Wendy Williams begs paparazzi for help from assisted living ‘prison,’ prompts police response

Wendy Williams begged paparazzi for help on Monday with a handwritten note. Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

Police performed a wellness check after Wendy Williams on Monday after she begged paparazzi to help her.

The former “Wendy Williams Show” host dropped a note to a photographer from her New York City assisted living facility, requesting their aid.

Her message simply read, “Help! Wendy!!”

The message read, “Help! Wendy!!” Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

The former talk show host dropped the note from the window of her New York City assisted living facility. Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

The 60-year-old could be seen through her window wearing a white T-shirt, black leggings and gold jewelry as she attempted to communicate via note.

Williams’ rep has yet to respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

The wellness check comes one month after TMZ reported that the Daytime Emmy nominee, who has continued to deny her frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, formally asked a judge to end her guardianship.

She could be seen in a white T-shirt and gold jewelry. Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

Police subsequently performed a wellness check on Williams. Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

Williams, who fired her court-appointed attorney earlier this year, claimed in the alleged affidavit that she has “regained [the] capacity” to function on her own without her legal guardian, Sabrina Morrissey.

On Feb. 18, she was set to be “re-evaluated” by a doctor in a new medical exam.

Sources told the outlet in February that if Williams’ request to end the guardianship was denied, she would “demand” a trial by jury.

The former broadcaster gave an emotional “Breakfast Club” interview the previous month, insisting she is not “cognitively impaired.”

Williams’ rep has yet to respond to Page Six’s request for comment. Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

She was placed under a court-appointed guardianship in 2022. Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

Williams called in to tell listeners she is “trapped” with elderly patients, who are not her “cup of tea.”

She explained, “I am definitely isolated. … I keep the door closed. I watch TV. I listen to the radio. I watch the window. I sit here, and my life goes by.”

Elsewhere in the conversation, Williams alleged that she only had $15 to her name.

The Daytime Emmy nominee filed to end the guardianship last month. Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

She will reportedly “demand” a trial if a judge denies her request. Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

Williams, notably, has repeatedly denied her frontotemporal dementia diagnosis. Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

Her niece Alex Finnie was also involved in the chat, claiming that Williams “sounds great” and not “like an incapacitated person.”

Williams has been out of the spotlight since leaving her eponymous talk show in 2021, with her court-ordered guardianship making headlines the following year.

She has, however, made multiple appearances in Florida this year for her son’s college graduation and her dad’s birthday celebration.

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