Neurologist Claims Wendy Williams Does Not Have Frontotemporal Dementia Despite 2023 Diagnosis: Report

Wendy Williams does not have frontotemporal dementia, according to a neurologist — a revised diagnosis that’s throwing the talk show host’s guardianship into question, per TMZ.

On November 11, a source told the outlet that the former talk show host, 61, had undergone new testing from which a neurologist determined that she does not, in fact, have frontotemporal dementia, which she was diagnosed with in 2023. (According to People via a press release, Williams was also diagnosed with aphasia in 2023.)

According to Cleveland Clinic, the progressive brain disease can cause diminished executive functioning, “inappropriate” social behaviors and “jerking muscle movements.”

In 2022, Williams was placed under a legal guardianship, with the diagnosis reportedly being used as justification for the arrangement. However, in March, she told Page Six she was feeling “fabulous.”

As National Enquirer previously reported, in August a judge upheld Williams’ guardianship after medical tests — which, according to People, did not mention her specific diagnosis — found her medically unsound enough.

According to TMZ, Williams “has exhibited remarkable neurological resilience since she became clean and sober 3 years ago.”

The outlet reported that Williams’ attorneys will ask a judge to end the guardianship or they will request a jury trial.