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Wendy Williams’ guardian filed a lawsuit against Lifetime’s parent company, A&E Television Networks, ahead of the media personality’s upcoming tell-all documentary, “Who is Wendy Williams?”
A legal complaint obtained by The Post shows that Sabrina Morrissey, who claims to be “acting in her capacity as temporary guardian of WWH” (presumably Wendy Williams Hunter), filed the court papers this week in New York.
Morrissey filed the lawsuit under seal, meaning the details are under wraps.
However, doctors mention that Morrissey is seeking a temporary restraining order, which is often requested when someone wants a judge to stop the release of a movie or television project.
The two-part documentary “Who is Wendy Williams?” will premiere Saturday and Sunday on Lifetime. Wendy and her son Kevin Hunter Jr., 23, are listed as executive producers of the documentary.
The project’s production company, Entertainment One (eOne), is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit.
TMZ He was the first to break the news about the lawsuit.
The Post has contacted representatives for Williams, 59, and A&E for comment.
Williams’ family has previously claimed that they have been avoided seeing Williams in the middle of it court ordered guardianshipwhich began in April 2022. The identity of his guardian has not been made public.
Earlier Thursday, Williams’ “care team” announced that the former radio and television personality has been diagnosed with primary aggressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, the same two medical issues Bruce Willis is battling.
“On behalf of Wendy Williams Hunter, her care team is sharing this very personal update with her beloved fans, friends and followers to correct inaccurate and hurtful rumors about her health,” their statement read.
“As Wendy’s fans know, she has been open with the public about her medical status in the past.
fights Graves’ disease and lymphedema, as well as other important related challenges
for your health,” he continued. “In recent years, questions have sometimes been raised about Wendy’s ability to process information and many have speculated about Wendy’s condition, particularly when she began to lose words, act erratically at times, and have difficulty understanding words. financial transactions”.
“In 2023, after undergoing a series of medical tests, Wendy was officially diagnosed with
“Primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)… (they) have already presented significant obstacles in Wendy’s life.”
“Wendy would not have received confirmation of these diagnoses if it were not for the diligence of
your current care team, who you chose, and the extraordinary work of Weill specialists
Cornell Medicine,” the statement continued. “Receiving a diagnosis has allowed Wendy to receive the medical care she needs.”
Williams’ niece, Alex Finnie, appeared on “The View” on Thursday and claimed that her aunt “can have full conversations” amid her diagnosis.