Wendy Williams attended New York Fashion Week over the weekend, appearing without the wheelchair she has been seen using recently as she continues to contest a court-ordered guardianship and face questions about her health.
The 61-year-old former daytime host sat front row at Bach Mai’s Spring 2026 runway show on Sunday, dressed in a black minidress with a Gucci statement belt and Chanel combat boots. She followed that appearance with a showing at Dennis Basso’s show the next day, accompanied by actor Max Tucci, her niece Alex Finnie and Finnie’s fiancé Eric Houston, according to reports.
Williams’ outings came amid an ongoing legal fight over a guardianship that was put in place in May 2022 after Wells Fargo froze her accounts and alerted authorities to concerns of potential financial exploitation, court records show. The guardianship gives a court-appointed guardian control over her finances and medical decisions, and Williams has been living at a luxury assisted-living facility in New York since the arrangement began.
In 2023, Williams was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, a diagnosis she has disputed. She filed earlier this year to terminate the guardianship through attorney Sabrina Morrissey, calling the arrangement akin to imprisonment and at times publicly appealing for help from her window. Her former husband, Kevin Hunter, has also become entangled in the dispute and filed a $250 million lawsuit this year after Williams submitted an affidavit alleging abuse and seeking replacement of her guardian.
Legal papers filed and reviewed by reporters indicate Williams recently underwent a new medical evaluation described as involving a significant number of medical and neuropsychological tests and brain imaging. The documents say doctors issued an opinion about her neurological condition following the exams. While the paperwork does not list a specific diagnosis within the filings themselves, sources have told media outlets the testing confirmed frontotemporal dementia and aphasia.
Attorneys for Williams responded to media coverage of the medical reports by saying they were "highly upset" about how her present state of health was being portrayed. At the same time, an attorney for Morrissey asked the court in new filings to extend the guardianship for an additional three months, proposing a new end date of Nov. 5. The filing says complications have arisen because multiple parties, including family members and Williams’ ex-husband, plan to challenge both the guardianship and Morrissey’s role as guardian.
Williams has publicly maintained she is not incapacitated and, according to close sources, has discussed pursuing a speaking tour to advocate for reforms to guardianship protections. The sources said she has no desire to return to her previous role as a daily television host.
Her appearances at New York Fashion Week mark a rare public showing during a protracted legal and medical dispute that has drawn attention from fans, family members and the courts. The guardianship, placed three years ago, continues to be the subject of legal filings and medical scrutiny as the parties seek clarity on Williams’ capacity to make financial and health-care decisions.