Former talk show host Wendy Williams was taken from a New York assisted-living facility on Monday after she dropped a note from her room begging for help.
The 60-year-old Williams dropped a note that read “Help! Wendy!” around 11:15 a.m. from her fifth-story room, according to the New York Post.
Wiliams ― who was diagnosed with dementia and aphasia in February 2024 ― reportedly waved her arms to a Post reporter while speaking on the phone.
A short time later, she was photographed walking out of the facility surrounded by a group of police officers who helped her into a waiting ambulance.
She was then transported to Lenox Hill Hospital for an independent cognitive examination, according to the New York Daily News.
Williams has been under a guardianship with a court-appointed caregiver since 2022. The NYPD visit was ordered by a caregiver not associated with the guardianship in order to determine if Williams’ claims of being held prisoner are legit, according to TMZ.
She previously compared living in the facility to being trapped “in a prison” during an interview January with the “Breakfast Club.” She also insisted that she is “not cognitively impaired.”
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Last month, she made a legal filing in hopes of ending the guardianship, and vowed to go to a jury trial, if necessary.
Williams’ note and subsequent visit by the NYPD come just days before she is scheduled to be interviewed by phone Friday on “The View.”
HuffPost reached to Williams for comment, but no one immediately responded.