Former Wendy Williams rep questions whether host’s dementia and aphasia diagnosis was ‘correct’ after health ‘deteriorates’ under conservatorship
Wendy Williams’ former financial advisor, attorney LaShawn Thomas, is concerned about her former client, claiming that the popular talk show host’s health has severely deteriorated since she was placed under conservatorship.
The entertainment attorney posted an old video on Instagram on Saturday of Williams, 59, looking healthy while sitting on bed and saying she enjoys working out at the gym.
“You know, I do what I can,” the former “Wendy Williams Show” host said in the clip, recorded by her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., as she flexed her muscles.
“You can clearly see the difference between Wendy’s well-being during her time here in Florida with her son caring for her and her lack thereof in New York under this conservatorship,” Thomas wrote in the caption.
“These Wendys are not the same. How did her health deteriorate so quickly, and why isn’t her only child allowed to be by her side. She wasn’t like this when he took care of him.”
The Miami Entertainment Law Group attorney claimed to have captured this video of Williams two weeks before the court ordered her to return to New York to place her under conservatorship.
Thomas, who we’re told no longer works with Williams, disputed the former radio DJ’s recent diagnosis of dementia and aphasia, writing: “If Wendy’s diagnosis is correct, now more than ever, her son should be allowed the same grace. He deserves it.” “That…and most importantly, Wendy deserves it.”
Williams’ current spokesperson declined Page Six’s request for comment and Wells Fargo, the bank that requested conservatorship, did not immediately respond to our request.
Williams’ family members have been open about the fact that they have been unable to stay in touch with the controversial TV star amid her ongoing health struggles.
“People who love her can’t see her,” Williams’ sister, Wanda Williams, told People magazine earlier this week. “I think the biggest thing is: How the hell did we get here?”
Wells Fargo claimed in 2022 that Wendy was an “incapacitated person” and thus needed help managing her finances.
“We’re worried about [Williams’] “The situation,” attorney David Pickus wrote on behalf of the bank at the time in a letter previously obtained by Page Six.
“We’re hoping for the guardianship part [of the court] A temporary guardian or resident will soon be appointed to review and confirm the situation [Williams’] Things are being handled properly.”
Wendy was very vocal about the fact that she was not in favor of conservatorship.
Thomas also exclusively told Page Six in August 2022 that Wells Fargo allegedly left the media mogul “for dead” when they took over her accounts.
The lawyer defended Hunter, now 23, and told us he tried to help his mother “mentally and physically with the help of a team of doctors.”
However, Wendy’s guardianship case was closed, and the “Wendy Williams Experience” alumna has since cried about her finances in an upcoming docu-series about her life, claiming she has “no money.”
Recently, Wendy spoke out to address her diagnosis, asking her supporters for “personal space and peace” amid the difficult situation.
“I was moved by the messages that were shared with me, and they reminded me of the power of unity and the need for compa*sion,” she said in a statement to Page Six on Friday.
“I hope others are along with it [Frontotemporal Dementia] He might benefit from my story. I would also like to thank the Frontotemporal Dementia Association for their kind words of support and their extraordinary efforts to raise awareness of Frontotemporal Dementia.
Wendy’s recent struggles are set to be further revealed on “Where Is Wendy Williams?”, airing Saturdays and Sundays at 8pm ET on Lifetime.