1 00:00:02,417 --> 00:00:06,875 I love vodka, and the problem is with Wanda, 2 00:00:07,042 --> 00:00:09,167 Um, she's my sister. 3 00:00:09,292 --> 00:00:10,875 [Will] You love Wanda, though. 4 00:00:11,042 --> 00:00:13,708 I love Wanda, but she hates that I love alcohol. 5 00:00:13,833 --> 00:00:15,125 You understand? 6 00:00:15,208 --> 00:00:16,958 I've always wanted the best for my mom. 7 00:00:17,083 --> 00:00:19,542 No matter how many times somebody may fall down, 8 00:00:19,667 --> 00:00:22,208 you gotta lift 'em back up. 9 00:00:22,375 --> 00:00:26,417 My son, when I die, everything is for him. 10 00:00:26,542 --> 00:00:30,792 [crying] I've got so much money. I want it for my son. 11 00:00:30,875 --> 00:00:32,708 [crying] 12 00:00:32,833 --> 00:00:34,458 I have no money. 13 00:00:34,542 --> 00:00:35,958 And I'm gonna tell you something. 14 00:00:36,083 --> 00:00:38,875 If it happens to me, it could happen to you. 15 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:40,500 [Shawn] So, we're confirmed for 3:00. 16 00:00:40,667 --> 00:00:43,458 [Wendy] You know they're gonna say yes. Back on TV. 17 00:00:43,542 --> 00:00:46,167 [Alex] She's being pushed to do too much, 18 00:00:46,292 --> 00:00:48,083 and I'm concerned about her health. 19 00:00:51,083 --> 00:00:53,917 [Shawn] She knows her limits. She knows to stop. 20 00:00:54,042 --> 00:00:56,625 -Okay. Right here. -[Wendy, singsongy] I'm excited. 21 00:00:56,708 --> 00:00:59,458 The stupid little meeting they had was a horrible decision. 22 00:00:59,542 --> 00:01:02,250 Since L.A., she's been a completely different person. 23 00:01:02,250 --> 00:01:04,250 What the [bleep] is this? 24 00:01:04,250 --> 00:01:06,375 [Will] So disheveled and adamant about drinking. 25 00:01:10,458 --> 00:01:13,833 I'm... I'm afraid that she could die. 26 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,792 ♪ 27 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:33,667 ♪ 28 00:01:45,708 --> 00:01:50,417 Wendy, look who flew into New York City just to see you. 29 00:01:50,542 --> 00:01:51,958 Hi! 30 00:01:52,083 --> 00:01:53,167 Let me move this bag out the way. 31 00:01:53,250 --> 00:01:54,708 -[laughs] -Oh, my God! 32 00:01:54,792 --> 00:01:56,333 [laughs, muffled] I love you. 33 00:01:56,500 --> 00:01:57,833 [Will] It's been a while since you've seen each other, right? 34 00:01:57,958 --> 00:01:59,792 -Thank you. -I love you. 35 00:01:59,875 --> 00:02:02,333 -Thank you. -I love you so much. 36 00:02:02,458 --> 00:02:03,333 Thank you. 37 00:02:03,417 --> 00:02:05,250 Mark. Blac Chyna, OTF, take one. 38 00:02:05,375 --> 00:02:06,667 -Okay, we're rolling. Okay. -[crew] And quiet. 39 00:02:06,750 --> 00:02:10,000 So, what's it like to be a Hot Topic of Wendy's? 40 00:02:10,167 --> 00:02:11,958 Chyna comes from the world of the pole. 41 00:02:12,083 --> 00:02:13,625 [audience laughter] 42 00:02:13,792 --> 00:02:15,958 [Blac Chyna] You know, before, like, we had our thing, 43 00:02:16,042 --> 00:02:18,125 but this is before we met. 44 00:02:18,208 --> 00:02:20,125 So, then when I came in, I did her show, 45 00:02:20,208 --> 00:02:21,667 and that was on my first big show, 46 00:02:21,750 --> 00:02:24,375 which was... I was, like, super nervous. 47 00:02:24,542 --> 00:02:28,042 Instantly, like, when I sat on the couch, we instantly clicked. 48 00:02:28,208 --> 00:02:29,750 I have to call you Angela. Can I call you Angela? 