It’s heartbreaking news for fans hoping for Wendy Williams’ TV comeback, as a new health update claims the former talk show host is “permanently disabled.”

As reported by The US SunThe latest health update comes in court documents from attorneys for Williams’ guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, who is fighting with Lifetime over the documentary Where is Wendy Williams?

According to the outlet, Sabrina’s legal team describes Williams as “an acclaimed entertainer who tragically suffered from early-onset dementia and has become cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated as a result.”

The filing continues: “In January 2022, after becoming aware of a series of troubling events relating to (Williams’) well-being and finances, Wells Fargo took the highly unusual step of filing conservatorship proceedings before the Supreme on its own initiative Court of New York.”, New York County (the “Guardianship Proceedings”) to request the court’s appointment of an independent guardian for (Wendy’s) financial matters.”

Morrissey’s legal team has asked the court to redact certain parts of the case about Williams’ “health, family relationships and finances” to protect her privacy.

“We respectfully request that the Court grant Plaintiff’s request for limited redactions to protect non-public information from the conservatorship proceedings that has been sealed by the court overseeing these proceedings,” the papers say.

The latest court battle comes after Williams’ guardian tried to stop Lifetime from releasing his documentary earlier this year. Morrissey’s team filed an injunction against the television network on February 20, just days before the document was released. However, the request was rejected as a judge found that halting the document would be an “impermissible prior restriction on speech that violates the institution’s First Amendment.”

Morrissey filed an amended complaint on September 16, 2024 against A&E Television Networks, Entertainment One Reality Productions, Lifetime Entertainment Services, Creature Films and director Mark Ford. The case is now being dealt with by the Federal Court. The defendants have filed a countersuit against Morrisey.

Earlier this year, Williams’ healthcare team released a statement revealing a diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.

“Aphasia, a disorder that affects language and communication skills, and frontotemporal dementia, a progressive disorder that affects behavior and cognitive function, have already created significant hurdles in Wendy’s life,” the statement said.

Williams was last seen in public on August 19 when she stopped by the holistic store Bolingo Balance in Newark, New Jersey with her son Kevin Hunt Jr. It was the first time Williams had been seen in public since March 2023.