Wendy Williams Denounces Ex-Husband’s $250M Guardianship Lawsuit: “I Had No Idea and Want No Part of It”
- Victor Nwoko
- Jun 20
- 2 min read
Wendy Williams is distancing herself from a $250 million lawsuit filed by her ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, against her legal guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, and the judge presiding over her guardianship case, Justice Lisa Sokoloff. Speaking publicly on Thursday, June 19, the former talk show host made it clear she neither authorized nor supports the lawsuit.
“I had no idea,” Williams said in response to the filing. “Nor do I want him to be a part of my life like that, no. Because I’m divorced forever.” Williams and Hunter were married for over 20 years before divorcing in 2019.
Calling Hunter “a money-grubber,” Williams added, “He’s always been that way. It’s good to know that he’s doing such evil things — again.” Regarding the outcome of the lawsuit, Williams expressed confidence that, “He won’t win.”
Williams' attorney, Joe Tacopina, confirmed that she was unaware of the lawsuit before it was filed on June 17 and emphasized her dissatisfaction with it. “She absolutely didn’t know about the lawsuit,” Tacopina said. “He has no standing to add her name or authority from Wendy whatsoever. We certainly don’t need his help if we want to file a lawsuit. So, thanks, but no thanks.”
The complaint, filed by Hunter and his attorney LaShawn Thomas, names 48 defendants, including Morrissey, Sokoloff, Wells Fargo, and the assisted living facility where Williams currently resides. Hunter alleges that Williams' constitutional rights have been violated during her guardianship, which was instituted in spring 2022.
Though the lawsuit does not seek to terminate Williams’ guardianship, it demands a new “impartial guardian,” the unsealing of court documents, her release from what Hunter calls “involuntary confinement,” a full forensic accounting of her finances, and $250 million in damages. These claims cite financial loss, emotional distress, reputational harm, legal expenses, and deprivation of liberty.
Hunter also seeks to be appointed as Williams’ “next friend”—a legal designation granting the authority to act on behalf of a person deemed unable to represent themselves, especially when no guardian is acting in their best interests.
Thomas acknowledged that Williams had no direct involvement in filing the case, stating, “Unfortunately, she is not legally aware of all the evidence that supports our claims that she should not be forced to suffer from this guardianship.”
The lawsuit comes months after Williams’ medical team publicly confirmed her diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in February 2024.
In a rare appearance on The Breakfast Club in January, Williams had voiced frustrations with her court-ordered guardianship. “I am not cognitively impaired but I feel like I am in prison,” she said. “This system is broken… it has falsified a lot. For the last three years, I have been caught up in the system.”
As of now, there has been no official response from the defendants named in Hunter’s lawsuit.
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