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15-03-2025
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Wendy Williams denies she's incapacitated in 'The View' interview. What she says about her guardianship, hospitalization, alcohol use.
Wendy Williams was back on TV talking again — but about her guardianship, not pop culture. The former TV host, who was put into a guardianship in 2022, called into The View on March 14 to discuss her hospitalization for cognitive testing this week. Williams insisted she's not incapacitated and pleaded for her guardian and the judge in her court-ordered guardianship to 'get off my neck.' Williams, who's living on the memory care floor of a senior living facility in New York City amid her frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, also told the co-hosts she's currently 'alcohol-free' but admitted to breaking her sobriety last year. Here's what Williams said on the talk show and in other interviews this week about the guardianship. Williams, joined by health care advocate Ginalisa Monterroso of Connect Care Advisory Group, insisted her mental abilities are strong, proven by acing cognitive testing conducted at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. 'It was my choice to get an independent evaluation on my incapacitation, which — I don't have," Williams said on The View. 'How dare they say I have incapacitation. I do not!' She railed against her court-appointed guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, and the judge in her case after Sunny Hostin read a statement from Morrissey's attorney that said Williams is 'legally incapacitated,' hasn't been kept from her family and is 'receiving excellent medical care.' 'I'm a college-educated woman. I'm a globally international person from radio to television. I've been doing important things all of my life,' Williams said. 'I need them to … get off my neck.' Williams said she wants 'to get out' of the guardianship. 'It's been over three years, and it's time for my money and my life to get back to status quo,' she said. Until then, she wants Morrissey replaced, 'I need a new guardian.' In the 2024 Lifetime docuseries Where Is Wendy Williams?, the star's alcohol use was concerning to viewers and filmmakers, and her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., said on camera that Williams's doctors diagnosed her with 'alcohol-induced dementia' because she had been 'drinking so much.' She also has a past history of cocaine addiction. Asked about her current relationship with alcohol and drugs, Williams said the 'relationship is fine,' and she can 'easily' be 'alcohol-free for the rest of my life.' She did admit to drinking alcohol on her birthday last year. 'But I must admit to you that when I got from Connecticut to New York, it was my birthday, July 18, and yes, I celebrated, you know what I'm saying?' she said. 'But no more, no more alcohol, thank you.' On the floor where her memory care unit is, Williams said, 'The people are 90 and 80 and 70. I'm 60." She stays 'in the bedroom the majority of the time' and can't have visitors. She called being in the hospital this week a 'breath of fresh air.' 'I wish I was allowed to actually put on nice clothing and come see you in person, but I cannot,' she told the co-hosts. 'All of my clothing, all of my sneakers, all of my handbags, everything [is] in storage.' The NYPD conducted a welfare check on Williams on March 10 and took her by ambulance to the hospital. Williams called into Good Day New York on March 11 from the hospital to report that she underwent a cognitive evaluation and 'passed with flying colors.' Williams, who was again on the line with Monterroso, said it was her idea to be 'independently tested,' noting, 'Getting out of [this] guardianship … is my No. 1 most important thing.' The same day, Williams called the radio show The Breakfast Club, and Monterroso detailed how the welfare check went down. Monterroso said she called authorities to report that Williams was 'isolated' and needed help. Multiple officers responded and came to Williams's room, where Monterroso was on the phone. 'I pleaded with the police, as if Wendy was my child, please, you need to get her off this floor. She is confined,' said Monterroso. Williams added, 'I told [police], 'I am not incapacitated' … as I've been accused, and the floor that I live on is the memory unit — the people who live there don't remember anything, unlike me. Like, why am I here? What is going on? It's a cry for help.' Williams said she got a 10 out of 10 on her cognitive test at the hospital. Monterroso said she actually passed two cognitive tests. Williams also said that while she was hospitalized, she was told that Morrissey was there outside her room, but the guardian didn't come in to talk to her. Monterroso claimed Morrissey tried to prevent some of the independent testing, but Williams's personal attorney was present and authorized it, so that's why it was done. Morrissey has not responded to Yahoo Entertainment's requests for comment.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New on Hulu February 22-28: our expert's picks for 5 TV shows and movies coming to Hulu this week
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scrolling for something new to watch on Hulu this week, February 22-28? Let me give you a hand with my picks for the best movies, TV shows and more arriving on the streaming service. To end the month, Hulu is giving subscribers new episodes of a fan-favorite original series, plus sharing a 2024 indie movie that received some of the best reviews of the year. Throw in some true-crime documentaries and a stand-up special and there's plenty to choose from. Check out all of the picks for this week directly below. Indie drama with 99% "Certified Fresh" Rotten Tomatoes score is worth checking out starting February 25 With a cast made up of mostly life-long character actors, Ghostlight wouldn't have caught most people's attention last year. But those who have seen it have done nothing but sing its praises, as evidenced by its 99% "Certified Fresh" score from critics and 92% positive rating from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. The story centers around a construction worker who decides to join his community theater and soon notices the on-stage drama beginning to mirror his own life. The fan-favorite Hulu original comedy is back with new episodes on February 26 Shoresy, the spinoff series of the long-running Hulu original Letterkenny, returns with an all-new season. This time around, Shoresy (Jared Keeso) explores life after hockey, and the Sudbury Blueberry Bulldogs contend with the distractions of summer in Sudbury. All episodes of this new docuseries start streaming on February 27 After family vlogger Ruby Franke was arrested in 2023, making headlines, her husband Kevin and her two eldest adult children, Shari and Chad, speak for the first time on camera to share what was going on behind the popular YouTube videos. 2024 Lifetime docuseries about the iconic case lands on Hulu February 27 Even more than 30 years later, the OJ Simpson/Nicole Brown Simpson story still garners plenty of interest. While Netflix recently released an all-new series, American Manhunt: OJ Simpson, Hulu is adding its own offering, making the 2024 Lifetime docuseries available that focuses more on Nicole Brown Simpson, interviewing her friends and family about things leading up to and following her tragic murder. Enjoy this comedy special on Hulu as of February 28 Laurie Kilmartin is a long-time collaborator with Conan O'Brien, having written on his late-night show and working with him on the 2025 Oscars. She is also a stand-up, whose 2024 special is debuting on Hulu at the very end of the month. Good way to close things out with a laugh.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Wendy Williams' 94-year old dad dances at his birthday party: 'Love you endlessly Papa'
Keep on dancing! 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. More: Tubi's 'Saving Wendy': Wendy Williams says son partly to blame for guardianship 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. More: Wendy Williams defiant on 'Breakfast Club,' takes on court-ordered conservatorship, Diddy 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. Subscribe to for the latest on New Jersey celebs. Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at cjordan@ This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Wendy Williams: 94-year old dad dances at birthday party