49 00:02:29,875 --> 00:02:31,292 -Yes, please. -Yeah. 50 00:02:31,417 --> 00:02:33,375 Because, you know, all of a sudden, it's not Blac Chyna. 51 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:36,208 It's a young woman trying to explain her... herself. 52 00:02:36,333 --> 00:02:37,625 -Thank you. -[applause] 53 00:02:37,750 --> 00:02:39,542 -Do you mind? You know? -Yeah, no, I love that. 54 00:02:39,667 --> 00:02:41,500 -Yeah. -Thank you. 55 00:02:41,583 --> 00:02:44,042 So, like, right after the show, like, we went, and we got food. 56 00:02:44,167 --> 00:02:46,667 Like, we hung out, we ordered a bunch of food. We love food. 57 00:02:46,750 --> 00:02:49,000 And then ever since then, like, we just been cool. 58 00:02:49,125 --> 00:02:51,042 Whenever she comes to L.A., she'll... 59 00:02:51,208 --> 00:02:53,000 she'll come to the house, see the babies. 60 00:02:53,167 --> 00:02:57,250 Um, we did Pride together, but... yeah. 61 00:02:57,375 --> 00:02:59,083 -I'm-a let y'all catch up. -All right. 62 00:02:59,167 --> 00:03:00,625 And I'm-a step out of here. 63 00:03:00,708 --> 00:03:02,583 By the way... 64 00:03:02,708 --> 00:03:03,833 Mm-hmm. 65 00:03:03,917 --> 00:03:06,458 -Let me help you? -Yeah. 66 00:03:09,542 --> 00:03:10,875 Yup! 67 00:03:11,042 --> 00:03:14,000 So, what did... So, what do they say? 68 00:03:14,167 --> 00:03:16,417 -Is it... Are you in pain? -Non-cure. 69 00:03:16,542 --> 00:03:18,583 -Are you in pain, though? -Nope. 70 00:03:18,708 --> 00:03:22,458 -No pain at all? -Yep, I've got both feet. 71 00:03:22,583 --> 00:03:28,000 And by the way, I wear two makeups. 72 00:03:28,125 --> 00:03:30,167 Mm-hmm. 73 00:03:36,708 --> 00:03:38,458 And real makeup. 74 00:03:38,583 --> 00:03:40,458 Still beautiful. 75 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,833 Right, um, concerned, yes. 76 00:03:50,958 --> 00:03:53,000 And that's what I had to, like, really lay eyes on her 77 00:03:53,125 --> 00:03:55,542 and really see how she's doing and, like, let her know 78 00:03:55,667 --> 00:03:57,958 and feel, like, my love, you know? 79 00:03:58,042 --> 00:04:00,250 That's always been, like, our thing. 80 00:04:00,375 --> 00:04:03,375 -It's good to see you. -It's good to see you too. 81 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:05,167 We have to see each other just to give each other 82 00:04:05,250 --> 00:04:07,333 like, that energy, that good energy. 83 00:04:07,458 --> 00:04:09,125 Is this your real hair? 84 00:04:09,208 --> 00:04:10,208 I cut off all my hair. I shaved my hair off. 85 00:04:10,333 --> 00:04:12,125 -I don't even need it. -[laughs] 86 00:04:12,250 --> 00:04:13,667 I was like... [imitates buzzing] 87 00:04:13,833 --> 00:04:15,167 Everybody's like, "Yo, are you okay?" 88 00:04:15,333 --> 00:04:17,583 I'm like, "I'm okay. Are you okay? Like, what?" 89 00:04:17,708 --> 00:04:19,833 I hate when somebody says, "Are you going through something?" 90 00:04:19,958 --> 00:04:23,667 "Well, and if I am, are you gonna help me?" [laughs] 91 00:04:23,750 --> 00:04:27,500 I, like, recently been changing my life 92 00:04:27,583 --> 00:04:29,542 since, you know, like, we last spoke. 93 00:04:29,708 --> 00:04:31,375 You've always been, like, honest with me 94 00:04:31,542 --> 00:04:33,583 and, like, put me in my place. 