The Lifetime documentary Where Is Wendy Williams? included scenes where the former talk show host being erratic, confused and forgetful. Yet, filmmakers credited Williams, who suffers from dementia and aphasia, as an "executive producer" of the docuseries.
Now, in a newly unsealed complaint, Williams' guardian Sabrina Morrissey argues that due to her medical condition, Williams did not have the capacity to consent to the film and would not have approved of the way she was depicted.
"This blatant exploitation of a vulnerable woman with a serious medical condition who is beloved by millions within and outside of the African American community is disgusting, and it cannot be allowed," read the complaint filed on Feb. 21 in New York State Supreme Court.
