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During Mother’s Day weekend, a new TV documentary special about Naomi, Wynonna and Ashley Judd’s complicated relationship — which spans decades in country music and Hollywood.
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The Judd Family: Truth Be Told is a four-part docuseries airs over two nights on Lifetime, which is available to access with a subscription to Philo.
When Does ‘The Judd Family: Truth Be Told’ Start?
The Judd Family: Truth Be Told broadcasts part one and part two on Saturday (May 10) and part three and part four Sunday (May 11) with a start time of 8 p.m. ET/PT for both nights. Each part of the TV special is an hour long in running time.
Where to Watch ‘The Judd Family: Truth Be Told’ Online
The Judd Family: Truth Be Told airs on Lifetime. Both nights are also available to stream on Philo. Keep reading for more details on how cord-cutters can watch the two-night TV special online with Philo.
How to Watch ‘The Judd Family: Truth Be Told’ with Philo
A subscription to Philo — which comes with Lifetime — gets you access to live TV from cable channels for just $28 per month.
In fact, you can watch more than 70 cable networks, such as AMC, A&E, BET, Cartoon Network, CMT, Discovery Channel, EarthX, Food Network, Game Show Network, Hallmark Channel, IFC, Logo, MTV, Nickelodeon, OWN, Paramount Network, Revolt, Smithsonian Channel, Sundance TV, TLC, UPtv, VH1, Vice, We TV and many others.
In addition, AMC+ is available on Philo. The premium streaming service comes with Philo Core for free, so you can get even more movies and TV shows to watch with signup. AMC+ is the home to programming, like Better Call Saul, Gangs of London, Interview with the Vampire, Show Me More, Deadstream and more.
Starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT, The Judd Family: Truth Be Told airs on Saturday (May 10) and Sunday (May 11) on Lifetime. The two-night TV special is available to stream on Philo with the service’s seven-day free trial. In the meantime, watch the trailer below:
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Keri Hilson and Keshia Chanté are teaming up for a new Lifetime film centered around the temptation for fame.
Aptly titled Fame: A Temptations Story, the made-for-TV movie premiered on Lifetime on April 26 and is now available to stream on-demand on MyLifetime.com or live when it re-airs on the Lifetime network on TV.
Don’t have cable? Cord cutters can watch Lifetime online with Philo, a live TV streaming service that carries Lifetime along with more than 70 other TV channels. Philo lets you stream a live feed of Lifetime online without needing cable, so you can watch Fame: A Temptations Story when it re-airs on TV. What we like: Philo is already a steal at $28/month but you can get a seven-day free trial here to test out the service. Use it to livestream Fame: A Temptations Story and all of Lifetime’s programming online free.
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You can also use DirecTV, which offers live streaming of 90+ television channels online, including Lifetime. Get a five-day free trial to DirecTV here and use it to watch a live Lifetime feed, to catch a repeat airing of Fame: A Temptations Story from home. DirecTV plans start at $84.99/month after your free trial is over.
Want to watch Fame: A Temptations Story on-demand? You can use your Philo and DirecTV logins to sign onto MyLifetime.com to stream Hilson and Chanté’s movie on-demand whenever you want. In other words, you don’t have to wait for it to re-air or repeat on TV. Get a week-long free trial to Philo here and then use your account details to log onto the Lifetime website to watch Fame online free.
Fame: A Temptations Story is the second film in Lifetime’s Temptations movie franchise (following Desire: A Temptations Story). The new film stars Hilson and Chanté as on-screen sisters Cherish and Roxy Jordan, who make up a successful singing duo burning up the charts. But when the two are seemingly targeted in a robbery, their loyalties to each other are put to the test.
Per the official Lifetime synopsis “To the outside world, the Jordan sisters, Cherish (Hilson) and Roxy (Chanté) are the hottest singing duo on the charts … but behind closed doors, sibling rivalry runs deep. After returning to their hotel one night, the sisters’ penthouse is the target of a frightening jewel heist. Investigators believe the robbery was an inside job and rumors spread that Roxy secretly planned and staged the crime. Will the sisters put aside their lust for the spotlight … or will they let their temptation for fame tear them apart for good?”