95 00:04:33,708 --> 00:04:35,167 -Yeah. -You know what I mean? 96 00:04:35,292 --> 00:04:38,167 In, like, the most motherly, kind way. 97 00:04:38,333 --> 00:04:39,917 That's why I love you so much. 98 00:04:40,042 --> 00:04:42,250 'Cause even when I was going through my darkest times, 99 00:04:42,375 --> 00:04:45,500 like, you never used that against me. 100 00:04:45,583 --> 00:04:47,375 You know what I mean? And that's how you know that the love 101 00:04:47,542 --> 00:04:48,542 is, like, genuine... -Yeah. 102 00:04:48,708 --> 00:04:50,500 ...and it's always gon' be there. 103 00:04:50,542 --> 00:04:53,167 You know, and I'm-a always be it for you, like, straight up. 104 00:04:53,292 --> 00:04:54,958 You could call my phone whenever. 105 00:04:55,083 --> 00:04:56,583 I'm so serious. 106 00:04:56,708 --> 00:04:58,250 And I think I'm-a be back and forth from New York, 107 00:04:58,375 --> 00:05:01,500 so I'm-a be coming to see you more. 108 00:05:01,583 --> 00:05:04,042 Well, my real name is Wendy Hunter. 109 00:05:04,208 --> 00:05:07,125 Hunter. 110 00:05:07,250 --> 00:05:09,000 -Yup! -Mm-hmm. 111 00:05:09,042 --> 00:05:10,625 And I'm divorced. 112 00:05:10,708 --> 00:05:12,583 Yes. 113 00:05:13,958 --> 00:05:16,708 He's got no money. 114 00:05:16,875 --> 00:05:18,542 Yeah. 115 00:05:19,708 --> 00:05:21,667 Yeah. 116 00:05:23,833 --> 00:05:25,667 Yeah. 117 00:05:25,708 --> 00:05:27,125 I love you. 118 00:05:27,250 --> 00:05:29,833 So do I. 119 00:05:31,917 --> 00:05:32,667 -Yeah. -Thank you. 120 00:05:32,750 --> 00:05:34,708 [grunts] 121 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,000 It's gonna be good. Everything is gonna be good. 122 00:05:47,125 --> 00:05:50,125 I know. It's gonna be great. 123 00:05:50,250 --> 00:05:52,833 It's gonna be great. 124 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,000 It's gonna be great. 125 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,458 ♪ 126 00:06:09,583 --> 00:06:11,708 [horns honking in distance] 127 00:06:26,042 --> 00:06:28,208 [producer] So, when was the last time you were in Miami? 128 00:06:28,375 --> 00:06:31,042 It's been a while, right? 129 00:06:31,167 --> 00:06:32,833 July, it'll make a year. 130 00:06:32,917 --> 00:06:34,917 ♪♪ 131 00:06:35,042 --> 00:06:38,417 When I was 27, 132 00:06:38,542 --> 00:06:42,375 My mother and father, Shirley and Thomas... 133 00:06:42,542 --> 00:06:46,667 Those are their names. Shirley. 134 00:06:46,792 --> 00:06:50,750 When will you ever find somebody named Shirley? Never. 135 00:06:50,875 --> 00:06:54,542 Shirley and Thomas in Jersey called, 136 00:06:54,708 --> 00:06:57,417 and they said, "We love summer. 137 00:06:57,500 --> 00:07:00,500 We hate winter. It's cold." 138 00:07:00,583 --> 00:07:06,500 I was doing radio at that time, and I said, "Go to Miami. 139 00:07:06,625 --> 00:07:09,792 This is what I have, and not a penny more." 140 00:07:12,125 --> 00:07:14,917 -When I was 27. -Wow. 141 00:07:15,042 --> 00:07:19,167 And wait until you see this delicious, gorgeous apartment. 142 00:07:19,375 --> 00:07:21,292 Mmm. 143 00:07:21,458 --> 00:07:25,125 I care for my family a lot, you know? 144 00:07:25,208 --> 00:07:28,042 I care for my family a lot. 145 00:07:31,125 --> 00:07:35,917 Yes, but Kevin hates that I care for liquor. 146 00:07:36,042 --> 00:07:37,917 He's very... 147 00:07:40,417 --> 00:07:42,208 [cries] 148 00:07:42,333 --> 00:07:44,542 ...very important to me. 149 00:07:48,708 --> 00:07:49,708 [horns honking in distance] 150 00:07:49,875 --> 00:07:52,708 ♪ 151 00:08:02,208 --> 00:08:03,792 [knock on door] 152 00:08:05,625 --> 00:08:07,958 Uh, you have... your car is coming at, uh, 153 00:08:08,042 --> 00:08:11,500 I believe, 2:30, 2:45. 