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Edward Helmore in New York

Wendy Williams’s tragic tale shines a light on court-ordered conservatorship

a glammed-up woman smiles as she exits a vehicle
Wendy Williams attends a private dinner at Fresco by Scotto on 21 February 2023 in New York City. Photograph: Johnny Nunez/WireImage

The note dropped from the upper floor window of an assisted living facility in New York on the morning of 10 March contained a simple message: “Help! Wendy!!” it read.

For any patient inside, it would have been tragic. But, astonishingly, the writer of this note was Wendy Williams, a trailblazing television talkshow host and once one of the most recognisble daytime TV faces in America.

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