One proud mama.
Wendy Williams acquired emotional as she attended her son’s school commencement on Thursday in a uncommon outing as she battles early-onset dementia.
Wearing a shiny gown and Chanel sneakers, the previous daytime TV host, 60, accessorized with a Louis Vuitton bag as she rode a crimson electrical wheelchair out and in of the graduation occasion.
Williams was joined by her father, Thomas Williams Sr., 93, and her sister, Wanda Finnie, to witness Williams’ solely little one, Kevin Hunter Jr., 24, get his diploma from Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Fla.
According to FIU’s graduation program, Kevin graduated from the college’s Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
He started his school journey at one other Miami college, Barry University, earlier than transferring to FIU. Kevin additionally took break day from college in 2021 and 2022 to assist care for his mom as she struggled together with her well being.
During the commencement ceremony, a beaming Williams cried and wiped away tears as Kevin walked throughout the stage and obtained his diploma.
The former “Wendy Williams Show” host was flanked by armed law enforcement officials as she exited the graduation and acquired in to a ready car. Kevin was seen shaking palms with one of many officers.
Wendy was seen most lately over the weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. smiling behind an SUV as she picked up a to-go order from native hang-out Sho’nuff Oysters.
The star was accompanied by her nephew Travis Finnie, in response to blogger Antoine Edwards, who captured video of the oyster pickup.
Somewhat over a month in the past, Williams’ authorized guardian Sabrina Morrissey declared that the TV persona “has change into cognitively impaired and completely incapacitated” on account of her early-onset dementia.
The declare was recorded in a Nov. 12 courtroom submitting Morrissey submitted in her ongoing authorized battle with A+E Networks, the cable community she alleges exploited Williams in the Lifetime docuseries “Where Is Wendy Williams?” (Lifetime is a subsidiary of A+E).
Morrissey unsuccessfully tried to dam the discharge of the doc, which aired in February and revealed intimate particulars of Williams’ struggles with dependancy and her funds.
The former radio DJ was identified with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia in 2023 after the docuseries wrapped, although she reportedly confirmed signs indicative of the situation — which incorporates reminiscence loss — from the start of manufacturing.
Williams has been underneath a court-ordered guardianship that oversees her well being and funds since 2022 after her financial institution, Wells Fargo, alleged she was “incapacitated.”
