UPDATE 2/23 4:50 p.m. ET — A choose dominated on Friday, February 23, that Lifetime’s The place Is Wendy Williams? documentary will nonetheless air as deliberate regardless of the continuing lawsuit.
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Wendy Williams’ guardian has filed a lawsuit in opposition to A&E Tv Networks prematurely of its The place Is Wendy Williams? documentary.
A person named Sabrina Morrissey claimed in courtroom paperwork obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, February 22, that she is appearing in her capability as non permanent guardian of W.W.H. (presumed to be Williams, whose authorized identify is Wendy Williams Hunter) by submitting her movement.
In response to TMZ, Morrissey filed the lawsuit beneath seal and requested a brief restraining order. A listening to is scheduled for subsequent week.
Neither A&E Tv Networks, the mum or dad firm of Lifetime, nor Williams, 59, have additional addressed the lawsuit. Us Weekly has reached out for remark. A rep for A&E informed Us on Friday, February 23, that Lifetime “appeared in courtroom right now” and the documentary will “air this weekend as deliberate.”
Williams and her inside circle, together with 23-year-old son Kevin, will clarify her ongoing well being and authorized battles in a brand new Lifetime documentary. The place Is Wendy Williams? has a two-night premiere on Saturday, February 24, and Sunday, February 25.
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“I’ve no cash and I’m gonna inform you one thing. If this could occur to me, it will probably occur to you,” Williams stated in the doc trailer, breaking down in tears. “How dare he? I management me! I miss my household. Please be right here. … All of us make selections in life, all of us undergo our challenges.”
Williams’ private struggles initially made headlines in February 2022 when it was revealed that she was taking a hiatus from season 13 of The Wendy Williams Present. That very same month, her financial institution Wells Fargo referred to as her an “incapacitated particular person” and requested a listening to to find out whether or not Williams may want guardianship to handle her funds.
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Williams’ lawyer, nevertheless, filed an emergency petition and claimed Wells Fargo denied her entry to her property.
“Wendy needs the world to know that she strenuously denies all allegations about her psychological well being and well-being,” her lawyer LaShawn Thomas stated in a press release on the time. “Wendy needs you to know she is okay; she is of sound thoughts. … Wendy is grateful for the love and the outpouring of assist she has acquired from her followers and she will’t wait to get again.”
The Wendy Williams Present wrapped for good in June 2022. Three months later, Williams entered an in-patient therapy program for “total well being points.”
Williams is at the moment receiving therapy for frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, which she was recognized with in late 2023 after reminiscence challenges. Her analysis was confirmed by her rep on Thursday.
