Without prior notice to Wendy Williams, her bank, Wells Fargo is attempting to put her in a conservatorship. The TV host, 57 says she is not incapacitated and will fight the bank in its’ unprecedented legal maneuvering. 

Last week Wendy Williams’ attorney Celeste N. McCaw filed an emergency petition claiming Wells Fargo had frozen her “accounts, assets and statements.” And the assets in the bank were in the millions. 

It all started after Williams fired her Wells Fargo-affiliated financial adviser, Lori Schiller. After the bank froze her bank accounts Williams took them to court asking for a temporary restraining order.

 And then Wells Fargo hired attorneys. Who may be leaking correspondence claiming the TV star is incapacitated? They claim she needs guardianship. And apparently, your bank is the best judge of that?

It hasn’t been disclosed, so far, if the bank is suggesting someone for the role.

Last week, Wells Fargo requested a hearing from the New York Supreme Court. They want to legally determine whether or not Wendy Williams is an "incapacitated person” who needs temporary guardianship. 

Wendy Williams continues to “strenuously” deny “all allegations about her mental health and well-being,” her attorney claimed in a statement. 

Wendy Williams statement: not incapacitated

Williams’ attorney says the talk show host has been on a lengthy hiatus from work. She has not hosted the Wendy Williams talk show since last summer. But it remains on the air with a rotation of guest hosts. And the show is slated to continue with Sherri Shepherd this season.

The statement comes from Wendy’s attorney, LaShawn Thomas via Shawn Zanotti at Exact Publicity.

On behalf of Wendy Hunter, professionally known as Wendy Williams, as counsel to her and her affairs, Wendy wants the world to know that she strenuously denies all allegations about her mental health and well-being.

During this hiatus from the show, Wendy has employed holistic health professionals to help her reach optimal health during her treatment of Graves’ disease and thyroid concerns.

It saddens Wendy that Wells Fargo has chosen to believe the allegations of a former employee who is upset because she no longer has direct and unfettered access to Wendy’s financial affairs.

 Wendy had to, unfortunately, bring this action because Wells Fargo has refused to honor her Power of Attorney. Which grants her son authority to make inquiries to the bank on Wendy’s behalf.

Wendy further believes that all of the false narratives currently making the rounds derive from this source. And she is saddened that she once considered this person a friend.

 Wendy can’t believe that Wells Fargo has wrongly denied her access to her funds without justification. She has spoken to several bank representatives and has even gone into a local branch and discussed this issue with bank managers, as clear evidence that there are no concerns about her state of mind. 

In fact, Wells Fargo’s alleged suspicions were never raised until Wendy made it known that she no longer wanted to bank at Wells Fargo due to the bank’s mishandling of her complaints against her advisor.

Wendy wants you to know she is fine; she is of sound mind and disappointed about falsely circulated statements from an industry she has devoted her life to. Wendy is grateful for the love and the outpouring of support she has received from her fans. And she can’t want to get back. 

She thanks everyone who has been patiently awaiting her return and believes that thanks in large part to the love and support of her son, her family, her new team of doctors, and a change of scenery, she is on the mend. 

Wendy says to all her fans, “How you doing?”

So, please send her positive messages, energy, and affirmations to her social media that she can read daily.

Wells Fargo statement

A representative from Wells Fargo made this statement available on Monday morning. “Wells Fargo’s priority is the financial well-being of Ms. Williams and the preservation of her privacy. As we have expressed to the Court, Wells Fargo is open to working with Ms. Williams’ counsel to release funds directly to her creditors for bills historically and regularly paid from her accounts.”

Feeling good and looking good on February 14th

Wendy says she is not incapacitated. And in the meantime, she looks well in photos taken in her New York apartment on February 14th.

Two of the photos featured a smiling Wendy. And she's standing in a kitchen rocking her fabulous outfit. The TV personality placed one hand on her hip, as she chuckled for the camera. A third image showed Wendy laughing away while laying out on a couch in a living room. 

Twitter backs Wendy