Wendy Williams’ health has worsened as she continues her fight against dementia and aphasia.

The 60-year-old former host of “The Wendy Williams Show” has been described as “cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated,” according to legal documents submitted to the court by her guardian Sabrina Morrissey earlier this month, as reported by YSL News.

Morrissey is currently involved in legal proceedings against A&E Television Networks, Lifetime Entertainment Services, and others for their involvement in the release of “Where is Wendy Williams?,” a docuseries that highlighted Williams’ sudden departure from public life, which was released in February.

The letter dated November 12 states that Williams is an “acclaimed entertainer who, unfortunately, has been suffering from early-onset dementia.” In a revised complaint from September, Morrissey accused the involved parties of exploiting Williams in a “cruel and obscene manner for their financial benefit.”

YSL News has contacted Williams’ representative for further insights regarding her condition.

Additionally, Morrissey’s legal team has requested that Williams’ personal details be redacted from a joint status letter submitted by the defendants. This information relates to a guardianship case initiated by Wells Fargo in January 2022 aimed at ensuring the protection of Williams’ finances. The record pertaining to this case was subsequently sealed.

According to her attorneys, “The requested redactions are minimal and do not compromise the public’s understanding of the core facts and legal arguments in this matter, nor do they impede the court’s judicial process.”

In February, it was announced that Williams was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia in 2023. At that time, her representatives stated that she could still perform many daily activities by herself and was actively participating in the process of choosing her care team.

Wendy Williams’ Lifetime Documentary Broadcasts Despite Guardian’s Legal Challenge

Morrissey filed a lawsuit in February aiming to block Lifetime’s airing of “Where is Wendy Williams?” which included clips of the former talk-show host along with interviews.

She sought an injunction and a temporary restraining order to prevent the broadcast. However, an appellate judge upheld the network’s right to air the documentary, stating that blocking it would be an “unconstitutional prior restraint on free speech under the First Amendment.”

Lifetime had previously aired a biopic titled “Wendy Williams: The Movie” and another documentary called “Wendy Williams: What a Mess,” both in 2021. At that time, the network described the docuseries as providing a “raw, candid, and unfiltered look at Wendy’s life following her financial guardianship, highlighting the vulnerabilities that turned Wendy into a subject of public discussion.”

In the September amended complaint, Morrissey asserted that Williams was not in a position to consent to being filmed for the documentary, even though she was credited as an executive producer on the endeavor. Moreover, it was claimed that she earned approximately $82,000 for the “disturbing” four-part series.

Morrissey emphasized in the court filing that this sum is trivial compared to the “highly invasive and humiliating footage” used in the series, which depicted Williams during confusing moments attributed to her dementia, while the defendants have likely profited millions from its streaming.

She urged the court to mandate that any proceeds from the documentary be allocated to Williams, as she will require substantial financial support for her ongoing medical care and supervision throughout her life.