Wendy Williams was transported by ambulance to Mount Sinai West hospital on Monday morning following a wellness check at an assisted living facility in Midtown Manhattan, according to sources.
The NYPD and fire department responded to a 911 call from the facility in Hudson Yards around 11:16 a.m. after concerns were raised about a woman in distress. Sources say that when officers and emergency responders arrived, Williams was calm, cooperative, and able to get into the ambulance on her own without the need for restraint.
While the incident is being treated as a standard call for service, the NYPD has confirmed they have no ongoing investigation. However, according to TMZ, Adult Protective Services has launched its own investigation into Williams’ guardianship and the circumstances surrounding her stay at the facility.
Sources told TMZ that Williams has been living in a memory care unit, where she reportedly cannot leave the floor without permission. Concerns about her confinement were reportedly raised when Williams threw notes out of her window to the press assembled outside.
Following the wellness check, Williams was transported to Lenox Hill Hospital for an independent cognitive examination around 2 p.m., reportedly arranged by a caregiver unaffiliated with her guardianship.
This development comes nearly a month after Williams opened up about her ongoing battle to end her court-ordered guardianship, which has been in place since 2022. In a phone interview with Nightline, the former talk show host spoke candidly about her living situation in what she described as a “memory unit” within the assisted living facility.
“As I said, because it’s a fact, this is the memory unit. That’s what this floor is called, the memory unit. And it is true that these people who live here don’t remember anything,” Williams stated. “Look, I don’t belong here at all. This is ridiculous.”
Williams’ guardian previously claimed that the former host was “permanently incapacitated” due to her dementia diagnosis. She was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia about a year after being placed under guardianship.
However, Williams has been vocal about her desire to end the guardianship and regain her independence, stating in multiple interviews that the diagnosis was made in bad faith and that she is not cognitively impaired. Last month, she made a legal filing to have the guardianship ended and has vowed to go to a jury trial if necessary.
