Wendy Williams is seeing green red.
The ailing talk show host demanded access to her money Friday after her bank froze her accounts and claimed she needs a guardianship.
Williams, 57, filed an affidavit in New York Supreme Court in support of her attorney Celeste N. McCaw’s request for a temporary restraining order against Wells Fargo, calling the financial adviser who had expressed concern about her well-being a “disgruntled” former employee.
“This request for relief arises from, among other things, Wells Fargo’s failure and
refusal to reopen my personal, business, deferred compensation and investment accounts and unfreeze my financial assets, which has caused and is causing imminent and irreparable financial harm to myself, my family and my business,” Williams wrote in court documents exclusively obtained by Page Six.
“For more than two weeks, Wells Fargo has repeatedly denied my requests to access my financial assets, which total over several million dollars,” she continued. “I have submitted multiple written requests to Wells Fargo and I have visited various Wells Fargo branches in the South Florida area in an effort to resolve this matter outside of the courtroom.”
The “Ask Wendy” author alleged that she has “defaulted … on several billing and financial obligations, including, but not limited to, mortgage payments and employee payroll” as a result of being unable to retrieve money from her bank.
Wells Fargo said in court filings previously obtained by Page Six that it had decided to freeze Williams’ accounts after financial adviser Lori Schiller alleged she was “of unsound mind,” which the TV personality denied.
Williams claimed in her affidavit that she had terminated Schiller “as a result of her improper conduct in relation to my accounts,” adding, “It appears that Schiller was and is disgruntled by this decision for a potential change in direction, and it saddens me that [Wells Fargo] and I have not been able to resolve this controversy amicably.”
Schiller did not return Page Six’s request for comment.
Williams, who has not hosted her daytime talk show since July 2021 due to ongoing health issues, signed the sworn statement in front of a notary public as “Wendy Hunter,” using her former married name.
The filing came one day after Wells Fargo’s attorney David H. Pikus claimed in a letter to Judge Arlene Bluth that the bank was “concerned about [Williams’] situation” and asked the court to “appoint a temporary guardian or evaluator to … ensure that [Williams’] affairs are being properly handled.”
Pikus said the bank “has strong reason to believe” Williams is a “victim of undue influence and financial exploitation” and claimed to have “independent third parties who … share these concerns.”
A spokesperson for Wells Fargo denied Thursday “any allegations of improper actions with respect to Ms. Williams’ accounts,” adding in a statement to Page Six, “The financial well-being of our clients is at the heart of everything we do.”
Judge Bluth has yet to grant or deny the restraining order request.