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Guardian Seeks to Extend Wendy Williams’ Guardianship After New Medical Exam

A new medical evaluation concluded she has frontotemporal dementia plus aphasia, prompting the guardian to file for a three-month extension

Overview

  • Legal filings detail a significant number of medical and neuropsychological tests plus brain scans completed as part of Williams’ latest evaluation.
  • Sources tell People that the assessment reaffirmed her frontotemporal dementia and primary progressive aphasia diagnoses.
  • Guardian Sabrina Morrissey has asked the court to extend the guardianship through November 5, 2025.
  • Counsel for Williams’ ex-husband Kevin Hunter and other family members have signaled legal challenges to the guardianship and Morrissey’s role, including Hunter’s June lawsuit alleging mistreatment and seeking new oversight.
  • Williams, who has been under court-ordered guardianship since May 2022, has publicly denied incapacitation and campaigned for the termination of the arrangement.