Overview

• Wendy Williams was hospitalized on March 10, 2025, after dropping a note from her assisted living facility window pleading for help, leading to a welfare check by the NYPD.
• Williams claims she passed a psychological capacity test at Lenox Hill Hospital and denies being incapacitated, despite her diagnoses of frontotemporal dementia and aphasia.
• She has criticized her assisted living facility as restrictive and likened it to a prison, alleging limitations on her freedom and lack of transparency about her medication.
• The assisted living facility filed a police report accusing Williams' niece, Alex Finnie, of evading staff to take Williams out for dinner without proper authorization.
• Williams has made multiple public appearances, including dining at a New York City restaurant, as part of her efforts to assert independence and challenge her ongoing guardianship.