Wendy Williams has provided an update on her mental health and conservatorship battle, claiming to have passed her mental competency evaluations with "flying colours".
The 60-year-old star, who fronted her eponymous talk show from 2008 until 2022 before Sherri Shepherd took over her slot, was hospitalised earlier this week amid concerns for her well-being but she phoned into Fox5 on Tuesday, March 11, with her friend, who was only identified as “Gina”, to give a positive update.
Speaking on “Good Day New York”, she said: "I passed with flying colours! Gina can elaborate on everything and I’ll just co-sign."
Gina explained that Wendy has been deemed as "not incapacitated"
She said: "She had those tests, she’s been deemed not incapacitated!"
Host Rosanna Scotto asked Wendy: "The court says they were going to do some testing on you. Did you not really trust their testing and you wanted somebody independent to do it for you?"
Wendy replied: "Absolutely. I wanted (to be) independently tested. And, and that is what I want and that is what I got."
Gina then explained that the former DJ can now take this news to a judge in a bid to reverse her conservatorship.
She said: "Absolutely. These independent results, this is from a hospital, a very well known hospital. It's independent. It's factual. I would be very disappointed and I would be very concerned if the judge has an issue with those tests."
Williams then insisted her "number one" priority is now getting herself out of the conservatorship, which she was put into after Wells Fargo, her bank, claimed she was a victim of undue influence and financial exploitation.
She said: "In terms of getting out of guardianship, that is my number one, number one most important thing."
“Page Six” reported Williams was in her fifth-story room at a New York City assisted living facility on Monday, March 10 when she tossed a handwritten note out of the window to paparazzi.
The message read: "Help! Wendy!!"
Police arrived at around 11.15am for a wellness check on the broadcaster and photos showed her wearing a T-shirt, black leggings and a long sweater as she left the facility looking sombre.
Officers assisted her as she climbed into the ambulance.