Wendy Williams’ ex-husband Kevin Hunter filed a $250 million lawsuit demanding she be released from involuntary confinement, Us Weekly can confirm.
On June 17, Hunter, who was married to the former talk show host for years, filed a federal lawsuit against Williams’ guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, Wells Fargo and Lori Schiller, a Wells Fargo employee, who Williams had worked with.
In the suit, obtained by Us, Hunter explained that Williams’ accounts were frozen in early 2022.
“This abrupt and unexplained action denied [Williams’] access to her secured credit accounts, assets, bank records, and personal finances, disrupted [Williams’] obligations under legally binding settlement agreements, and triggered legal exposure due to missed payments,” the suit read.
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Hunter, 52, said a doctor wrote a medical opinion stating Williams, 60, was incapable of making medical decisions and sent the letter to Lori.
“Lori Schiller, leveraging her position at Wells Fargo, made self-serving statements alleging that [Williams] had instructed Lori Schiller to do whatever it takes and go scorched earth if Lori Schiller perceived that [Williams] was being exploited,” Hunter alleged.
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The suit added, “These fabricated instructions, which were known only to Lori Schiller, formed the cornerstone of the justification for Wells Fargo’s filing of its guardianship petition, helping to conceal the true basis for intervening in [Williams’] affairs.”
He said, “[Williams] was not afforded an independent medical evaluation, timely notice of hearings, or the opportunity to meaningfully participate in the proceedings leading to the imposition of guardianship. As a result of [Morrissey and others’] actions, [Williams’] summarily restrictive guardianship was imposed in a secret proceeding with neither transparency or oversight nor adequate legal representation.”
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Hunter said Williams had her own team of doctors, and none of them had raised any concerns about her mental capacity before the guardianship. Despite Williams’ public objections, Hunter said the guardianship was approved.
In the suit, he disagreed with things done since the guardianship was approved. “Sabrina Morrissey has disposed of a substantial portion of [Williams’] property, including selling [Williams’] New York City condominium on or about May 10, 2024, at a loss exceeding $1 million,” the suit noted.
Also, Hunter claimed the guardian “willfully refused to disburse funds from a … college fund established by [Williams] for the explicit purpose of covering her son’s college-related expenses, including housing. This refusal to honor [Williams] pre-guardianship financial planning and intent created severe uncertainty and distress for [Williams] son, causing him to experience significant mental anguish, destabilizing his housing arrangements, and directly interfering with his pursuit of a college education.”
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The lawsuit demanded $250 million in damages.
He claimed Williams has lost up to $20 million per year in earnings, her $80 million estate and her $4 million condo and personal goods worth $10 million.
“All I’ve done was follow the law to the tee, and I’ve been praised by Wells Fargo for all of my efforts,” Schiller previously told Page Six about her work with Williams.
TMZ reported that sources close to Williams said she was unaware of the lawsuit.
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The suit alleged Williams also suffered reputational damage and emotional distress due to the defendant’s actions.
In addition, Hunter asked for Williams’ immediate release from involuntary confinement, an order prohibiting any interference by defendants with Williams’ right to counsel, property and family access, and stopping the defendants from interfering with the divorce settlement.
He also asked for the guardianship court records to be unsealed.