Wendy Williams’ lawyer slammed leaked dementia claims as “false” and demanded proof amid her ongoing battle to finish restrictive guardianship.
Wendy Williams is as soon as once more on the middle of a authorized and medical storm as her legal professional Joe Tacopina forcefully rejected leaked reviews claiming she’s been re-diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, calling the allegations “false” and a part of a calculated effort to maintain her beneath strict guardianship.
Tacopina informed TMZ the supposed analysis is being weaponized by people with a “vested curiosity in preserving Wendy trapped beneath this extreme and restrictive guardianship.”
He challenged the legitimacy of the leak, demanding proof and accountability.
“The crucial questions are these,” Tacopina mentioned. “The place is the precise medical report supporting this leak? And who’s the physician prepared to go beneath oath and face cross-examination by me so the reality may be uncovered?”
He made it clear that neither he nor Williams has seen the alleged medical file that reportedly confirms the analysis. As a substitute, he painted the leak as a strategic transfer to justify continued management over the previous speak present host’s life and funds.
Wendy Williams has been beneath a court-appointed guardianship since 2022 and has beforehand disputed the dementia claims.
She has requested that new, impartial evaluations be carried out to exhibit her psychological soundness, insisting that earlier assessments had been manipulated.
Earlier this week, Individuals reported that Williams’ guardianship was prolonged after a court docket reviewed a collection of medical evaluations, together with mind scans and neuropsychological checks.
The paperwork reportedly reaffirmed her analysis of frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, first recognized in 2023.
Courtroom-appointed guardian Sabrina Morrissey has requested the guardianship stay in place till at the least Tuesday (November 5, 2025).
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