunch and dinner in my bedroom. I don’t eat out there with the people that live here just ’cause it’s so goddamn depressing.’
She continued to explain her living situation and added, ‘There is a bathroom, there’s a closet and the TV which was purchased by me through the guardian person.’
The media personality, who was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia in May 2023, is set to undergo an evaluation to determine if her ‘cognitive functions are sufficiently intact to end her guardianship’
An insider close to Williams’ family also told DailyMail.com: ‘The family has been waiting for today for many years. This is the beginning of the end of this nightmare’
(pictured in 2019)
Levin questioned, ‘Are you allowed to go out?’
‘No, no. I am not allowed to go out,’ the star explained. ‘I can call you, but you can’t call me.’
Williams expressed that she has ‘asked the guardian person for an iPad since years it seems like. But an iPad – can I please have my telephone back? Can I please be able to call, you know, my family?
‘What is the problem with me calling and talking to friends of mine? They’re not allowed to come in here – friends of mine. You know what I’m saying?’
The clip has been circulating just as the beloved talk show host launched her next big assault on the guardianship that has kept her confined and largely away from her family and friends over the past two years.
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