Wendy Williams is setting the record straight on what she REALLY does. The talk show host breaks her silence since her diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, saying she is far from cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated.
On Wednesday, the 60-year-old television titan called The breakfast clubjoining guest host Loren LoRosa and longtime friends DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God, who co-hosted a radio show with Williams in the early 2000s.
During the interview which also featured Wendy's niece Alex Finnie, Charlamagne said Wendy was calling from a “trapped” situation, unable to leave her current location due to being under conservatorship.
“I don’t have any cognitive disorders. But I feel like I'm in prison,” Williams said before calling herself “sexy and beautiful.” “I live in a place where people are 90 to 80 to 70. There's something is wrong with these people here on this floor.
She then described her typical day in what she and her niece Alex dubbed a “luxury prison” and said she was there 24 hours a day.
“I keep the door closed,” Wendy said. “I watch TV. I listen to the radio. I look at the window. I sit here and my life goes by.
Her niece Alex added that the facility where Wendy resides is highly secure and her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, has complete control over her communications and movements.
According to Alex, Williams' phone was confiscated, meaning she can't receive calls from her family or make outgoing calls without restrictions, and the host's beloved cats were taken away.
“They won't allow you to leave or have visitors,” Wendy said, explaining how even simple freedoms like walking outside or visiting loved ones were denied to her. “So you can’t even go off and take a walk if you want, or take a trip or visit family members.”
The breakfast club Guest host Loren LoRosa also said she tried to visit Wendy and claimed security and the concierge lied and said she wasn't there.
“For the last three years, I've spent my birthday alone,” Wendy said. “That's good, I'd rather spend my birthday alone than spend it with the people on this floor.”
Williams didn't hold back during the interview, describing the system she currently finds herself in as “broken” and accusing those responsible of mistreating her.
“This system is broken,” Wendy said, holding back tears. “What they are doing to me is psychological violence.”
Williams also revealed her desire to visit her 94-year-old father for his birthday in February, but she fears her guardian will prevent her from going.
“I'm exhausted thinking about what would happen if I couldn't see my dad on his 94th birthday. At 94 years old, the next day is not promised,” she said, bursting into tears. “My life is like shit!”
Wendy's niece then urged listeners to “make as much noise as possible” using hashtags like “#FreeWendy” to ensure Wendy “lives her life with dignity”.
“Give her the freedom she deserves!” said Alex Finnie before alleging that Morrisey doesn't want Wendy to appear as healthy as she does.
Listen to Wendy Williams break her silence on The Breakfast Club.