Wendy Williams Does Not Have Frontotemporal Dementia, According To New Diagnosis

A new medical evaluation has shaken the ongoing guardianship case of longtime radio and television personality Wendy Williams.

According to a report by TMZ, Williams recently underwent a “battery of tests” in New York City, after which a neurologist determined that she does not have Frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

Williams had been under a court-ordered guardianship since 2022, based largely on a prior diagnosis of FTD and aphasia that her legal guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, cited as the basis for limiting her autonomy and controlling her personal and financial affairs.

The earlier diagnosis followed hospitalizations and cognitive concerns, and the condition was publicised as progressive and irreversible.

Williams, who has spoken openly about her sobriety—having become sober three years ago after lengthy battles with alcoholism and drug addiction—has long maintained her competence and full awareness.

“I’m in this place where the people are in their 90s and their 80s and their 70s,” the 61-year-old told The Breakfast Club in January.

“I have breakfast, lunch and dinner right here on the bed. I watch TV, I listen to radio, I look out the window, I talk on the phone.” When asked about her mental state, she insisted that she was “not cognitively impaired,” likening her living conditions to a “prison.”

In August, a judge rejected Williams’ motion to end the guardianship following a medical examination that reaffirmed the FTD and aphasia diagnoses, and Morrissey was granted a three-month extension through November 3.

FTD is a degenerative condition that generally worsens over time and does not improve, a characteristic normally used to justify long-term guardianships.

The revised evaluation raises critical questions about the medical basis for the guardianship and whether Williams’ rights to self-determination have been properly respected.

Her attorney, Joe Tacopina, is now preparing to request a jury trial to determine whether Williams should be released from guardianship.