Wendy Williams fights for freedom as she is set to make bold legal move to escape 3-year guardianship

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Wendy Williams is making a determined effort to free herself from a guardianship she says she no longer needs.

The 60-year-old former talk show host is bringing in a new legal team to challenge the authority of her court-appointed guardian, Sabrina Morrissey.

Wendy Williams' isolated life in assisted living

Morrissey was assigned to Williams after Wells Fargo flagged suspicious financial activity on her accounts.

The bank subsequently froze her assets and recommended a conservatorship, citing concerns about undue influence and financial exploitation.

A judge appointed Morrissey, but Williams has spent the past three years under the arrangement, which she insists is unnecessary.

Currently residing at The Coterie assisted living facility in Hudson Yards, Williams reportedly lives under strict restrictions.

According to sources close to the media personality, she has no access to electronics, preventing her from making calls, sending emails, or reaching anyone outside the facility.

“She’s just stuck in what she calls a luxury prison,” said Ginalisa Monterroso, CEO of Connect Care Advisory Group, who has been advocating for Williams’ release.

“There’s been no plan put in place for her, no paperwork, no hearings. There was no strategy or help lined up for her at all,” she added, according to Page Six.

Monterroso, who has 25 years of experience in elder care, started working with Williams in December after being introduced by their mutual friend, Charlamagne Tha God.

She argues that Williams does not meet the criteria for guardianship.

“They say she’s incapacitated, but incapacitated means someone who is unaware of their surroundings and unable to communicate. That’s not Wendy,” she shared.

Wendy Williams' cognitive issues linked to alcohol and medical conditions

Monterroso suggests that Wendy Williams’ cognitive issues stem from alcohol-related dementia, a condition diagnosed by a Florida doctor in 2019.

She also highlighted Williams’ ongoing thyroid problems, including Graves’ disease, which can cause cognitive impairment. However, Monterroso believes these conditions are reversible.

“A guardianship is supposed to be for someone who can’t remember to pay bills or doesn’t know to wear a coat in winter,” she explained.

“That’s not Wendy. So why put an alcoholic in a memory care unit and throw away the key?” she added.

Williams, who has openly battled addiction, is committed to her sobriety and wants to reclaim control of her life, according to Daily Mail.

Wendy Williams’ next legal steps

To move forward, Wendy Williams will need to undergo a neurological evaluation, a crucial step in challenging her guardianship.

Diane Dimond, author of 'We’re Here to Help: When Guardianship Goes Wrong', believes Williams has a strong case if she secures the right legal representation.

“If she gets a good litigation team, she stands a very good chance of following in Britney Spears’ footsteps and getting out from under this guardianship,” Dimond told The Post.

“You want litigators, not elder care lawyers. This is a civil rights issue.”

Last week, Williams won a minor legal battle, convincing a judge to allow her to move from the memory-care floor of her assisted living facility to a private condo-style unit with increased freedoms.

“She will have much more freedom to come and go as she pleases, have visitors, and leave when she wants,” an insider told The Sun.