TV personality Wendy Williams was taken away by an ambulance after she dropped a help me note from her window. New York police had to perform a wellness check on the former talk show host after she pleaded for help at her assisted living facility.
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This unexpected occurrence happened on Monday morning when Williams wrote a note saying, "Help! Wendy!!" The 60-year-old celebrity, who has been struggling with dementia, dropped the note from her fifth-story room's window. Then, around 11:15 AM, law enforcement received the wellness call, as reported by the New York Post.
Wendy Williams Writes Help Me Note Before Taken By Ambulance
According to the outlet, a Post reporter spotted Williams through the window "waving her arms" while on the phone. She has been fighting against her court-ordered guardianship, which explains the SOS note.
Once the police arrived, they escorted her out of the facility and brought her into an ambulance. They transported her to a local hospital "for evaluation," according to People. The outlet also reported last November that her guardian, Sabrina E. Morrissey, made some bold claims.
Morrissey alleged that Williams became "cognitively impaired, permanently disabled and legally incapacitated." Seeing as this was just a few months prior to this incident, who knows how much progress Williams has made?
Williams also recently opened up about her diagnosis on Don Lemon's podcast. She revealed shocking information that she wasn't incapacitated. "I've been with this guardian person for three years," Williams lamented. "For three years of my life... I'm isolated. I feel like I'm in prison. I can't go out. All I can do is look at the window."
When Don asked if she was really incapacitated, she said, "Hell f-cking no." Despite her defiance, Williams has been afraid to speak up for fear of being isolated from her family. "I don't know how much I can talk without being punished," she continued. "[I] won't be able to see my dad, and I won't be able to do anything, and I'll be stuck in this prison I'm in for the rest of my life."
It seems she truly felt trapped, and by March, she took matters into her own hands by writing that note. The warning signs showed up in February when her guardian requested a "new medical evaluation." If her guardian is on board, perhaps this hospital visit will provide Williams with a fresh evaluation to become free again.
