{"id":204626,"date":"2025-11-11T22:44:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T22:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/wendy-williams-does-not-have-dementia-top-neurologist-says\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T22:44:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T22:44:33","slug":"wendy-williams-does-not-have-dementia-top-neurologist-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/wendy-williams-does-not-have-dementia-top-neurologist-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Williams Does NOT Have Dementia, Top Neurologist Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wendy Williams has had a rough couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>But she received some long-overdue good news today, as a top Manhattan neurologist determined that the embattled TV personality does not have frontotemporal dementia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/wendy-williams-im-totally-fine-and-should-be-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wendy was diagnosed with the neurological ailment <\/a>back in 2023, and she\u2019s been insisting ever since that she was misdiagnosed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1187863351-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"TV personality Wendy Williams attends the 2019 NYWIFT Muse Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on December 10, 2019 in New York City.  \" class=\"wp-image-540097 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1187863351-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1187863351-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1187863351-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1187863351-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1187863351-3-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1187863351-3-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1187863351-3-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1187863351-3-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TV personality Wendy Williams attends the 2019 NYWIFT Muse Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on December 10, 2019 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Lars Niki\/Getty Images for New York Women in Film &amp; Television)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>News of her re-diagnosis comes courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/11\/celebrity-news\/wendy-williams-doctors-walk-back-frontotemporal-dementia-diagnosis-nearly-2-years-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a>. And the ramifications are massive.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of her alleged illness, Williams was placed in a treatment facility against her will.<\/p>\n<p>Insiders say the controversial host began to \u201close words\u201d and \u201cact erratically\u201d in 2022, leading to a series of tests.<\/p>\n<p>She was placed under a guardianship and eventually committed to inpatient care.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/wendy-williams-the-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Williams has given numerous interviews<\/a> in which she appeared cogent and insisted that she does not require round-the-clock medical treatment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy Williams attends Spotify x Cash Money Host Premiere of mini-documentary New Cash Order at Lightbox on February 20, 2020 in New York, New York. \" class=\"wp-image-540098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-639x960.jpg 639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-719x1080.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-799x1200.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-scaled.jpg 1705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy Williams attends Spotify x Cash Money Host Premiere of mini-documentary New Cash Order at Lightbox on February 20, 2020 in New York, New York. \" class=\"wp-image-540098 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-639x960.jpg 639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-719x1080.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-799x1200.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-scaled.jpg 1705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1207635111-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wendy Williams attends Spotify x Cash Money Host Premiere of mini-documentary New Cash Order at Lightbox on February 20, 2020 in New York, New York. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok\/Getty Images for Spotify)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wendy has been aided in her fight for freedom by her second ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, who filed a $250 million lawsuit seeking to end her conservatorship.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter alleged that Wendy\u2019s conservatorship under a Sabrina Morrissey had \u201cbecome a weapon, not a shield\u201d and a tool for financial exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Williams is] being abused, neglected, and defrauded under the care of court-appointed guardians,\u201d Hunter alleged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guardianship \u2026 serves no therapeutic purpose, no protective function. It is punishment\u2014pure and simple,\u201d the court docs read.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy Williams attends Apple TV+'s &quot;The Morning Show&quot; World Premiere at David Geffen Hall on October 28, 2019 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-540099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy Williams attends Apple TV+'s &quot;The Morning Show&quot; World Premiere at David Geffen Hall on October 28, 2019 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-540099 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1184082274-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wendy Williams attends Apple TV+\u2019s \u201cThe Morning Show\u201d World Premiere at David Geffen Hall on October 28, 2019 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also claimed that his ex was being \u201cconfined against her will at one of Coterie\u2019s assisted living facilities with restricted access to her own phone and meaningful contact with her friends and family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear at this time what Wendy\u2019s new diagnosis might mean for her future.<\/p>\n<p>But while she likely has many legal hurdles ahead, this is certainly a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>We probably don\u2019t need to tell you that Wendy is a highly controversial figure who has made quite a few enemies during her years in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>But no one deserves to be locked up because of an inaccurate diagnosis, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/wendy-williams-begs-for-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">watching Williams beg for help<\/a> over the past couple of years has been truly heartbreaking.<\/p>\n<p>We hope this is the beginning of a blissful new chapter in Wendy\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/wendy-williams-does-not-have-dementia-top-neurologist-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Wendy Williams has had a rough couple of years. But she received some long-overdue good news today, as a top Manhattan neurologist determined that the embattled TV personality does not have frontotemporal dementia. Wendy was diagnosed with the neurological ailment back in 2023, and she\u2019s been insisting ever since that she [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":204627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-204626","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}