Watch Fame: A Temptations Story live on TV or stream the movie on-demand with a free trial to Philo here.
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Don’t look now, but Lifetime is having a resurgence.
Yes, the television channel that was once home to cheesy Christmas movies and over-the-top shows is now delivering some seriously must-watch programming. From a Taylor Swift-inspired Christmas movie last year to a controversial Wendy Williams documentary, Lifetime has now become a destination for buzzed-about films, shows and specials that span music and pop culture interests.
Many musicians are now also flexing their acting chops in Lifetime movies, like Glee star Amber Riley in the Single Black Female trilogy, while Mary J. Blige, Lisa Lisa and Gloria Gaynor are featured in Lifetime’s 2025 “Voices of a Lifetime” series. And yes, we still love watching those Lifetime Christmas movies too.
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Lifetime is available as a channel in most cable packages so you can watch Lifetime on TV through your cable provider. While many people have cut the cable cord, there are still ways to watch Lifetime (and Lifetime movies) online. Here’s what you need to know.
How to Watch Lifetime Channel Online Without Cable
The best way to watch Lifetime channel live online without cable is by using a live TV streaming service, like DirecTV or Philo. Both offer a live Lifetime feed so you can watch whatever is airing on TV but from your computer, phone or tablet (and from your smart TV too).
We like Philo, which costs just $28/month for more than 70 live television channels, including Lifetime, AMC, BET, MTV, TLC, VH1 and more. Philo also includes access to the Lifetime Movie Network for even more content options. Test out Philo with a seven-day free trial here to stream Lifetime online for free.
We also like DirecTV, which is the most comprehensive live TV streamer on our list. DirecTV’s base entertainment package includes 90+ live TV channels, including Lifetime. You also get access to Bravo, E!, ESPN, MTV and more, plus most local networks like ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX.
DirecTV plans start at $84.99/month but you can test drive the service with a five-day free trial here.
Your most affordable way to stream Lifetime movies live online is through frndly TV. One of the newer streaming services to hit the market, frndly’s plans start at just $6.99/month for 50+ channels. Their channel lineup includes Lifetime, Hallmark Channel, Great American Family, ION and more. Even better: get a seven-day free trial here and use it to watch Lifetime online free.
How to Watch Lifetime Movies On-Demand Online
The live streaming services above will let you watch the Lifetime channel live online, but what if you wanted to find a favorite Lifetime movie to watch on-demand? Luckily, the same streaming services listed in the previous section will let you watch movies and specials on-demand on the Lifetime website.
Simply create a profile on the MyLifetime.com website and enter your cable provider details. Don’t have cable? You can enter your DirecTV and Philo details too to get access to all the content on Lifetime’s official site.
Another way to watch Lifetime movies on-demand? You can also sign up for Lifetime Movie Club, which has thousands of titles available to watch online. Regularly $4.99/month, Amazon Prime members can get a seven-day free trial here to watch Lifetime Movie Club online free. One of the best parts of Lifetime Movie Club is the ability to stream the movies ad-free.
Not a Prime member? Use this generous 30-day free trial to get access to the Lifetime Movie Club in addition to all the other Prime member perks, like free shipping, Prime Day deals and more.
Select Lifetime movies are also available to rent or download through Prime Video. See full details here.
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Amber Riley is back on the small screen this weekend with the final installment in the popular Single Black Female film franchise.
The former Glee star is back for another turn as Simone in Single Black Female 3: The Final Chapter, which also stars Raven Goodwin and singer K. Michelle. Want to watch the TV movie from home? Here’s what you need to know.
How to Watch Single Black Female 3 on TV
Single Black Female 3: The Final Chapter premieres this Saturday, March 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime. You can watch Single Black Female on TV with any cable package that includes the Lifetime channel.
