Wendy Williams
Vocal TV Queen To Silenced Star …
How It All Unraveled
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Wendy Williams was at all times must-watch TV — daring, unfiltered, iconic — however when she took an prolonged hiatus citing thyroid points in 2018, that is when cracks started to point out.
By 2021, she was on indefinite depart and Sherri Shepherd slid into her time slot. A yr later, “The Wendy Williams Show” was formally canceled.
Then got here the bombshell — Wendy was positioned underneath monetary guardianship … one thing she opened up about in our 2025 doc, “TMZ Presents: Saving Wendy.”
In 2024, she was identified with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, and by 2025, she was moved to a reminiscence care facility and hasn’t been capable of depart since. Nonetheless, Wendy’s not performed — she’s preventing to get her freedom again. Watch our timeline.