154 00:08:25,292 --> 00:08:27,667 ♪ 155 00:08:27,792 --> 00:08:30,292 Hey, Wendy, can we come in? 156 00:08:30,375 --> 00:08:33,125 -[Wendy, in distance] Yes. -Okay. 157 00:08:33,250 --> 00:08:35,583 Wendy, you all right? You mad with me today? 158 00:08:35,708 --> 00:08:37,625 -What? -Are you mad with me today? 159 00:08:37,750 --> 00:08:39,167 -No. -Okay, good. 160 00:08:39,250 --> 00:08:41,708 I was like, today's a great day. You're going to Miami. 161 00:08:41,875 --> 00:08:43,833 You get out of the cold. Get out of New York. 162 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:45,500 [Wendy] Get out of this disgusting apartment. 163 00:08:45,667 --> 00:08:47,042 [Keesha] Yes, get out of this apartment. 164 00:08:47,208 --> 00:08:50,500 It'll be sunshine and warm. You see your family. 165 00:08:50,583 --> 00:08:51,667 -How's it going? -Hi. How you doing? 166 00:08:51,792 --> 00:08:55,292 -You need help? -This. [sighs] 167 00:08:55,375 --> 00:08:57,708 Thank you. I am exhausted. 168 00:08:57,833 --> 00:09:00,042 This visit to Florida, I was hoping to really get back 169 00:09:00,167 --> 00:09:04,000 close with my mom and try to come to a solution 170 00:09:04,125 --> 00:09:07,500 to the issues she's been facing lately. 171 00:09:07,625 --> 00:09:11,625 I feel like I can be a huge part in her healing better 172 00:09:11,750 --> 00:09:13,833 and becoming a stronger person. 173 00:09:13,917 --> 00:09:16,500 I feel like her being in Florida is the first step to that 174 00:09:16,625 --> 00:09:18,667 because it worked originally. 175 00:09:18,792 --> 00:09:20,792 It could work again if she lets it. 176 00:09:22,708 --> 00:09:24,125 [Wendy, whispering] Oh, God. 177 00:09:24,208 --> 00:09:26,000 Yeah. 178 00:09:27,208 --> 00:09:29,542 -Thank you. -Mm-hmm. 179 00:09:31,333 --> 00:09:33,042 [Travis] The outcome that we want from this is her 180 00:09:33,208 --> 00:09:35,583 getting healthy and better and be down here with family, 181 00:09:35,667 --> 00:09:37,500 and... and that's our whole thing. 182 00:09:37,667 --> 00:09:39,667 We just want her to come down here and get better. 183 00:09:39,750 --> 00:09:41,375 -[Will] Are we ready? -I'm ready. 184 00:09:41,500 --> 00:09:43,208 [Will] Let's go. Let's do it. 185 00:09:45,542 --> 00:09:49,167 [roaring] 186 00:09:49,250 --> 00:09:54,042 ♪ 187 00:10:01,250 --> 00:10:03,083 [Will] I was a little nervous about today, to be honest. 188 00:10:03,208 --> 00:10:05,333 But we made it. 189 00:10:05,500 --> 00:10:06,583 She asked for a drink on the plane. 190 00:10:06,708 --> 00:10:08,208 I had to go to the lady, 191 00:10:08,375 --> 00:10:09,917 and I told her to just put apple juice in there. 192 00:10:10,042 --> 00:10:12,167 One, two, three. 193 00:10:12,333 --> 00:10:13,833 [Will] Tell her it's apple-flavored scotch. 194 00:10:13,917 --> 00:10:16,917 ♪♪ 195 00:10:17,042 --> 00:10:19,458 [Will] Wendy, give me five minutes. 196 00:10:19,542 --> 00:10:21,125 -I'm gonna go get the rooms. -Okay. 197 00:10:21,250 --> 00:10:24,125 ♪ 198 00:10:28,625 --> 00:10:30,000 What's this? 199 00:10:32,875 --> 00:10:35,500 Ah, look. They did it for me already. 200 00:10:35,625 --> 00:10:38,000 Our rooms are perfect. No liquor. 