Wendy Williams Attends New York Fashion Week Amid Guardianship Battle

Wendy Williams is stepping out for New York Fashion Week amid her guardianship battle. 

Williams, 61, was photographed at the Bach Mai fashion show on Sunday, September 14, wearing a black mini-dress, gold Gucci belt and black Chanel shoes. She added a “W” necklace and red lipstick, and her hair was styled in long, glamorous waves. 

The next day, Williams attended a Dennis Basso event with restaurateur Max Tucci, her niece Alex Finnie and Finnie’s fiancé Eric Houston, Page Six reported on Monday, September 15. Seemingly in good spirits, she sported a yellow tweed suit with white sneakers and a huge grin on her face. 

The former talk show host has been under a court-ordered guardianship since 2022, when Wells Fargo filed court documents alleging they feared she was an “incapacitated person” and a “victim of undue influence.”

Williams denied the allegations. She has emphasized that she doesn’t need to be under a guardianship where she lacks control over her life and money. Her family is trying to have it dissolved. 

As Us Weekly reported in June, Williams’ ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, filed a $250 million lawsuit against her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, Wells Fargo and Lori Schiller, a Wells Fargo employee, whom Williams had worked with. Weeks later, Williams’ legal team asked for the case to be dismissed, alleging that she did not want it to go forward. The judge has yet to rule.

Earlier this month, Williams attorney Allan Diamond said they were awaiting test results from doctors to determine the next steps in her guardianship — despite a recent report that suggested the arrangement had been upheld. 

On Tuesday, September 9, Diamond submitted a letter to a judge requesting a delay in a proposed deposition of Williams. Morrissey had previously sued A&E Television Networks over the docuseries dubbed Where Is Wendy Williams? that aired last year. 

Diamond explained that it was “premature to require my client to sit for a deposition at this time,” and that Williams’ lawyers remain “vigorously engaged in obtaining medical, psychological and healthcare assessments of my client from some of the leading neurologists and neuropsychologists in the country.”

He noted, “While much of that testing has occurred, we still await further test results, diagnoses and prognoses from our medical team before moving forward with any treatment or other planning in connection with my client’s guardianship proceedings.”

He said that he hoped to have “additional healthcare information sometime before the end of next month,” and asked the court not to schedule Williams’ deposition until the medical results come back.

In August, People reported that Williams had again been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia. Morrissey’s attorney soon requested that Williams’ deposition not take place until issues including Hunter’s lawsuit were resolved. 

Williams issued a health update in February 2024, sharing in a statement, “I want to say I have immense gratitude for the love and kind words I have received after sharing my diagnosis of Aphasia and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Let me say, wow! Your response has been overwhelming. The messages shared with me have touched me, reminding me of the power of unity and the need for compassion. I continue to need personal space and peace to thrive. Please just know that your positivity and encouragement are deeply appreciated.”