Thomas D. Williams Sr., the father of television personality Wendy Williams, has died at the age of 94, his family announced today. The news was shared on social media by his granddaughter, Alex Finnie, who described her grandfather as a “loving, wise, and generous” man whose influence extended deeply within his family and community. View…
The legal team for former talk-show host Wendy Williams announced Tuesday that they expect her long-standing court-ordered guardianship to end before the close of 2025. According to her lawyer, Joe Tacopina, Williams “does not have frontotemporal dementia,” a key diagnosis that had originally justified the guardianship. Tacopina told ABC’s “Nightline” that “guardianship attorneys … have…
A federal court has blocked Wendy Williams’ ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, from intervening in her ongoing guardianship dispute, dismissing his lawsuit that sought to act on her behalf. In June, Hunter filed a complaint in federal court seeking to be named Wendy Williams’ “next friend,” a legal status that would allow him to step in for her in…
Former daytime talk show host Wendy Williams has completed a court-ordered medical evaluation, with results reaffirming her diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and aphasia — conditions first made public in 2023. The findings have led her court-appointed guardian, attorney Sabrina E. Morrissey, to petition for an extension of Williams’ guardianship through November 5, 2025, according to newly filed court documents obtained by PEOPLE. The…
