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Wendy Williams’ Attorney Dismisses Dementia Doubters

The former talk show host’s attorney cautioned listeners not to be fooled by Williams' Breakfast Club interview.

An attorney for Wendy Williams poured cold water on fan theories claiming that the former talk show host isn’t cognitively impaired and suffering from dementia. Fans reacting to Williams’ viral Breakfast Club podcast interview Thursday began calling for her release from conservatorship, a la the #FreeBritney movement, over concerns that Williams appeared to be “present” and “coherent” like when she used to draw viewers into her eponymous talk show, The Wendy Williams Show. However, attorney Roberta Kaplan cautioned in an interview with TMZ that fans shouldn’t be fooled by Williams’ clarity. She has good days and bad days due to her battling an a neurological disease that will require her to have around-the-clock care for the rest of her life. It was revealed that Williams was diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia just before the documentary, Where Is Wendy Williams?, which also detailed Williams’ struggles with alcohol abuse. Williams compared the facility where she is staying in New York City to a “prison.” Her niece, Alex, stated that she is fighting to have Williams taken under the care of her family.