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How to Stream Single Black Female 3 Online Free
Want to watch Single Black Female online? We like Philo, a live television streaming service that includes a live feed of Lifetime. Use Philo to stream Single Black Female: The Last Chapter live online without cable. Philo normally costs $28 for 70+ live TV stations, but the site is currently offering a seven-day free trial that you can use to livestream Single Black Female online for free.
Sign-up for Philo before Saturday night’s airing and then log in with your subscription details to watch Single Black Female 3 online when it airs on Lifetime at 8 p.m.
Another way to watch Single Black Female: The Last Chapter online free is through DirecTV Stream, which has Lifetime as part of its channel offerings. DirecTV Stream has a five-day free trial that you can use to watch the film online for free without needing a cable subscription. Packages start at just $74.99/month after that. See details here.
What Is Single Black Female 3: The Last Chapter About?
The Single Black Female series stars Raven Goodwin as Monica, a popular Houston television host who hires Amber Riley’s Simone as her new assistant. Friends and colleagues immediately notice how much Simone looks like Monica (and how much time she spends around her), but the TV host dismisses any concerns… until things start to get deadly.
The new film picks up after Monica has — spoiler alert — been wrongfully convicted of murder, but while she’s been exonerated, she’s not out of the woods yet. Per a Lifetime description, “Though the charges against her have been dropped, the stain of suspicion lingers, and reclaiming her life, her career, and the trust of those around her is proving to be an uphill battle. Meanwhile, the real threat has yet to vanish. Simone (Amber Riley), now a fugitive, has fled to a convent in Mexico, having no choice but to abandon Houston, along with the one thing she truly cared about—her daughter, Joy (Kennedy Chanel). When a terrifying nightmare shakes her to the core, Simone becomes convinced Joy is in danger and returns to Houston, for a final reckoning. It’s only a matter of time before old grudges resurface and Monica and Simone come face-to-face.
Single Black Female 3 follows the success of Single Black Female 2: Simone’s Revenge, which aired on Lifetime last year. You can watch that and the original Single Black Female film on-demand with a free trial to Lifetime Movie Club (via Prime Video).
You’ll have to be an Amazon Prime member to take advantage of the Lifetime Movie Club free trial. Not a Prime member? Get 30 days of access for free here.
The films are also available to rent or buy, starting from $2.99 on Amazon.
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A lawyer is claiming that Wendy Williams has “good and bad days” but states that her recent call to The Breakfast Club isn’t a sign she’s free from dementia.
Media personality Wendy Williams’ call-in appearance on The Breakfast Club on Thursday (Jan. 16) was a welcomed listen for all of her fans, but an attorney representing the person overseeing her estate states that it is not a sign that she is altogether well. Williams, the former daytime talk show host, is currently in an unnamed care facility. “I am not cognitively impaired,” she said on the show. “But I feel like I am in prison.” She also complained about not having access to a phone or computer at the facility during the call. Williams’ niece, Alex Finnie, also joined the interview, expressing that she and other family members want her freed from the guardianship. “I’m not asking for a whole lot,” Finnie said. “All I’m saying is just treat the woman with dignity and give her the freedoms that she deserves.”
Roberta Kaplan, who represents Sabrina E. Morrisey, the woman mandated to oversee Williams in the guardianship, released a statement after the interview. “Unfortunately, because of her diagnosis, Wendy’s condition will only get worse with time and she will require care for the rest of her life,” Kaplan said. “But as anyone who has had a family member with dementia knows, Wendy has both good days and bad days. It is truly a shame that there is so much voyeuristic attention to this right now since it only leads to the same kinds of exploitation that we saw in the so-called documentary, as alleged in our complaint.”
Court papers showed Morrisey testifying that Williams was diagnosed in 2023 with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia. The guardianship was initiated by Wells Fargo, who handled Williams’ finances, citing that it had “documented a pattern of unusual and disturbing events” leading them to seek the court order. Court documents do not fully explain the specifics of Morrisey’s powers.
Kaplan’s statement referred to the two-part documentary entitled Where Is Wendy Williams?, which aired on Lifetime last year. The documentary gave fans a look at Williams’ life since undergoing a series of public moments that evoked concern from her fans. Morrisey had attempted to block the network from airing the film but was unsuccessful. She is currently suing A&E Networks, the parent company of Lifetime.
