Wendy Williams’ Guardian Sues A&E Over Controversial Lifetime Doc, Argues Former TV Host Was Taken Advantage Of & Only Paid $82K 

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Wendy Williams’ Guardian Sues A&E Over Controversial Lifetime Doc, Argues Former TV Host Was Taken Advantage Of & Only Paid $82K

The court appointed guardian for media maven Wendy Williams has once again taken legal action against the A&E network.

In a scathing lawsuit, Sabrina Morrissey accused the media company of “willfully” taking advantage of the TV host while she was “severely impaired” and “incapacitated,” arguing that they should be responsible for her medical expenses for life.

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Sabrina Morrissey filed the complaint on Wendy Williams’ behalf on Monday (September 16th). In the document the guardian – who manages the 60-year-old’s finance and health affairs – blasted Lifetime and their parent company A&E for airing the controversial Where’s Wendy Williams documentary earlier this year. You may recall that Sabrina Morrissey unsuccessfully sued the network before in hopes of keeping the doc from airing.

She wrote in her recent lawsuit:

“As is patently obvious from the very first few minutes of the Program itself, W.W.H. was highly vulnerable and clearly incapable of consenting to being filmed, much less humiliated and exploited,”

She continued:

“When the Guardian discovered that Defendants’ true intentions were to portray W.W.H.in a highly demeaning and embarrassing manner, she immediately sought to protect and to preserve her dignity. But the defendants fought to move ahead… without a valid contract and released without the Guardian’s consent.”

Sabrina Morrissey further alleged that despite previous reports claiming that Wendy Williams was set to receive $400,000 for the series, she actually only earned a fraction of that amount while the network went on to make “millions.” She added:

“Not surprisingly, the public reacted with disgust and revulsion at Defendants’ blatant and vicious exploitation of W.W.H…By willfully taking advantage of a severely impaired, incapacitated person, Defendants have made millions on W.W.H.’s back, while W.W.H. has received a paltry $82,000.” 

“This case arises from the brutally calculated, deliberate actions of powerful and cravenly opportunistic media companies working together with a producer to knowingly exploit W.W.H., an acclaimed African-American entertainer who, tragically, suffers from dementia and, as a result, has become cognitively impaired, permanently disabled, and legally incapacitated,”

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“As our complaint shows in painful and excruciating detail, A&E, Lifetime and [producer] Mark Ford viciously and shamelessly exploited Wendy Williams for their own profit while she was obviously incapacitated and suffering from dementia…Their behavior truly shocks the conscience, and they should not be permitted to profit from her suffering. We are proud to represent her guardian in holding them accountable.”

Morrissey is requesting an undisclosed amount in damages, though it’s noted in a report that she wants the network to cover Williams‘ care expenses for the rest of her life.

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