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Wendy Williams Demands Release From Conservatorship in New York

8/23/2026

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TV host Wendy Williams demanded release from conservatorship during a New York walk on August 19, saying “I want out!”
She has been under a court-appointed conservatorship since May 2022 after Wells Fargo called her incapacitated.
Attorney Joe Tacopina cited neurologist Dr. Samuel E. Gandy’s view that she does not have frontotemporal dementia.
Ex-husband Kevin Hunter filed a $250 million lawsuit in June 2025 to end the guardianship.

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TV host Wendy Williams demanded release from conservatorship during a New York walk on August 19, saying “I want out!”
She has been under a court-appointed conservatorship since May 2022 after Wells Fargo called her incapacitated.
Attorney Joe Tacopina cited neurologist Dr. Samuel E. Gandy’s view that she does not have frontotemporal dementia.
Ex-husband Kevin Hunter filed a $250 million lawsuit in June 2025 to end the guardianship.