Wendy Williams has filed a temporary restraining order against Wells Fargo after they reportedly claimed she needed guardianship to oversee her finances.
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As previously reported, Wells Fargo claimed the TV show host needed guardianship after citing concerns about her mental health after speaking with her former financial advisor Lori Schiller. However, Wendy Williams has filed an affidavit in New York Supreme Court after receiving news that her accounts were frozen at the bank and requested a temporary restraining order.
According to Page Six, Williams wrote in the court documents stating that “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.” Additionally, Williams noted that the bank has denied her requests to have access to her assets.
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“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.”
A rep from Williams’ team also sent us a statement yesterday after receiving news about Wells Fargo’s decision.
“It saddens Wendy that Wells Fargo, has chosen to believe the allegations of a former employee who is upset because she no longer has direct and unfettered access to Wendy’s financial affairs. Wendy had to unfortunately bring this action because Wells Fargo has refused to honor her Power of Attorney, granting her son authority to make inquiries to the bank on Wendy’s behalf. Wendy further believes that all of the false narratives currently making the rounds derive from this source and she is saddened that she once considered this person a friend.”