Wendy Williams Diagnosed with Dementia

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Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and primary progressive aphasia, it was confirmed Thursday.

The care team for the 59-year-old former host of The Wendy Williams Show announced her new diagnosis in a press release.

They said Williams had undergone 'a battery of medical tests' before arriving at the diagnosis, which comes days ahead of the release of her Lifetime documentary Where Is Wendy Williams?, which details her struggles with alcohol abuse and mental health in recent years.

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I know this is the Daily Mail, but it was the first thing I saw this morning. While I wouldn't say I like Wendy Williams' style, she used to make me laugh with some of the things she would say about celebs. I

 

[DFWNF]

I just saw the announcement on the news. She seems to have been in a bad way for quite some time, sad. I had wondered if she has Korsokoff's, one of my Dad's friend had it, basically similar but caused by alcohol in his case. Sad.

 

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Wendy Williams diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia

The former talk show host was diagnosed last year after undergoing several medical tests. Actor Bruce Willis was diagnosed with identical ailments in 2022.

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Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, her team said in a statement Thursday.

She was diagnosed last year after undergoing several medical tests. Her team said the conditions have “presented significant hurdles in Wendy’s life.”

“Wendy would not have received confirmation of these diagnoses were it not for the diligence of her current care team, who she chose, and the extraordinary work of the specialists at Weill Cornell Medicine. Receiving a diagnosis has enabled Wendy to receive the medical care she requires,” Williams’ team said in a news release...

 

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Wendy Williams’ publicist slams documentary, says it 'exploits' TV star

Shawn Zanotti, a publicist who began working with Williams in 2021, said the former daytime talk show host would be “mortified” to see the two-part Lifetime docuseries.

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Wendy Williams, the former daytime talk show host, is the focus of an explosive documentary that some critics are calling exploitative.

In the new two-part Lifetime docuseries, “Where Is Wendy Williams,” the former host seems often disoriented and in one clip does not recognize her manager. In another scene, the same manager confronts her over empty liquor bottles found in her apartment.

One of those people, Shawn Zanotti, who is featured in the docuseries, slammed the producers behind it in an exclusive interview with NBC News...

 

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so sad i be praying for her and her family