Wendy Williams shares updates on her guardianship in latest ‘IMPACT x Nightline’ episode

Wendy Williams, after receiving a dementia diagnosis and withdrawing from public view, has spoken out about her guardianship in a special feature entitled “IMPACT x Nightline: What’s Happening with Wendy Williams?” The program can be viewed on Hulu.

The latest installment is hosted by Byron Pitts, co-anchor of “Nightline,” and includes conversations with Wendy Williams, her brother Tommy Williams, her friends Sunny Hostin and Jason Lee, as well as coworkers, and legal and medical experts.

As per ABC News Studios, Wendy Williams openly talks about her court-mandated guardianship, her dementia diagnosis, and her residence in the memory care unit of a medical facility. The episode delves into the details of her situation, with her guardian advocating for a reassessment of her circumstances.

In a clip released by the studio, Pitts asks, “Do you think you have dementia?”

“No. That’s what I’ve been accused of, believe it or not. Frontotemporal dementia? Uh, how dare you? And I’m not saying you, because I’ve been accused of having that. And how do you prove it by keeping me locked here, so that you can’t- I can’t see, look. I can’t go out. You have to have keys to open the door, to hit the elevator, to go downstairs. Keys! I’m telling you, this is like, this is like being in prison,” Williams replies.

Watch how her story develops in “IMPACT x Nightline: What’s Happening with Wendy Williams?” streaming now on Hulu.

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