Wendy Williams appeared at New York Fashion Week whereas dealing with a court-ordered deposition over a controversial “Lifetime” documentary.

Wendy Williams lit up New York Fashion Week on Tuesday (September 17) with a daring look at LaQuan Smith’s Fall/Winter ’25 present, stepping out in full glam whereas navigating a high-profile authorized battle and critical well being points.

The 61-year-old former daytime TV host arrived in head-to-toe LaQuan Smith, turning the sidewalk into her personal catwalk as cameras snapped and onlookers buzzed.

When requested by TMZ how she felt being again within the highlight, Williams declared: “A zillion dollars!”

The uncommon public outing comes as Williams faces mounting authorized strain tied to her guardianship and the controversial Lifetime documentary Where Is Wendy Williams?

According to courtroom paperwork cited by PEOPLE, a choose dominated on Monday (September 15) that Williams should sit for a deposition by November 4 in a lawsuit filed by her court-appointed guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, in opposition to A&E Television Networks.

The swimsuit alleges Williams lacked the psychological capability to consent to her look within the 2024 documentary as a consequence of her analysis of frontotemporal dementia and aphasia.

Despite the analysis, the courtroom decided Williams just isn’t legally barred from testifying. The choose acknowledged it could be as much as a jury to resolve how a lot weight to provide her statements.

The deposition shall be taken “de bene esse,” a authorized time period for testimony recorded upfront as a consequence of considerations a couple of witness’s well being or reminiscence probably declining earlier than trial.

A&E has since filed a countersuit in opposition to Morrissey, setting the stage for a drawn-out authorized battle over the documentary’s manufacturing and consent course of.

Williams, who exited The Wendy Williams Show in 2022 after almost 14 years, has stored a low profile since leaving tv.

Her Fashion Week look marks one of many few instances she’s been seen publicly in latest months.

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