Wendy Williams Hospitalized After Sending 'Help!' Note from Assisted Living Facility.
Wendy Williams, the former talk show host, was hospitalized on Monday, March 10, after authorities responded to a welfare check at her assisted living facility.
The New York Police Department confirmed that Williams had dropped a distress note out of her window earlier that day, which read, "Help! Wendy!!"
She was escorted from the facility and transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation. Williams, 60, has been living under a legal guardianship since May 2022, which oversees both her health and finances.
This legal arrangement has sparked an ongoing battle, with Williams seeking to end her conservatorship. Her court-appointed guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, claims Williams is “cognitively impaired, permanently disabled, and legally incapacitated.”
Wendy Williams' Claims of Imprisonment and Isolation
Williams has made public statements about feeling "imprisoned" in her current living situation. In a January interview on The Breakfast Club, she said, “I feel like I am in prison... I am clearly not like the others on the floor,” referring to the elderly residents in her facility. She also mentioned restricted mobility, with locked elevators and limited visitors, which contributes to her sense of isolation.
Further details on Williams' living conditions were shared in a TubiTV documentary, TMZ Presents: Saving Wendy Williams, which aired in February. In the documentary, she admitted that she couldn’t remember the last time she saw a medical professional following her 2023 dementia diagnosis.
Legal Battle and Concerns Over Medical Care
Williams explained the difficulties of living in what is called the 'memory unit' of the facility, describing it as very suffocating. “I don’t have the freedom to do virtually anything,” she shared. “This is very suffocating.”
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Her case has drawn public attention due to her ongoing battle to regain control over her life and legal affairs. In the wake of these recent developments, Williams continues to push back against the guardianship she believes is unnecessary.
Next Steps and Updates
As of now, Williams’ legal fight to end the conservatorship continues, with her legal team requesting a “new medical evaluation.” Her health and legal situation are complex, and it remains to be seen how the courts will rule on her request to end the guardianship.