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Rapper Robin “The Lady of Rage” Allen will star in a new Lifetime biopic about the controversial telephone psychic Miss Cleo. The film, Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall, also stars Shane Johnson (Power) and Ian Bohen (Yellowstone) and is directed by longtime Hollywood star, Tim Reid.
According to a press release from A&E Networks, the film starts in the late ’90s when single mom Youree Dell Harris finds herself desperate to take care of her family and takes a job at the Psychic Readers Network — only to become one of the network’s most beloved personalities, Miss Cleo.
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However, when the Psychic Readers Network is charged with being fraudulent and false advertising–fans criticize its most popular face. It is only now that the psychic reader known for her colorful turban and lilting Caribbean accent is having her story told.
Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall also stars Daphne Maxwell Reid, Cocoa Brown, Dwayne Boyd, Towanda Braxton, Jaida Standberry, Marley Taylor, Amelia Young, Stevie Baggs Jr., and Leslie Black. Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall is produced by Hillionaire Productions for Lifetime and produced by Jami McCoy-Lankford and Samone Norsworthy, Anthony Standberry, Ahmed Hussain and Jami McCoy-Lankford serve as executive producers, and William J. Cone serves as consulting producer. Tim Reid directs a screenplay by Camara Davis.
Following the biopic, Lifetime will also air the recent documentary, Call Me Miss Cleo, chronicling the icon’s rise, fall and reinvention.
The Lady of Rage was recently named by HipHopWired as one of the Greatest Female Rappers of All Time.
The 56-year-old rapper and actress struck it big with her 1994 single, “Afro Puffs,” from the Above the Rim soundtrack. Originally from Queens, New York, Rage is best known for her affiliation with the Los Angeles rap crew, Death Row.
In a recent Instagram post about the Lifetime biopic, Rage wrote, “I don’t even know how to process this! I’ll be back later to discuss…”
Rage recently collaborated on a new song with Tha Dogg Pound that also featured RBX, called “Who Da Hardest?” Check it out.
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Lifetime is reaching back into the headlines for The Bad Orphan, a psychological drama premiering on the network on Saturday (June 22).
Inspired by a true story, The Bad Orphan centers around a married couple who adopts an 8-year-old orphan with special needs. According to the movie description, the couple’s “ideas of a perfect family come into question when they discover that Gabby is a troubled little girl, and the family begins to believe things aren’t what they seem. As the unsettling behavior of their ‘child’ worsens and lies are uncovered, cracks in the family dynamic form with Jessica increasingly becoming concerned that adopted daughter Gabby is a threat to their family. Is Gabby just an innocent little girl? Or is there more to her story?”
The Bad Orphan stars Betsy Brandt, Chloe Coco Chapman, Mark Taylor and Eve Edwards. The movie was inspired by the real-life story of Natalia Grace, a Ukrainian-born orphan with dwarfism who was adopted by a married couple, accused of being an adult and later abandoned by the couple. Grace, now 20, shared her story in the Investigation Discovery documentary series, The Curious Case of Natalia Grace.
Keep reading for ways to stream The Bad Orphan.
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Where to Watch & Stream The Bad Orphan for Free
The Bad Orphan premiers Saturday (June 22) at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime. The movie will stream on Lifetime.com the next day.
Viewers who don’t have cable can stream Lifetime live on Philo and DirecTV. The movie will also be available on Prime Video after it premieres.
You can join Philo for free for the first week and just $28/month after that. The subscription lets you access 80+ channels including Lifetime, WEtv, ID, TV One, IFC, LMN, MTV, Nickelodeon, TLC, HGTV, Hallmark Channel, Discovery Channel and AMC+.
DirecTV offers a free trial for five days and access to 90+ live channels including local networks and cable channels such as Lifetime, HGTV, TLC, TBS, Food Network, AMC, Bravo, E!, VH1, MTV, Investigation Discovery, ion, OWN, Paramount Network and plenty of sports channels: ESPN, ESPN2, FS1, Bally Sports, Big Network, NBA TV and more.
