Wendy Williams was a proud mother on Thursday, as she attended her son Kevin Jr.’s commencement from Florida Worldwide College in a uncommon public outing.
The beloved American tv host, 60, arrived to the occasion in Miami on a mobility scooter in a trendy sequin black gown.
Williams — who was recognized with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia in Might 2023 — was joined by her father, Thomas Williams Sr.
Images from contained in the occasion present the mom-of-one beaming as her son obtained his diploma in a standard blue faculty gown. At one level she additionally appeared emotional as she watched her solely son stroll the stage.
Wendy shares her son with ex-husband Kevin Hunter. She filed for divorce from Hunter in 2019, after he fathered a child with a mistress. Their divorce was finalized in 2020.
Her outing comes after a household insider has solely instructed DailyMail.com that Wendy is ‘extra clear now than she’s ever been,’ following her guardian’s declare that she is ‘completely incapacitated.’
Wendy Williams, 60, was a proud mother on Thursday, as she attended her son Kevin Jr.’s commencement from Florida Worldwide College in a uncommon public outing
The beloved American tv host arrived to the occasion on a mobility scooter
Williams was recognized with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia in Might 2023
Whereas arriving to the occasion, flanked by a pair armed guards, Wendy had a Louis Vuitton monogrammed tote bag in her lap, and finalized her look with chunky black boots.
The star additionally accessorized with gold bangles on her arm, and a big silver ring. Wendy additional sparkled up her look with a silver ‘W’ necklace.
She wore her brunette hair straight and sported a traditional pink lip and black eyeliner.
Whereas inside, Wendy stood up at one level, and was seen making her approach by way of the crowded aisles.
Wendy was seen on one other uncommon outing in a video posted earlier this week. The clip confirmed her sitting behind a automotive, and was shared to the toinethedon Instagram web page on Sunday.
The caption said that Wendy was noticed outdoors the Fort Lauderdale restaurant, Sista Sara’s Shonuff Oysters, together with her nephew Travis Finnie, although it is unclear what day the clip was taken on.
Wendy seemed to be in good spirits within the video, smiling as she obtained her meals order. She was additionally heard thanking the employees.
At first of the clip a fan greeted her by saying her signature catchphrase, ‘The way you doin’?’ with the star smiling and returning the greeting.
Wendy appeared emotional as she watched her solely son stroll the stage
Kevin obtained his diploma sporting a standard blue faculty gown
Wendy wore a trendy sequin black gown for the particular celebration
Whereas arriving to the occasion on Thursday had a Louis Vuitton monogrammed tote bag in her lap, and finalized her look with chunky black boots
The star additionally accessorized with gold bangles on her arm, and a big silver ring
She was pictured arriving to the occasion
Wendy additionally accessorized with a glowing ‘W’ necklace
She was joined by her father, Thomas Williams Sr.
Images from contained in the occasion present the mom-of-one beaming as her son obtained his diploma
She wore her brunette hair straight and sported a traditional pink lip and black eyeliner
Whereas contained in the occasion Wendy stood up at one level, and was seen making her approach by way of the crowded aisles
Her outing comes after a household insider has solely instructed DailyMail.com that Wendy is ‘extra clear now than she’s ever been,’ following her guardian’s declare that she is ‘completely incapacitated’
Wendy’s well being prognosis got here one yr after she was positioned beneath a court-ordered authorized guardianship that oversees each her funds and well being
Final month, attorneys for the star’s guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, claimed in new filings that Williams ‘has grow to be cognitively impaired and completely incapacitated’
It was the most recent replace amid a authorized wrangle over the star’s tell-all documentary, The place Is Wendy Williams? – which prompted widespread backlash when it aired in February
Nonetheless, a household insider hit again on the declare concerning William’s psychological state and mentioned: ‘She is extra clear now than she’s ever been all through the guardianship, which is an issue for some’
Wendy’s prognosis got here one yr after she was positioned beneath a court-ordered authorized guardianship that oversees each her funds and well being.
Final month, attorneys for the star’s guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, claimed in new filings that Williams ‘has grow to be cognitively impaired and completely incapacitated.’
It was the most recent replace amid a authorized wrangle over the star’s tell-all documentary, The place Is Wendy Williams? – which prompted widespread backlash when it aired in February.
Nonetheless, a household insider hit again on the declare concerning William’s psychological state and mentioned: ‘She is extra clear now than she’s ever been all through the guardianship, which is an issue for some.’
The place Is Wendy Williams? was set to discover Williams’ life as she ready to launch a brand new podcast- however featured stunning scenes exhibiting the previous host consuming vodka in mattress and having panic assaults – resulting in fan backlash in opposition to Lifetime.
Morrissey is now locked in a authorized battle with the community over the documentary.
In a submitting obtained by The US Solar final week, Morrissey’s attorneys known as Williams ‘an acclaimed entertainer who, tragically, has been bothered by early-onset dementia and, in consequence, has grow to be cognitively impaired and completely incapacitated.
‘In January 2022, after changing into conscious of a sample of disturbing occasions regarding [Wendy’s] welfare and funds, Wells Fargo took the extremely uncommon step of initiating a guardianship continuing by itself initiative within the Supreme Court docket of New York, New York County (the ‘Guardianship Continuing’), to hunt the court docket appointment of an impartial guardian for [Wendy’s] monetary affairs.
