Wendy Williams was a proud mom on Thursday, as she attended her son Kevin Jr.’s graduation from Florida International University in a rare public outing.
The beloved American television host, 60, arrived to the event in Miami on a mobility scooter in a stylish sequin black dress.
Williams — who was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia in May 2023 — was joined by her father, Thomas Williams Sr.
Photos from inside the event show the mom-of-one beaming as her son received his diploma in a traditional blue college robe.
Wendy shares her son with ex-husband Kevin Hunter. She filed for divorce from Hunter in 2019, after he fathered a baby with a mistress. Their divorce was finalized in 2020.
Her outing comes after a family insider has exclusively told DailyMail.com that Wendy is ‘more clear now than she’s ever been,’ following her guardian’s claim that she is ‘permanently incapacitated.’
Wendy Williams, 60, was a proud mom on Thursday, as she attended her son Kevin Jr.’s graduation from Florida International University in a rare public outing
The beloved American television host — who was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia in May 2023 — arrived to the event on a mobility scooter
Photos from inside the event show the mom-of-one beaming as her son received his diploma
She was joined by her father, Thomas Williams Sr.
She was seen on another rare outing in a video posted earlier this week. The clip showed her sitting in the back of a car, and was shared to the toinethedon Instagram page on Sunday.
The caption stated that Wendy was spotted outside the Fort Lauderdale restaurant, Sista Sara’s Shonuff Oysters, with her nephew Travis Finnie, though it’s unclear what day the clip was taken on.
Wendy appeared to be in good spirits in the video, smiling as she received her food order. She was also heard thanking the workers.
At the start of the clip a fan greeted her by saying her signature catchphrase, ‘How you doin’?’ with the star smiling and returning the greeting.
The television personality wore a stylish green jacket, and had a black purse resting by her side.
Wendy’s diagnosis came one year after she was placed under a court-ordered legal guardianship that oversees both her finances and health.
Last month, attorneys for the star’s guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, claimed in new filings that Williams ‘has become cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated.’
It was the latest update amid a legal wrangle over the star’s tell-all documentary, Where Is Wendy Williams? – which prompted widespread backlash when it aired in February.
Wendy wore a stylish sequin black dress
She was pictured arriving to the event
However, a family insider hit back at the claim regarding William’s mental state and said: ‘She is more clear now than she’s ever been throughout the guardianship, which is a problem for some.’
Where Is Wendy Williams? was set to explore Williams’ life as she prepared to launch a new podcast- but featured shocking scenes showing the former host drinking vodka in bed and having panic attacks – leading to fan backlash against Lifetime.
Morrissey is now locked in a legal battle with the network over the documentary.
In a filing obtained by The US Sun last week, Morrissey’s attorneys called Williams ‘an acclaimed entertainer who, tragically, has been afflicted by early-onset dementia and, as a result, has become cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated.
‘In January 2022, after becoming aware of a pattern of disturbing events concerning [Wendy’s] welfare and finances, Wells Fargo took the highly unusual step of initiating a guardianship proceeding on its own initiative in the Supreme Court of New York, New York County (the ‘Guardianship Proceeding’), to seek the court appointment of an independent guardian for [Wendy’s] financial affairs.
The filing further asked for parts of the case about Williams’ ‘health, familial relationships, and finances’ to be redacted to protect her privacy.
‘We respectfully request that the Court grant Plaintiff’s motion for limited redactions to protect non-public information from the Guardianship Proceeding that has been placed under seal by the court overseeing that proceeding.
However, just two months ago the beloved talk show host spoke exclusively with DailyMail.com and shared that she was doing well, before also slamming the documentary.
‘I am doing really good,’ she said in October. ‘The documentary sucked. I understand that it is up for an award now. Everything is going really well.’