201 00:10:38,125 --> 00:10:40,500 At the end of the day, I just hope that she could understand 202 00:10:40,583 --> 00:10:42,458 that she has something to live for. 203 00:10:42,542 --> 00:10:44,958 You know, you have a child that, you know, 204 00:10:45,042 --> 00:10:47,875 still loves his mother and wants his mother in his life. 205 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,750 No alcohol at all should be sent to this room. 206 00:10:50,833 --> 00:10:52,708 -I don't care who calls. -[man] Yes. 207 00:10:52,833 --> 00:10:55,583 If the president calls, we ran out. 208 00:10:55,708 --> 00:10:57,292 No alcohol for this room, please. 209 00:10:57,417 --> 00:10:58,667 [man] Yes, sir. 210 00:10:58,792 --> 00:11:01,708 Thank you so much. I appreciate it. 211 00:11:01,875 --> 00:11:03,208 So, I'm hoping she could see that. 212 00:11:03,333 --> 00:11:05,750 I'm hoping that the love that she gets from them 213 00:11:05,875 --> 00:11:07,333 can make her wanna do something different. 214 00:11:07,417 --> 00:11:08,708 -We're ready to go? -Yes. 215 00:11:08,875 --> 00:11:10,708 -[cellphone chimes] -Perfect. 216 00:11:17,333 --> 00:11:19,250 ♪ 217 00:11:19,375 --> 00:11:20,417 Yeah. 218 00:11:30,208 --> 00:11:32,042 -I got it. -Okay. 219 00:11:32,208 --> 00:11:36,208 ♪ 220 00:11:36,375 --> 00:11:38,167 -So, you ready? -Yes. 221 00:11:38,333 --> 00:11:39,958 And I think, uh, Kevin and Travis are on their way. 222 00:11:40,083 --> 00:11:41,500 They'll be here in five minutes. 223 00:11:41,625 --> 00:11:43,208 -Okay. -Once they get here, 224 00:11:43,333 --> 00:11:45,458 I'll step out and let you guys, you know, have a family moment. 225 00:11:45,542 --> 00:11:47,167 Okay. 226 00:11:47,333 --> 00:11:50,750 So, last time you was here with your family, what happened? 227 00:11:50,875 --> 00:11:53,500 I'd rather not talk about it. 228 00:11:53,667 --> 00:11:54,917 [inhales sharply] 229 00:11:56,708 --> 00:11:58,375 [producer] In the fall of 2021, 230 00:11:58,542 --> 00:12:00,167 why did your mom come to Florida? 231 00:12:00,333 --> 00:12:03,542 Um, my mom came to Florida because we felt as though that 232 00:12:03,708 --> 00:12:07,708 her being close to the family would be a huge help. 233 00:12:07,875 --> 00:12:09,958 And from just taking her to appointments 234 00:12:10,042 --> 00:12:12,667 and things like that, I was able to really learn more 235 00:12:12,792 --> 00:12:15,458 about things going on with my mother internally. 236 00:12:15,542 --> 00:12:18,292 They basically said that because she was drinking so much, 237 00:12:18,375 --> 00:12:22,333 um, it was starting to affect her headspace and her brain. 238 00:12:26,375 --> 00:12:29,250 So, I think they said it was alcohol-induced dementia. 239 00:12:29,375 --> 00:12:30,458 Yeah. 240 00:12:30,542 --> 00:12:33,375 ♪♪ 241 00:12:38,333 --> 00:12:39,500 Do you want a lot in the middle or a little? 242 00:12:39,625 --> 00:12:41,167 Ah, not too much. 243 00:12:41,292 --> 00:12:42,833 [Kevin] When she was staying in Miami, 244 00:12:44,375 --> 00:12:45,667 I helped her heal by one, eliminating all alcohol. 245 00:12:45,750 --> 00:12:46,625 It's good. 246 00:12:46,708 --> 00:12:48,667 Mmm. 247 00:12:48,833 --> 00:12:50,167 Now I'll make some more. 248 00:12:50,333 --> 00:12:52,833 Good job. Thanks. 249 00:12:52,917 --> 00:12:54,625 -I do what I can. -The vegan ice cream. 250 00:12:54,708 --> 00:12:56,500 Try something different, so don't hate me. 251 00:12:56,583 --> 00:12:58,417 Mmm. 252 00:12:58,542 --> 00:13:01,208 Keeping her occupied with just whether it's going to the beach, 253 00:13:01,375 --> 00:13:03,833 working out, which is something that she didn't used to do, 254 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,000 what she does now, 255 00:13:06,125 --> 00:13:08,333 she was able to gain 20, 30 pounds while she was down here. 256 00:13:08,458 --> 00:13:09,708 So, what did you have to eat? 257 00:13:09,875 --> 00:13:11,042 -Oh, today? -Yeah. 258 00:13:11,208 --> 00:13:13,667 Um, well, I started out with a smoothie. 