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You won’t get a free trial with Sling TV, but you can join for just $20/month. Sling TV’s streaming plans feature dozens of channels (Lifetime, Freeform, QVC, Bravo, Fx, USA, TLC, Disney Channel, E!, Syfy and ESPN are among the lineup).
If you’re a fan Lifetime, the network has a slew of new movies on the way including Devil on Campus, The Killer Inside: The Ruth Finley Story, Little Girl in the Window and Amish Affair.
Watch the trailer for The Bad Orphan below.
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Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up, a new docuseries chronicling Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s post-prison life, premieres Monday (June 3) on Lifetime.
Blanchard, 32, served seven years in prison for her role in the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard. Lifetime’s eight-episode series picks up directly after Blanchard’s prison release last December and follows her journey as a free woman, including reconnecting with family and adjusting to life as a newlywed with husband, Ryan Anderson (the couple has since divorced).
Described as a “raw and revealing look” at her life on the outside, Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up details the highs and lows of Blanchard’s freedom and newfound fame. Per Lifetime, “From the joyful moments as she is free to make her own decisions for the first time, to the challenges of navigating life and relationships while facing her past, including the abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, and Gypsy’s own notoriety and fame. In this delayed-coming-of-age story, Gypsy must reconcile the pop-culture, celebrity version of herself while trying to forge her brand-new identity in a ‘normal’ world as wife, sister, daughter and most of all – a free woman.”
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The docuseries is a follow-up to Lifetime’s The Prison Confession of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. The six-episode documentary premiered in January and garnered over 9.8 million views, according to Deadline.
Read on for ways to watch stream Gypsy Rose Blanchard: Life After Lock Up.
How to Watch Gypsy Rose Blanchard: Life After Lock Up for Free
Where can you stream Gypsy Rose Blanchard: Life After Lock Up? The first episode premieres on Lifetime on Monday (June 3) at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
If you don’t have cable, you can watch the docuseries on DirecTV, Philo, Sling TV, Fubo or Hulu + Live TV either through a free trial or a discount when you sign up.
Join DirecTV Stream to score a free trail for five days and access to over 90 channels — Lifetime, Bravo, AMC, A&E, TLC, BET, HGTV, E!, ID, IFC, Foot Network, OWN, TBS, TruTV, TNT, ESPN, WEtv and more. Streaming plans include unlimited DVR storage and unlimited streaming on multiple devices.
On a tighter budget? Subscribe to Philo and enjoy a free trial for a week. Plans start at $25/month to access 70+ channels: Lifetime, Paramount Network, WETV, OWN, ID, TLC, etc. The subscription includes unlimited DVR recording that you can store for up to a year.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard: Life After Lock Up will also be available on MyLifetime.com and the Lifetime App as well as Prime Video and Apple iTunes.
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Lifetime is taking viewers inside the “life and tragic death” of Nicole Brown Simpson in a two-part documentary premiering on Saturday (June 1) at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson features 50 participants including Nicole’s sisters, Denise, Tanya and Dominique Brown along with friends such as Kris Jenner, Faye Resnick, Ron Hardy and Robin Greer. Nicole, the ex-wife of O.J. Simpson, was brutally murdered alongside her friend, Ron Goldman, in 1994.
Shedding “new light on her life and tragic death” the documentary features exclusive home videos, interviews, passages from Nicole’s diary, first-person accounts and legal depositions, and exposes “shocking details,” according to a Lifetime news release.
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The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson is produced by Bunim/Murray Productions for Lifetime. Jesse Daniels, Melissa Moore, Rit Saraswat, Brie Miranda Bryant, Kim Chessler and Julie Pizzi serve as executive producers.
Read on for ways to watch and stream the two-part documentary.
How to Stream The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
Lifetime’s The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson will premiere across two nights starting on Saturday (June 1) at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Viewers that have access to Lifetime — through cable, satellite or streaming, can watch the documentary on Lifetime, MyLifetime.com, or stream the next day on the Lifetime App.
