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Wendy Williams’ Lawyer Says Guardianship Expected to End by Year’s End

The push follows a new neurologist’s assessment that disputes the dementia diagnosis used to justify court control.

Overview

  • Joe Tacopina told ABC’s Nightline that guardianship attorneys have assured Williams she will be out of the arrangement by the end of the year.
  • He says Williams does not have frontotemporal dementia, citing recent testing by a New York neurologist whose results were provided to her legal team in late October.
  • Tacopina said he will seek a jury trial if a judge declines to terminate the guardianship.
  • Williams was placed under court-ordered guardianship in 2022 after Wells Fargo asked a New York judge to review concerns about undue influence and financial exploitation.
  • A separate $250 million lawsuit filed in June by ex-husband Kevin Hunter alleges confinement and mistreatment at an assisted living facility under the court-appointed guardian.