As the former talk show host fights to end her legal guardianship, her alleged refusal to undergo important medical testing may have created new hurdles for her freedom.
- Apr 2, 2025
AceShowbiz - Wendy Williams has reportedly refused to participate in essential medical testing. Amid ongoing fight to get out of a court-ordered guardianship, she allegedly declined to have MRI brain scan and neuropsychological assessment scheduled for March 21.
Sabrina Morrissey, Williams' court-appointed guardian, confirmed the missed medical appointments to PEOPLE, "Medical testing, including an MRI brain scan and neuropsychological assessment, had been scheduled for Ms. Williams."
Morrissey emphasized that these tests are vital for determining the next steps in Williams' care and guardianship status, "The Court directed that the testing be completed in March. Ms. Williams has declined to participate in the testing to date and therefore, the testing was not completed."
The 60-year-old has been living under a legal guardianship since May 2022. Living at The Coterie, a luxury high-rise assisted-living facility in New York's Hudson Yards, she is currently confined to a memory care unit, causing her to express feelings of entrapment.
"I am not cognitively impaired, but I feel like I am in prison," she shared during a January appearance on "The Breakfast Club" with her niece Finnie. Her living conditions, surrounded by elderly individuals facing severe cognitive issues, add to her sense of isolation.
The situation has prompted her fans to rally outside her facility in New York and Los Angeles, calling for her release from the guardianship. Nevertheless, Morrissey and Williams' health care advocate, Ginalisa Monterroso, argue that further independent medical evaluation is essential.
Monterroso told PEOPLE, "This is something that she's been wanting to say, and she just can't wait to get her story out. And at the end of the day, she's going to have a trial by jury, and it will be the jury who will be making the decision."
Williams was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2023. Despite this, she remains adamant that she is not incapacitated. Williams told Page Six, "I am fabulous. I'm better than good, but have been accused [of] being otherwise. I am very much alive. I deserve freedom, darling."
The debate over her guardianship continues, with both legal and medical challenges ahead. As Williams and her advocates prepare for a jury trial to reassess her mental competency, her journey toward freedom remains fraught with uncertainty and public scrutiny.
