Wendy Williams reportedly isn’t doing well in her battle with dementia. Her guardian deemed her “incapacitated” and sold her $4.5 million New York City apartment.
Williams’ estate lost $822,000, selling it for $3.75. She purchased it in 2021 for $4.5 million, according to Daily Mail. In 2023, doctors diagnosed Williams with both primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. The celebrity is 59 years old, but courts placed her under a conservatorship.
According to documents, her guardian handled the sale of the apartment because she was deemed incapacitated. An insider told the outlet, “Wendy’s dream has always been to live in Manhattan in a dream apartment but never got a chance to do so. It is a very unfortunate situation.”
The sale comes after Williams faced $568,451.57 in back taxes. The documentary Where Is Wendy Williams? focuses on her dementia and how she has taken a turn for the worse. Executive producers Mark Ford and Erica Hanson said they became really worried about Willaims while filming the documentary (originally meant to be about her comeback).
“Towards the end of the documentary, [we] were very, very worried and saying to her management, who was the only other person that was coming into her apartment on a daily basis. Something has to be done to help her, this is getting very dire and scary,” Ford explained.
Wendy Williams’s Team Issues Statement
Williams’ team put out a statement. “[These health issues] have already presented significant hurdles in Wendy’s life’ and have behavioral and cognitive impacts,” according to a statement.
“Wendy is still able to do many things for herself,” the statement attributed to her care team read. “Most importantly she maintains her trademark sense of humor. And is receiving the care she requires to make sure she is protected and that her needs are addressed.”
It continued, “She is appreciative of the many kind thoughts and good wishes being sent her way.”
Meanwhile, the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration praised Williams for coming forward with the disorder. “We thank Wendy Williams for having the courage to make her diagnosis public and raise awareness of the disease,” association CEO Susan Dickinson said in a statement. “We know that a diagnosis like this can be heartbreaking, but she is not alone. While there may not be a cure, every day we are working to improve care and research into treatments for this disease.”