Wendy Williams‘The Guardian was unsuccessful in blocking the release of the Lifetime documentary about her – and now we know what they told a judge to get the court to side with them.
According to new legal documents, obtained by TMZ, A&E has filed a response to what Sabrina Morrissey – Wendy’s court-appointed guardian – sent just days before her project aired a few weeks ago… and the network stands by its decision to move forward with the launch.
Executive producer of ‘Where Is Wendy Williams?’ named Marcos Ford describes in detail how the doctor came together… and who he claims is on board, including Wendy herself – who he says is willing and eager to participate as a test subject – as well as Wendy’s guardian, Sabrina.
In a sworn statement to the court, Ford says that Wendy signed this document from the beginning – but as time passed and it became clear that she was struggling with health problems, although Ford claims he was not aware of your diagnosis of dementia until filming was almost complete. He insists that Wendy “seems to feel most at home when she is able to continue sharing her life” with the public and says the dementia diagnosis became “part of the story she wanted to tell.”
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He cites the Britney Spears guardianship and broader conversations about legal apparatuses like this as a driving force behind his intention to weigh in on this important subject through the documentary.
Most importantly, Ford says he spoke to several people directly in Wendy’s orbit, who assured him that Sabrina was well aware of what was going on and what they were filming… and that she never tried to stop Wendy from participating, even though Sabrina did. did. ultimately not participate in the documentary.
That’s exactly why he says he and everyone else at Lifetime have a hard time understanding why Morrissey tried to block the doc — because they say it was pretty clear what they were filming more than a year ago. The documents speculate that Sabrina saw the trailer and realized she could be criticized and tried to end the documentary.
As we reported… the judge sided with A&E/Lifetimeand let the document go live. Morrissey, in turn, suggested that Wendy had been exploited and that the angle Lifetime chose took her and Wendy by surprise… claiming that Wendy never got a look at the final version of the project.
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Morrissey’s lawsuit also gave more insight into Wendy’s day-to-day life, and it appears she needs substantial assistance with her daily affairs now, amid her aphasia/dementia diagnosis.