For those who don’t have cable channels, streaming is the best way to watch the documentary live and on-demand. And there are several ways to watch, without spending extra money up front.
Philo offers one of the most affordable streaming plans on the web with over 70 channels (Lifetime, MTV, BET, TLC, VH1, CMT, WEtv, A&E, ID, Trvl Channel, OWN, AMC, Comedy Central etc.) that you can stream for free for the first week. The monthly subscription is $25 and includes unlimited DVR that can be stored for up to a year.
DirecTV Stream, Fubo and Hulu+ Live TV are some of the other streamers that offer free trials and plenty of live channels to binge including Lifetime, Bravo, Food Network, E! HGTV, FX, A&E and ESPN, plus DVR storage.
Sling TV, another budget-friendly streamer, has Lifetime and more. Sling offers multiple streaming tiers and other channels such as A&E, Bravo, MTV, BET, VH1, E!, TLC, TNT and ESPN. Click below to join for as low as $20 for the first month.
Want more ways to stream? The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson will also be available on Prime Video after the premiere.
The first two-parts of the documentary details Nicole’s childhood, her close bond with family and goes in-depth about her relationship with Simpson, which started when she was just 18 years old. But it also explores Simpson’s first marriage to Marguerite Simpson, and features an appearance from her sister, Veterdata Jones. O.J.’s former neighbor and a retired Los Angeles police officer who claims O.J. physical abused his first wife also appear in the documentary. However, the documentary notes that Marguerite has publicly denied any domestic abuse by Simpson.
Outlining a pattern of domestic violence that began early in the relationship with Nicole, the documentary shares never-before-heard details and stories from her family, close friends and a witness who recalls seeing Simpson slap her while on the beach with family. The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson also revisits the gruesome, double murders, Simpson’s infamous white Bronco chase, the murder trial and his subsequent acquittal. Despite being acquitted of both murders, the former NFL player was found liable in a civil lawsuit and served nine years in prison on charges of armed robbery, kidnapping for a separate incident. Simpson was released from prison in 2021 and died from cancer in April.
Watch the trailer for The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson below.
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Former radio and talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with dementia and aphasia, as expressed in an announcement to fans.
On Thursday (February 22), it was revealed that media personality Wendy Williams was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, with both afflictions affecting her ability to communicate and her cognition. “The decision to share this news was difficult and made after careful consideration, not only to advocate for understanding and compassion for Wendy, but to raise awareness about aphasia and frontotemporal dementia and support the thousands of others facing similar circumstances,” a press release issued by her team said.
The diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and aphasia is similar to the same one that veteran TV & film actor Bruce Willis received last year. Williams is also dealing with the health challenges of Graves’ disease and lymphedema.
Despite those issues, the 59-year-old is “still able to do many things for herself,” and is receiving cognitive treatment at Weill Cornell Medicine. “Most importantly she maintains her trademark sense of humor and is receiving the care she requires to make sure she is protected and that her needs are addressed,” said the press release. “She is appreciative of the many kind thoughts and good wishes being sent her way.”
The news of Williams’ health comes as Lifetime will air the two-part documentary Where Is Wendy Williams? on February 24 & 25. Since stepping back from hosting her television show in 2019, Williams has mostly kept out of the limelight since the show went off the air in 2022, which was the same year that she entered into a guardianship at the urging of her bank believing that she was being taken advantage of. The guardian, who has been identified as Sabrina Morrisey, filed a lawsuit against Lifetime’s parent company, A&E Networks. “The film was signed off on by Wendy, her management, her attorneys, the guardianship,” said Mark Ford, executive producer of the documentary. “They were aware of the filming all the way through. So, we did go by the book and get all the permissions that we needed to get.”
The situation has led to a further cloud of confusion, with family members claiming they’ve been unable to speak to Williams. “All I know is that Wendy and her team walked into the courtroom one way, and they walked out, and the family is completely excluded,” said Wanda Williams, Wendy’s sister in an interview with PEOPLE.