Wendy Williams’ battle for freedom took a significant step forward as she scored a court victory against her guardianship. The U.S. Sun obtained exclusive images of Wendy leaving the New York court on March 17, 2025, smiling with her niece and attorney.
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In exclusive photos and videos obtained by The U.S. Sun, Wendy, 60, beamed on her way out of court on Monday after she faced the judge who holds the keys to her freedom from the restrictive guardianship she is in under Sabrina Morrissey.
After the hearing, Wendy stopped and chatted with a photographer who asked her if court went her way.
She responded "It did."
Then when asked if the emergency petitions went in her favor, she responded, "They did, thank you!"
The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal Judge Lisa Sokoloff agreed to allow the former queen of daytime TV to move from the secured memory unit that Wendy has called a "luxury prison."
She lived there for the past half year to an unsecured floor in the independent living section at the facility.
As The U.S. Sun previously reported, Wendy's attorney, Sadatu Salami, filed an emergency petition last week to have the star moved from her restrictive living arrangement, an issue which seems to have been at least temporarily resolved in court on Monday.
"She will be in like a private condo now. She will have much more freedom to come and go as she pleases, she'll be able to have visitors, and she'll be free to leave when she wants," the insider said.
Wendy, who has never been photographed at guardianship court before, was there for a number of other important reasons as well.
"Her team will also begin settlement talks for the guardianship," the insider said.
"Ultimately Wendy wants completely out of the arrangement, but there are some tests she'll have to face moving forward to see just how much freedom she will be given, and if that means she's entirely free from the guardianship, or if she will be granted less oversight in the future with some other legal arrangement.
"But all that will be determined in the coming weeks."
The source continued, "Basically the judge took issue with the cognitive test she took last week at Mt. Sinai.
"The judge said that doesn't prove incapacitation it just proves that she is coherent, cognitive and alert.
"So Wendy will be doing another, full cognitive workup to determine her cognitive ability and get a neurological exam for her frontotemporal dementia diagnosis."
An insider added that the judge on Monday was open to hearing Wendy's wishes, and her team is now working towards a settlement.
They are seeking to have a trial for Wendy in her quest to be released from the guardianship, while her legal team is also trying their best to save her from extraneous legal fees too.
While inside the court, Wendy's niece Alex Finnie joined for the first half of the guardianship hearing.
As The U.S. Sun has previously reported, Alex has become involved in the fight to free her aunt from the guardianship.
Wendy has railed against her guardianship and the restrictive unit she has been held in for the past several months, The U.S. Sun previously reported.
She has also hit out at the team of attorneys on her payroll, who she said she neither hired nor wanted.
The iconic television host has raised significant concerns about the memory care unit where she currently resides, describing it as a secured floor she is not allowed to leave.
According to The U.S. Sun, an investigation by Adult Protective Services was initiated two weeks ago concerning Wendy’s situation, ultimately leading to her hospitalization on Monday, March 10.
Wendy's guardian did not immediately respond to The U.S. Sun's request for comment.
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