
As Wendy Williams turned 60 on Thursday (July 18), her family wished her luck and revealed in an interview that they are "rooting" for her as she celebrates her milestone birthday. The former TV show host's family also revealed that they have not been able to contact Wendy due to ongoing litigation.
Williams is currently under court-ordered guardianship and she suffers from primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. Due to her condition and ongoing litigation, her family is unable to speak about her current situation or location and has largely been denied contact with her.
"Wendy Williams’s family is unable to speak on her current condition and location due to ongoing litigation and the fact that they have largely been denied contact. But they are all rooting and praying for Wendy and want to express their well wishes as she celebrates her 60th birthday," the source told People. "She was, is, and always will be an icon."
Williams' court-appointed guardian Sabrina Morrissey is yet to make a public announcement about Wendy's health.
Williams' family has struggled to stay in touch with her since her guardianship began in April 2022. In February, Williams' sister Wanda Finnie told People that she wasn't informed of her sister's diagnosis when Williams was placed in a facility for cognitive treatment. Finnie mentioned that the family hadn't received any updates on Williams' condition since the fall of 2021 when the star spent time in Florida with her family.
"When she was in Florida, there were a number of people involved. Even beyond family, there were doctors involved, people in Wendy’s professional world that were involved," Finnie said. "She had a health team in place, nurses in place, and she had family in place. She was getting healthier."
The family claims that Morrissey is currently the only person with unrestricted access to Williams. Finnie questioned the current system, asking, "How did she go from this aunt or sister that we love and is healthy one minute to this person who’s in and out of the hospital? How is that system better than the system the family could put in place? I don't know. I do know that this system is broken. I hope that at some point, Wendy becomes strong enough where she can speak on her own behalf.