259 00:13:13,792 --> 00:13:15,500 Not like Kevin's. 260 00:13:15,667 --> 00:13:18,750 [Alex] She was doing better. 261 00:13:18,875 --> 00:13:22,792 Her son was at the helm in terms of directing 262 00:13:22,917 --> 00:13:24,750 what was going on with his mother. 263 00:13:24,875 --> 00:13:26,250 The decision to bring her to Florida 264 00:13:26,375 --> 00:13:29,708 was between us and the show. It was a group decision. 265 00:13:29,875 --> 00:13:31,833 The decision to keep her in Florida extended 266 00:13:31,958 --> 00:13:33,167 was a family decision, 267 00:13:33,292 --> 00:13:35,708 and that's where the show and the family 268 00:13:35,875 --> 00:13:38,333 started to disagree, and the financial advisor, 269 00:13:38,458 --> 00:13:41,375 when they saw that she was down here for too long, 270 00:13:41,542 --> 00:13:43,583 and our priority wasn't just to dust her up 271 00:13:43,708 --> 00:13:44,875 and then put her back on stage. 272 00:13:45,042 --> 00:13:47,042 It was to actually focus 273 00:13:47,208 --> 00:13:50,000 on long-term recovery that they started fighting us. 274 00:13:50,167 --> 00:13:52,125 I said, no, she's not coming back up 275 00:13:52,250 --> 00:13:53,667 because she needs to get better. 276 00:13:53,750 --> 00:13:56,583 I made sure that business was always on the back burner 277 00:13:56,708 --> 00:13:59,250 and that, you know, health was the number one priority. 278 00:13:59,375 --> 00:14:00,958 She did not go back up to New York 279 00:14:01,083 --> 00:14:06,458 until she was ordered by the court, until April of 2022. 280 00:14:06,583 --> 00:14:09,458 ♪ 281 00:14:16,208 --> 00:14:18,542 The reality is, when she went back to New York, 282 00:14:18,708 --> 00:14:20,792 she needed more extensive healing done, 283 00:14:20,917 --> 00:14:24,083 and I feel like her being down here with family 284 00:14:24,250 --> 00:14:26,292 was the best situation for her 285 00:14:26,417 --> 00:14:29,417 because she wasn't able to self-sabotage. 286 00:14:29,542 --> 00:14:31,542 If there should ever be someone who should help her manage that, 287 00:14:31,667 --> 00:14:32,917 it should be the ones around her, 288 00:14:33,083 --> 00:14:34,375 her loved ones, and her family. 289 00:14:34,542 --> 00:14:37,333 ♪ 290 00:14:42,792 --> 00:14:45,083 Yeah. Kevin's late. Travis is late. 291 00:14:45,208 --> 00:14:47,042 I don't know what they're doing. 292 00:14:47,167 --> 00:14:50,000 ♪♪ 293 00:14:55,250 --> 00:14:58,667 You know, these young kids, they don't value time. 294 00:14:58,750 --> 00:15:00,875 You think he's even gonna make it? 295 00:15:02,542 --> 00:15:05,542 Okay. All right. 296 00:15:10,250 --> 00:15:12,250 We don't have to talk about it. I'm just... 297 00:15:12,375 --> 00:15:14,667 I really want you guys to have a good relationship. 298 00:15:14,792 --> 00:15:16,458 Yeah. 299 00:15:16,542 --> 00:15:19,333 [sighs] 300 00:15:19,417 --> 00:15:21,375 Right? 301 00:15:21,500 --> 00:15:22,750 I don't wanna cry. I don't wanna cry. 302 00:15:22,917 --> 00:15:24,542 I don't wanna cry. 303 00:15:31,083 --> 00:15:33,417 Got to get 'em to New York more. 304 00:15:37,958 --> 00:15:39,292 Look who it is. 305 00:15:42,417 --> 00:15:43,875 What's up, brother? 