Wendy Williams’ family are continuing to support the TV icon as she turned 60 on Thursday, despite being “denied any contact” with her, according to a new report.
A source told People that Williams’ loved ones are “supportive” as she grapples with her frontotemporal dementia and aphasia diagnoses and remains under a court-ordered conservatorship.
“Wendy Williams’ family is unable to comment on her current condition and whereabouts due to ongoing litigation and having been largely denied contact,” the source said.
“But they are all supporting Wendy and praying for her and want to express their best wishes to her as she celebrates her 60th birthday.”
The source added: “She was, is and always will be an icon.”
Williams’ guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
The popular radio host’s sister, Wanda Williams, revealed in February that the family had been kept in the dark about Wendy’s illnesses since she was placed under guardianship in April 2022.
“It seemed like everything was cut off at that point,” Wanda told People at the time.
Earlier this year, however, the former talk show host’s team announced in a statement that she had been diagnosed with the same neurodegenerative diseases as Bruce Willis.
In February, Lifetime released its shocking documentary “Where Is Wendy Williams?” in which Wendy’s son, Kevin Hunter Jr., revealed that his dementia was caused by alcohol, following his years-long battle with addiction.
“[Doctors] “Basically, she said that because she was drinking so much, it was starting to affect her mind and her brain,” he said in the two-part show.
The docuseries showed that the former radio host drank regularly despite her well-known substance abuse issues, but her former rep Shawn Zanotti dismissed any concerns, saying Wendy “knows her limits.”
Morrissey later claimed in a legal filing that the documentary “shamelessly exploits” the media personality.
The legal guardian accused Lifetime’s parent company, A+E Networks, of “humiliating” Wendy by filming her “in a clearly impaired state,” which “cruelly implies” that her “disoriented behavior is due to drug abuse and intoxication.”
“This blatant exploitation of a vulnerable woman with a serious medical condition who is loved by millions within and outside the African-American community is disgusting and cannot be allowed,” the filing, which was previously sealed, reads.
“We also look forward to the release of our documents, because they tell a very different story,” an A+E Networks spokesperson told Page Six at the time.
