Britney Spears intervenes to help Wendy Williams escape 'abusive' conservatorship, claims source
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Former daytime talk show anchor Wendy Williams has been asking for assistance to leave her court-ordered guardianship as it has reached a breaking point.
According to well-known gossip influencer Janet Charleston, pop singer Britney Spears was drawn to Williams' heartfelt appeal, so the pop sensation intervened and took action.
Spears wasted no time in contacting the lawyer who assisted her in ending her conservatorship, and the attorney is now preparing to help Williams in every way he can.
Britney Spears reportedly offers Wendy Williams support to end court-ordered guardianship
Pop sensation Britney Spears, who herself endured a protracted conservatorship struggle, has contacted Wendy Williams who alleged she is being mistreated under a court-ordered guardianship.
Williams, 60, recently revealed on the 'The Breakfast Club' podcast that she was being held against her will and subjected to emotional abuse and asking her followers to support her.
"I am not cognitively impaired, you know what I'm saying? But I feel like I'm in prison," Williams said, voicing her annoyance and pleading with her followers for support.
"Do I seem that way, God—n it?" she insisted when host Charlamagne Tha God brought up rumors regarding her mental health. "This is what is called emotional abuse," she continued, per Page Six.
The former TV anchor, who had made millions of dollars from her talk show, claimed that she was only left with $25 during her conservatorship.
Spears reportedly took immediate notice of Williams' situation following her successful court struggle against a conservatorship and contacted the same lawyer who was instrumental in her conservatorship's termination.
Popular gossip influencer Janet Charleston has claimed that Spears' legal expert has begun to get ready to help Williams and find out the specifics of her guardianship, per AceShowbiz.
People who are familiar with both circumstances are concerned about the comparisons to Spears' own previous conservatorship experience.
There has been uncertainty concerning Williams' guardianship. Williams' previous attorney speculated that she might not have fully comprehended the guardianship's ramifications at the time it was established.
According to a complaint filed with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, the legality and ethics of the processes were called into doubt when Williams' bank, Wells Fargo, acted on a letter from a doctor without her knowledge or agreement.
Williams has been trying to regain her freedom with the help of Spears and growing popular support. Although the narrative is still in its early stages, there is fresh optimism that Williams will eventually achieve the independence she desires.
Insiders worry Wendy Williams is being exploited in conservatorship similar to Britney Spears
Wendy Williams willingly took up court-ordered guardianship in 2022 to protect her finances while dealing with several medical conditions, such as Graves' disease and lymphedema.
However, Williams and insiders now express concern that her court-appointed guardian Sabrina Morrissey is exploiting and taking advantage of the former talk show host, similar to Britney Spears.
A person familiar with the matter said, "They’ve taken everything from her."
Both celebrities talked about being forced into mental health institutions. Williams told 'The Breakfast Club' listeners that she feels like she is "in prison," and Spears told a Los Angeles court in 2021 that she was given a lot of psychiatric medications when she was there, per Page Six.
While Spears, 43, claimed in court that her phone, credit card, cash, and passport had been confiscated, Williams told listeners that she is unable to contact her family since she does not have access to a modern telephone, laptop, or tablet.
Both stars called their legal circumstances "abusive," with the singer of 'Toxic' even going so far as to liken being "forced" to labor to being a victim of sex trafficking.
In the radio broadcast, Williams said how she felt "trapped" ever since a New York judge placed her under guardianship in 2022. She said, "My life is f–ked up," as she began to cry.
Similar to this, Spears acknowledged that she had lied to "the whole world" about being "happy" while in reality crying "every day" during the 13 years that her now-estranged father, Jamie Spears, had her under conservatorship.
The judge ultimately decided in Spears' favor, releasing her later in 2021 and stating that her conservatorship, which had been in place since 2008 after a well-publicized public breakdown, was "no longer required."
Following the podcast, a GoFundMe page called 'Support Wendy Williams’ Fight for Independence' went up. Using the hashtag #FreeWendy, it has raised almost $43,327 of its $50,000 target at the time of writing.
