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Neurologist Finds No Frontotemporal Dementia in Wendy Williams, Prompting Bid to End Guardianship

Her lawyers plan to seek termination of the 2022 court guardianship citing a new medical evaluation.

Overview

  • TMZ reports a New York City neurologist recently tested Williams and concluded she does not have frontotemporal dementia, with results sent to her legal team late last month.
  • Her attorneys are preparing to file court papers within two weeks asking a judge to terminate the guardianship, setting up a potential hearing.
  • If the judge declines to end the arrangement, attorney Joe Tacopina would seek a jury trial to pursue her release, according to TMZ.
  • The reported finding conflicts with earlier testing and a February 2024 announcement that Williams had frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, a condition typically considered progressive.
  • Williams has been under a court-ordered guardianship since 2022 after a Wells Fargo request for a hearing; her ex-husband Kevin Hunter filed a $250 million lawsuit to end it that a judge declined to let proceed in October, according to HotNewHipHop.