306 00:15:43,958 --> 00:15:46,500 How are you doing? You can sit here. 307 00:15:46,583 --> 00:15:49,792 -I'm-a step off. How you doing? -How you doing? 308 00:15:49,917 --> 00:15:51,583 Hi. You look great. 309 00:15:51,667 --> 00:15:53,583 [Kevin] So do you. 310 00:15:53,708 --> 00:15:54,833 It's good to see you. 311 00:15:54,917 --> 00:15:56,833 I see you, too. 312 00:15:56,958 --> 00:15:59,167 [Wendy] You guys are so late. 313 00:15:59,333 --> 00:16:04,000 We've already eaten our food-- Hi. 314 00:16:04,167 --> 00:16:05,375 It's good to see you. 315 00:16:05,500 --> 00:16:07,875 See you, too. 316 00:16:08,042 --> 00:16:10,875 Yeah, no, I was late 'cause I was at school, and-- 317 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:12,583 I know. I know. How'd you do? 318 00:16:12,750 --> 00:16:14,333 Oh, I did good. 319 00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:17,042 -Good. -Yeah. Um... 320 00:16:17,125 --> 00:16:18,833 Just taking my time with things, you know? 321 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:20,958 Good. Good. 322 00:16:21,083 --> 00:16:22,583 -How are you doing, though? -Good. 323 00:16:22,708 --> 00:16:25,333 That's good. 324 00:16:25,500 --> 00:16:27,208 I think--I think we ate here before. 325 00:16:27,375 --> 00:16:29,042 -Didn't we come here before? -Yes. 326 00:16:29,208 --> 00:16:30,667 -We came here, like-- -That's what I was telling-- 327 00:16:30,750 --> 00:16:33,917 That's what I was telling Will, that we've eaten here before. 328 00:16:34,042 --> 00:16:36,583 Yeah. I think I was younger, though, when we came. 329 00:16:36,708 --> 00:16:39,208 -Yes, we've eaten here before. -I was younger when I came. 330 00:16:39,375 --> 00:16:40,417 Damn. 331 00:16:40,542 --> 00:16:42,833 Are you still comfortable with podcasts? 332 00:16:42,958 --> 00:16:46,125 -Yeah. -Okay. 333 00:16:46,250 --> 00:16:48,208 Do you still wanna do your podcast? 334 00:16:48,292 --> 00:16:50,083 Yes. This is part of the podcast. 335 00:16:52,167 --> 00:16:53,917 Well, where do you wanna do it? 336 00:16:54,042 --> 00:16:57,083 We're doing it now, and we've done it often. 337 00:16:57,167 --> 00:16:58,625 It's making money for me and Will. 338 00:17:01,292 --> 00:17:03,000 -All right. -[clears throat] 339 00:17:03,083 --> 00:17:07,958 She looked confused, and she looked skinny, 340 00:17:08,042 --> 00:17:10,917 like she needs a break, you know? 341 00:17:11,042 --> 00:17:13,125 I think she looks like she needs a break. 342 00:17:13,250 --> 00:17:16,583 I'm gonna be doing such fun things on my new TV show. 343 00:17:16,708 --> 00:17:18,292 Really? 344 00:17:18,375 --> 00:17:20,417 [ Wendy] I've got a lot of expensive stuff 345 00:17:20,542 --> 00:17:22,833 that I wanna give away. 346 00:17:23,042 --> 00:17:25,458 The person will come up. Give me the cash. 347 00:17:25,583 --> 00:17:27,375 -There you go. -Okay. 348 00:17:27,458 --> 00:17:32,917 We're gonna be doing things like that... slowly, slowly. 349 00:17:33,042 --> 00:17:34,833 But the first thing I'm gonna do, as I told you, 350 00:17:34,958 --> 00:17:36,333 take off the wig. 351 00:17:36,458 --> 00:17:39,167 -Okay. -And I'm gonna have, um... 352 00:17:39,292 --> 00:17:40,542 you know, I don't wanna just write it 353 00:17:40,667 --> 00:17:44,000 because it will get off. You know what I'm saying? 354 00:17:44,083 --> 00:17:49,625 So, I have, like, a paint thing. Yeah, just to paint. 