The submitting additional requested for elements of the case about Williams’ ‘well being, familial relationships, and funds’ to be redacted to guard her privateness.
‘We respectfully request that the Court docket grant Plaintiff’s movement for restricted redactions to guard personal info from the Guardianship Continuing that has been positioned beneath seal by the court docket overseeing that continuing.
Nonetheless, simply two months in the past the beloved discuss present host spoke solely with DailyMail.com and shared that she was doing properly, earlier than additionally slamming the documentary.
‘I’m doing actually good,’ she mentioned in October. ‘The documentary sucked. I perceive that it’s up for an award now. All the things goes rather well.’
New York lawyer Morrissey was assigned as her guardian after Wells Fargo froze her accounts in 2022, on account of her monetary adviser on the time claiming that she was of ‘unsound thoughts.’
In March, it was reported that Williams was allegedly paid $100,000 per episode for her involvement within the four-part docuseries.
The place Is Wendy Williams? was set to discover Williams’ life as she ready to launch a brand new podcast- however featured stunning scenes exhibiting the previous host consuming vodka in mattress and having panic assaults – resulting in fan backlash in opposition to Lifetime
Simply two months in the past the beloved discuss present host spoke solely with DailyMail.com and shared that she was doing properly, earlier than additionally slamming the documentary
‘I’m doing actually good,’ she mentioned in October. ‘The documentary sucked. I perceive that it’s up for an award now. All the things goes rather well’
Kevin Jr. smiled at his members of the family as he walked the stage
She was later seen leaving within the night time
Her father was pictured on a wheelchair as he arrived
He seemed to be holding Wendy’s Louis Vuitton bag in his lap
On the similar time, it was revealed that William’s guardian had filed a lawsuit in opposition to the dad or mum firm of Lifetime, A&E Tv Networks with allegations of ‘blatant exploitation’ in ‘disgusting’ trend.
Morrissey filed the lawsuit beneath short-term seal – which retains particulars within the case protected against the general public – in October, however the docs had been unsealed and reviewed by The Hollywood Reporter, revealing explosive accusations within the case.
‘This blatant exploitation of a weak girl with a critical medical situation who’s beloved by tens of millions inside and outdoors of the African American neighborhood is disgusting, and it can’t be allowed,’ the authorized workforce for Williams’ guardian instructed the court docket.
Morrissey added that the discuss present host ‘didn’t have the capability to consent,’ in keeping with THR, and producers didn’t get her consent, as her court-appointed guardian, to supply it.
Williams was misled by producers into pondering that the documentary could be a ‘optimistic and helpful’ mission for her public picture and repute, the go well with said.
In response, A&E Networks argued that Morrissey has been ‘exceeding her authority’ in attempting to get elements of the documentary modified and redacted.
The American multinational broadcasting firm filed a countersuit which claimed that Williams had signed a expertise settlement earlier than she was ‘mentally incapacitated’ as was claimed by the guardian.
The favored community additionally claimed that there is no such thing as a legislation in opposition to doing a documentary on a topic with dementia so, in impact, even when a expertise settlement wasn’t signed nothing that that they had completed could be thought-about mistaken.
The broadcasting firm is suing Morrissey for making an attempt to infringe on A&E’s First Modification rights as they provide the instance of Morrissey’s authentic go well with filed in February by which she tried to get a decide to cease the unique documentary from being launched.
A&E claimed that Morrissey had compelled their manufacturing firm to defend itself in opposition to ‘meritless claims’ from the documentary.
TMZ additionally claims A&E says within the countersuit that Morrissey is attempting to disclaim Williams: ‘One in all her final possibilities to train her autonomy and truthfully attain her followers in precisely the frank and unfiltered method that was the hallmark of her profession.
Williams’ publicist beforehand blasted the Lifetime documentary that she signed her well-known TV consumer up for.
Shawn Zanotti positioned blame on the producers of the collection, alleging the TV icon believed she was filming a program about her comeback – just for filmmakers to seize ‘a circus to her downfall.’
Wendy shares her son with ex-husband Kevin Hunter; the trio seen in 2017
She filed for divorce from Hunter in 2019, after he fathered a child with a mistress. Their divorce was finalized in 2020; pictured in 2018
Zanotti, who has been working as a publicist for Williams since 2021, spoke with NBC Information about her grievances with the making the four-part documentary.
In an interview with the outlet, Zanotti claimed: ‘I felt that [Williams] was being exploited. She thought we had been specializing in the comeback of her profession… She could be mortified.
‘There is not any approach you’ll be able to persuade me that she could be OK with trying and seeing herself in that approach.’
She additionally instructed Folks that she felt ‘lied to’ about it.
Regardless of having inspired her consumer to enroll in the present, Zanotti later mentioned: ‘I might by no means let Wendy put her title and model on the road like that ever. She’s an icon. It isn’t the story we signed up for and I really feel lied to.
‘It is so tough for me to even watch. Wendy could be mortified.’
The Wendy Williams Present aired its last episode in June 2022 after 13 years – with out Williams herself making an look.
She beforehand withdrew from the present in 2021 and launched into what was initially speculated to be a brief go away of absence to deal with well being points.
