Press release - ABC News Studios

February 12, 2025

IMPACT x Nightline: What’s Happening with Wendy Williams? (2/13)

THURSDAY, FEB. 13
IMPACT x Nightline: “What’s Happening with Wendy Williams?” (318) – Streaming Only on Hulu
Logline: Wendy Williams has broken her silence on her guardianship, challenging her dementia diagnosis and pleading for her independence. “IMPACT x Nightline” speaks with Williams and dives deep into her case as her guardian calls for her to be reevaluated.

The Inside Scoop:

  • ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: What’s Happening with Wendy Williams?begins streaming on Thursday, Feb. 13, only on Hulu.
  • The episode, led by “Nightline” co-anchor Byron Pitts, features a new audio interview with Wendy Williams, where she discusses her court-appointed guardianship, her dementia diagnosis and living in the memory unit of a healthcare facility. The episode also features new interviews with those close to her, including her brother, Tommy Williams, and her friends Sunny Hostin, a former federal prosecutor and co-host of “The View,” and Jason Lee, CEO of Hollywood Unlocked.
  • Additional new interviews include the following:
    • Henry Brown, Wendy Williams’ former colleague at KISS FM 98.7
    • Janine Rubenstein, editor-at-large, People magazine
    • Leah Croll, neurologist
    • Kelley Carter, senior entertainment reporter, Andscape
    • Brian Buckmire, ABC News legal contributor