Wendy Williams compares guardianship to prison

Wendy Williams denounces her guardianship. Last year, it was announced that the former talk show host had been diagnosed with dementia and aphasia; his court-appointed guardian, Sabrina E. Morrissey, claimed in legal documents that Williams was “having cognitive impairment and permanent disability. » But Williams disputed that assessment in a telephone interview with The breakfast club radio show: “Do I look like that, dammit? she said.

“I’m not cognitively impaired, you know what I’m saying? But I feel like I’m in prison,” she said, noting that the people on the floor of the facility where she lives have what she considers bigger problems than She. She spoke of her feeling “isolated” because every time she leaves the facility is strictly controlled. Her finances are also out of her control and all purchases must go through her guardian: she wasn’t even allowed to keep her beloved cats. The “system is broken,” Williams said, and has “falsified a lot.”



“For the last three years, I spent my birthday alone… It’s called emotional abuse,” she explained. “I keep the door closed. …I watch television. I listen to the radio. I look at the window. I sit here and my life goes by.

Williams’ niece, Alex, was also on the phone to talk about the experience: Williams’ phone isn’t accepting incoming calls (“I don’t even know what kind of phone I have,” Williams added), so the family I can’t call her, her visits are incredibly limited and she doesn’t even go out to enjoy the sun. Alex believes that Morrissey punished his aunt, giving her his pets and canceling her trips to retaliate every time Williams tried to push back against guardianship. Williams and Alex acknowledged that there could be retaliation for the Breakfast Club interview, but felt they had no choice but to publicize his fight. Her niece encouraged people to post on social media with the hashtag #FreeWendy and sign a petition on Change.org.

Williams wants to live with his family in Florida; in December, her son posted on Instagram that his mother was “sober and wants to come home.” He added: “We are fighting to make this happen because isolation kills it faster than anything else. » The TV personality said in her radio interview that she wanted to at least visit Miami for her father’s birthday, but her guardian hasn’t approved it yet (care team ‘playing games’ about this, as Alex said). “I’m exhausted thinking: what if I can’t see my dad for his birthday? At 94 years old, tomorrow is not promised,” Williams said through tears, expressing the simple desire to be able to choose a gift for him. “My life is fucked.”