The former talk show host and radio personality was recently diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
Fans react to 'Where is Wendy Williams?' Lifetime doc: 'It feels exploitative'
Wendy Williams has been dealing with a number of health issues in the public eye — she has now been armed with a diagnosis to begin seeking the proper treatment.
According to TMZ, the former media personality has been diagnosed with dementia and aphasia. Over the past few years, the New Jersey native had been struggling with deteriorating mental health, poor memory, the inability to communicate and alcoholism, though she has now reportedly checked into a facility that will help her negotiate those troubles.
Fans have been debating on social media as to whether or not the series 'It feels exploitative' — which includes scenes from some difficult moments in Williams’ day-to-day life —should exist in the first place.
“I hope that Wendy Williams gets the help she needs and maybe this show will help with that but something about this isn’t sitting right with me,” one user wrote on the social media site X. “She can’t consent to being on camera like this. It feels exploitative.”
Another fan wrote in a tweet, “That Wendy Williams documentary is SAD.”
“I’m not sure who greenlit #WhereIsWendyWilliams.. in my opinion it wasn’t a good idea,” one fan added.
Another viewer agreed, writing on X, “I’ve seen enough clips of #WhereIsWendyWilliams to know that this should NEVERRRRRRR have aired. It’s disgusting that they’ve captured this lady’s most vulnerable moments like this.”
Williams has a court-appointed legal guardian to oversee her money and health conditions. Just days before the premiere of the documentary, her court-appointed guardian filed a sealed lawsuit against Lifetime’s parent company, A&E Television Networks, but the network confirmed the doc would air as scheduled.