Wendy Williams' 94-year old dad dances at his birthday party: 'Love you endlessly Papa'
Wendy Williams' 94-year old dad Thomas Williams danced at his birthday party in Miami over the weekend. His granddaughter, Alex Finnie, shared a video of Thomas, a former teacher and football coach at Asbury Park High School, dancing up a storm on Instagram.
'Happy 94th birthday to my Papa who continues dancing his way through life and leads with the quote, 'You're never too old to do what you might have done,' ' Finnie said. 'I love you endlessly Papa (heart emoji) happy birthday.'
Beyonce's "Before I Let Go" plays will dad dances. Wendy, 60, attended the party but was not shown in her dad's dance video.
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Dad Thomas was the first Black principal at the former River Street School in Red Bank in 1969. Shirley, his wife and Wendy's mom, passed away in 2020. She was a member of civic groups ranging from the Monmouth County Council of Girl Scouts to the Central Jersey Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women.
Alex's mom, and Wendy's sister, is Wanda Finnie, a former New Jersey Assistant Deputy Public Defender. Their brother is Thomas Williams Jr.
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All aspects of Wendy's life, including financial and living arrangements, are decided by court-appointed guardian Sabrina Morrissey. In 2022, Wendy's bank, Wells Fargo, claimed Wendy was 'the victim of undue influence and financial exploitation.'
Part of the legal equation was the alleged expenditure of more than $100,000 on Uber Eats by her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., as stated in the 2024 Lifetime documentary 'Where's Wendy Williams.' Another $100,000 plus expenditure by Hunter Jr., related to a boat rental for a birthday party, was discussed in the recent TMZ Tubi documentary 'Saving Wendy.'
Alex is leading the charge to get Wendy extricated from the guardianship, which has included residency in a memory care unit of an assisted living facility in New York City.
Wendy has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, but she's disputed the diagnoses in recent interviews.
The Asbury Park and Ocean Township native was the host of TV's 'The Wendy Williams Show' from 2008 to 2021. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at cjordan@app.com
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Wendy Williams: 94-year old dad dances at birthday party
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