December 11, 2025
Wendy Williams’ Attorney Says Guardianship Will Be Over by Year’s End
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It could be the new glimmer of hope Wendy Williams has been waiting for.
Two years after she was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and placed in a New York assisted living facility, Wendy’s attorney Joe Tacopina told “Nightline” she’ll be out of the guardianship by year’s end.
He stressed, “[Williams] does not have frontotemporal dementia, so that should be game, set, match.”
He continued, “The plan is this … there are guardianship attorneys … and we’re watching and waiting, and they’ve assured Wendy by year’s end she’ll be out of guardianship.”
Tacopina believes that Williams was suffering from “alcohol-induced dementia.”
He said, “There’s something called alcohol-induced dementia. That may have been something Wendy was suffering from back in [2023], 24. She was an alcoholic, no question about it. Wendy was drunk almost 24 hours a day. She looked like she needed help. She did need help. She needed alcohol rehabilitation."
Nowadays, Williams “does not drink alcohol,” according to Tacopina.
The big news comes after a brand-new medical evaluation from Wendy’s medical team.
