Recently, Wendy Williams and her former husband filed a $250 million lawsuit to challenge her guardianship. The suit claims her court-appointed guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, and several other parties are abusing her rights. Kevin Hunter, who was married to Williams for 21 years until 2020, filed the lawsuit in New York, asserting that the guardianship has become a tool of repression rather than protection.

The lawsuit targets Morrissey, Wells Fargo bank—which initially raised concerns about Williams’ well-being in 2022—her former financial advisor Lori Schiller, her ex-manager Bernie Young, along with additional defendants. The suit alleges Williams is being unjustly confined at a luxury assisted-living facility, with limited access to her phone, friends, and family. Williams entered into this guardianship voluntarily in 2022 after her bank froze her accounts due to suspicious activity, and recommended guardianship for her protection.

Kevin Hunter argues that Williams, diagnosed with Graves’ disease, frontal temporal dementia, and progressive aphasia, is competent to make her own decisions. The lawsuit claims she is overmedicated, restricted, and unaware that she has passed a recent competency evaluation, with healthcare professionals stating she is alert and aware. It further accuses her caregivers of neglect and exploitation, alleging they have misused her financial resources and kept her in “fraudulent bondage” under duress.

The complaint describes her decline following her divorce, noting she has been left to manage complicated medical and financial matters without proper oversight. Additionally, Hunter accuses Schiller and Young of draining her funds without consent and claims her guardians coerced her into the current arrangement amid emotional and financial stress.

The suit cites improper procedures, mismanagement, and violations of legal obligations, including unauthorized liquidation of assets by the guardian and mishandling of her finances. Williams remains at Coterie, a luxury facility, but the lawsuit claims she is involuntarily confined despite her demonstrated capacity. It lists 22 legal counts, including violations of constitutional rights, negligence, and breach of fiduciary duty, seeking a jury trial and significant damages for loss of earnings, estate, property, and reputation.