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Former talk show host Wendy Williams claims she "passed with flying colors" on mental competency tests administered after being rushed to a hospital on March 10. The 60-year-old television personality, who has been under court-ordered guardianship since 2022, was escorted from her assisted living facility by police following a welfare check.
"I passed with flying colors!" Williams exclaimed during a Tuesday call-in appearance on Good Day New York from her hospital bed. Her caretaker, Ginalisa Monterroso, who accompanied her at the hospital, confirmed the assessment results, stating, "She had those tests, she's been deemed she is not incapacitated."
According to TMZ, Williams scored a "10 out of 10" on her psychiatric evaluation. During an interview with The Breakfast Club, she explained that the tests included "simple things" like identifying the current president and her birth date. Williams emphasized that receiving independent cognitive testing was precisely what she wanted.
The hospital visit came after Monterroso called authorities requesting a welfare check at Williams' assisted living facility. "I am not incapacitated as I've been accused, and this floor that I live on is the memory unit," Williams recalled telling responding officers. "The people who live there don't remember anything, unlike me. Why am I here?"
Williams has consistently challenged her 2023 diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and progressive aphasia, maintaining she is "not cognitively impaired." Her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, has reportedly claimed to see "issues" with Williams' speech when it's "not scripted" – an assertion Williams dismissed during The Breakfast Club interview.
The former media personality describes her current living situation in stark terms, comparing it to "a prison" with significant restrictions. "I'm on the fifth floor, it's called the memory unit. This is a floor where you [go if you] don't remember anything," she explained. "And as far as me being able to go outside, I'm not allowed."
Williams' primary goal remains escaping her guardianship arrangement. "In terms of getting out of guardianship, that is my number one, A, number one most important thing," she stated emphatically. She expressed hope to remain in New York and eventually return to work.
When asked if she would accept financial oversight if released from guardianship, Williams responded affirmatively: "Of course, [I will get] a financial advisor, of course somebody to look over my money." As of her Tuesday interview, Williams remained hospitalized with her next public appearance scheduled as a call-in to The View on March 14.
