Wendy Williams made a quick look on the streets of NYC on her 61st birthday, persevering with her authorized combat to reclaim her independence.

Wendy Williams made one other uncommon public look in Manhattan on Friday afternoon (July 18) — driving a mobility scooter as she turned 61.

The former daytime TV host smiled as she rolled alongside, carrying massive black sun shades and a brilliant yellow T-shirt with a sunburst-like design on the entrance, paired with denim shorts, fishnet stockings and a pair of Timberlands.

Wendy Williams chatted with folks as she made her strategy to a New York deli, hanging a distinction to her present life inside a reminiscence care facility, the place she says she feels trapped and alone.

On Thursday, July 17, she celebrated her birthday with a dinner on the iconic Delmonico’s steakhouse, surrounded by a small circle of pals.

Williams informed TMZ, “[being out] of guardianship.”

Since 2022, Williams has lived beneath a court-ordered guardianship following her analysis with main progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.

In August 2024, the courtroom declared her legally incapacitated. She has been residing in an assisted care facility in Manhattan.

She has publicly disputed the court-appointed guardian’s claims that she suffers cognitive decline. Speaking out by means of her authorized group and in interviews, she has maintained that she’s able to managing her life once more.

Her reminiscence care expertise has been described in her personal phrases as “suffocating,” “very lonely,” and “prison-like.” Williams has acknowledged she’s blocked from seeing many household and pals and spends her days round aged residents with superior reminiscence issues.

In 2023, docs confirmed her analysis of frontotemporal dementia and aphasia.

Despite this, Williams insists she’s mentally succesful and has requested the courtroom to finish her guardianship. In February 2025, she formally petitioned for termination, claiming she had handed cognitive exams and was able to residing independently.

Recent weeks have introduced authorized and public assist from her household. Last month, her ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, filed a $250 million lawsuit, naming her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, the presiding decide and several other others.

The criticism accuses them of stripping Williams of her constitutional rights and damaging her funds and psychological well being.

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