How’s Wendy Williams doing? In a rare and possibly her most revealing interview since entering the care facility where she resides, the iconic talk show host is finally speaking for herself, and in typical Wendy fashion, she’s not holding back. Williams believes that her current situation is being driven by profit, not protection.

Williams, now living under a court-ordered guardianship, told The Cut that the system and powers that be who are controlling her life feel like a prison. And she called the high-end guardianship facility, “a dump!”

Williams described daily realities that feel like a form of confinement. She said she cannot receive calls on her landline and must get permission to leave the facility. “How do you prove it by keeping me locked here … This is like being in prison,” she said, arguing that the restrictions themselves make it impossible to show clarity. 

“This whole thing is about money, money, money, money,” Wendy said, pointing directly at the financial structure behind her guardianship. Worth millions, Wendy claimed she no longer has access to her accounts, her home, or her freedom to make basic choices.

Williams refused to accept this reality quietly. “I am not cognitively impaired,” she insisted, rejecting claims linked to her diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. In 2024, Williams was labeled “cognitively impaired, permanently disabled, and legally incapacitated,” after a previous diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. 

“They think I’m crazy,” she told The Cut, before adding that her clarity hasn’t gone anywhere. “I’m fine. I’m still me.” 

And even though earlier this year, Williams passed a psychological evaluation, she remains under guardianship by the court’s ruling. Her goal is clear: “I want to terminate the guardianship and move on with my life!” she said. This declaration is her most public effort yet to regain control of her life. Her curious case is marked by sealed files, medical assessments, and competing claims from family and guardians, all of which remain unresolved in court.

Despite everything, Wendy’s signature voice still cuts through in the sharp and funny way the world remembers. Even as she lives under court supervision, Wendy remains determined to shape her own story. These days, she finds grounding in her faith by attending a local megachurch, which, as she puts it, “gives me faith and keeps me in touch with God and myself.” Wendy is clear about what she wants next: “I just want my life back.”

“There are family dynamics at play here,” remarked a close source to The Cut. “They cannot agree on what should happen. And the reality is as long as they aren’t united, they’re not going to convince the court of anything.”