Mar. 14 2024, Printed 6:15 p.m. ET
Wendy Williams‘ guardian questioned the validity of the contract the beloved former tv host signed for Lifetime’s documentary within the lawsuit towards the dad or mum community A&E Networks Tv, LLC., which was unsealed on Thursday, claiming the 59-year-old “was not” able to understanding what she was signing.
RadarOnline.com obtained the swimsuit filed by Sabrina Morrissey, the court-ordered guardian in command of Williams’ funds and well being choices, which had been sealed till now for Wendy’s safety.
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Morrissey turned Williams’ court-appointed guardian in Could 2022.
Morrissey made it clear that she doesn’t imagine Williams knew what she was signing, nor would the larger-than-life character need her struggles to play out in public for the world to see.
“She was not, and isn’t, succesful for consenting to the phrases of the documentary Contract,” the bombshell lawsuit filed final month learn. “And nobody performing in W.W.H.’s finest curiosity would permit her to be portrayed within the demeaning method during which she is portrayed within the Trailer for the documentary.”
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Williams’ handler referred to as the footage “demeaning,” and even took subject with the The place is Wendy Williams? trailer.
“The Trailer, which seems to include privately-shot footage of W.W.H. in an clearly disabled state, shamelessly exploits W.W.H. and portrays her in a particularly demeaning and undignified method, incorrectly states that W.W.H. is ‘broke,’ and cruelly implies that W.W.H.’s disoriented demeanor is because of substance abuse and intoxication,” the docs continued.
She filed a lawsuit final month — which has simply unsealed — towards Lifetime’s dad or mum firm over the two-part documentary.
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As this outlet reported, Morrissey filed the lawsuit in February. She additionally filed a restraining order in a determined Hail Mary try to cease the community from airing the two-part documentary. Whereas the decide tossed the order for cover, the lawsuit remains to be in play.
Williams’ guardian pointed to 1 signature particularly on the contract that she takes subject with.
She stated the contract was signed in November 2022 by “the ‘CEO’ of The Wendy Expertise, Inc.” It’s unclear who the CEO of this firm is, however Morrissey claimed she didn’t authorize the enterprise’ creation and argued, “The identify within the signature is just not clearly legible; nevertheless, it’s extremely distinguishable from W.W.H.’s signature.”
Morrissey stated she was conscious that Williams was filming with a crew however she informed Will Selby (Wendy’s since fired supervisor) that “the Guardian’s authorization was required earlier than any movie mission involving W.W.H. could possibly be launched.”
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Morrissey stated she informed Will Selby (Wendy’s since fired supervisor) that “the Guardian’s authorization was required earlier than any movie mission involving W.W.H. could possibly be launched.”
She stated to her “full shock and shock,” Lifetime “launched the trailer and the documentary’s launch date was introduced on February 2, 2024, with out the Guardian or viewing or approving the product. Selby asserted that he, too, was unaware that the trailer can be launched.”
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In response to Morrissey, Selby informed her that the mission can be a constructive tribute to Williams — however the trailer was the alternative.
As an alternative, Williams’ guardian charged that “it cruelly portrays WWH as deeply confused and erratic, all whereas she is patently disabled as a consequence of her medical situations. WWH was not, and isn’t, able to giving her consent to her portrayal within the demeaning documentary, and the Guardian has not licensed and wouldn’t authorize, the discharge of the documentary.”
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Days earlier than the documentary aired, Williams’ crew launched a press release to disclose she had been identified with main progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, the identical ailment Bruce Willis was identified with, which ended his movie profession. The Lifetime crew who adopted Wendy and put the documentary collectively stated they would not have filmed her had they recognized about her analysis.
Williams has been in a remedy heart since filming wrapped for the mission in April 2023.