Wendy Williams Says Shes Being Held 'Hostage,' Denies Cognitive Impairment

LOADINGERROR LOADINGWendy Williams spoke out about her health and current living conditions in an emotional interview on Thursday.On Jan.16, the former daytime talk show host called into the “Breakfast Club” alongside her niece Alex Finnie and got candid about her current living situation and health.

Advertisement Williams has been under a guardianship with a court-appointed caregiver since 2022 and was checked into an unknown facility the following year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Last year, she was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia.Host Charlamagne tha God opened the segment by stating, “Wendy Williams is currently trapped in a conservatorship.” Williams then responded that she feels like she is trapped “in a prison,” and insisted that she is “not cognitively impaired.”Advertisement Wendy Williams officially unveils her Madame Tussauds wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York on May 10, 2021 in New York City.

Cindy Ord via Getty ImagesWilliams went on to paint a bleak picture of her living situation, saying she spends most of her time in her room watching TV and looking out of her single window.Her niece also described the accommodations as a “luxury prison” and said William’s living quarters were small.Williams also contended that “there’s something wrong” with the people living on her floor and said she had to “get keys to unlock the door to press the elevator to go downstairs.” Advertisement During the segment, “Breakfast Club” personality Lauren LaRosa said she had difficulties seeing Williams when she attempted to visit her at the facility, which is in New York.Williams also contended that her “nursemaids” routinely come into her room with an array of pills and refuse to say what they are for.“There are seven pills, I have no idea what this pill is doing,” she said.She later expressed fears that she could lose her phone, one of the few ways she’s able to contact the outsid...