355 00:17:49,750 --> 00:17:53,458 -Okay. -All right? 356 00:17:53,583 --> 00:17:54,917 How much does it cost now? [chuckles] 357 00:17:55,042 --> 00:17:56,333 Right. 358 00:17:56,458 --> 00:17:58,292 And I want cash. Here's your wig. 359 00:17:58,417 --> 00:18:01,667 Yeah. 360 00:18:01,792 --> 00:18:05,167 It's clear my aunt needs help, and the biggest concern is 361 00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:07,292 the people around her taking advantage of the situation. 362 00:18:07,417 --> 00:18:08,667 She's running around with people who are constantly putting it 363 00:18:10,333 --> 00:18:12,167 in her head that things that are not in her best interest 364 00:18:12,292 --> 00:18:16,500 are in her best interest because it's in theirs, so... 365 00:18:16,667 --> 00:18:19,000 This is a great... 366 00:18:19,125 --> 00:18:21,667 [voice breaking] This is a great day. 367 00:18:21,792 --> 00:18:23,750 Why are you crying? 368 00:18:23,875 --> 00:18:25,333 It's a great day. 369 00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:30,667 It is. 370 00:18:30,750 --> 00:18:34,708 ♪♪ 371 00:18:45,250 --> 00:18:47,833 -[motor whirring] -[horn honks] 372 00:18:55,875 --> 00:18:58,750 Good. I slept well. 373 00:19:00,708 --> 00:19:02,000 -Hello! -Hi. 374 00:19:02,125 --> 00:19:03,792 [giggles] Welcome! 375 00:19:03,917 --> 00:19:05,583 Good to see you. 376 00:19:05,708 --> 00:19:08,167 I love you. You look cozy. 377 00:19:08,333 --> 00:19:09,833 -How was the flight? -Good. 378 00:19:09,958 --> 00:19:13,167 -Gorgeous room. -Yeah, it is. 379 00:19:13,375 --> 00:19:14,917 Yeah, and lots of TV. 380 00:19:15,042 --> 00:19:16,333 -Lots of TV. -Mm-hmm. 381 00:19:16,417 --> 00:19:19,667 -So, um... -September. 382 00:19:19,833 --> 00:19:21,208 What about September? 383 00:19:21,333 --> 00:19:23,583 [singsongy] I go back on TV. 384 00:19:23,708 --> 00:19:25,083 ♪♪ 385 00:19:25,208 --> 00:19:26,625 Mort and Ira-- 386 00:19:26,750 --> 00:19:30,125 I've known them from The Wendy Williams Show. 387 00:19:33,292 --> 00:19:34,792 So, you've been saying this for, like, a while, that 388 00:19:34,958 --> 00:19:36,708 September, September, September. 389 00:19:36,833 --> 00:19:40,917 Well, the thing is that when-- Williams is Black, 390 00:19:41,042 --> 00:19:44,333 I was born as being Black. 391 00:19:44,500 --> 00:19:50,583 But when I get back on TV, it's Wendy Hunter. 392 00:19:50,708 --> 00:19:52,917 Okay. So, you want to say Wendy Hunter? 393 00:19:53,042 --> 00:19:55,583 -Yes! -Okay. 394 00:19:55,708 --> 00:19:58,458 I was told the first time of my aunt's diagnosis 395 00:19:58,583 --> 00:20:00,625 in fall of 2022. 396 00:20:01,917 --> 00:20:03,833 Family. Yeah, through family. 397 00:20:03,958 --> 00:20:09,417 All I know is that it was, um, dementia. That's all I know. 398 00:20:09,542 --> 00:20:14,208 You look back at little things, and it's a slow roll, right? 399 00:20:14,375 --> 00:20:15,542 It's little things like, 400 00:20:15,667 --> 00:20:19,167 "When's your birthday again?" You know? 401 00:20:19,208 --> 00:20:20,625 "What's his name again?" 402 00:20:20,750 --> 00:20:23,333 -Hey. -Yeah. 403 00:20:23,458 --> 00:20:26,917 But after seeing my aunt and really spending time 404 00:20:27,042 --> 00:20:29,333 with her in a state where she's in right now, 405 00:20:29,458 --> 00:20:32,042 I quickly realized that things were just not... 406 00:20:32,208 --> 00:20:35,167 they're not normal. 407 00:20:35,250 --> 00:20:38,500 It's heartbreaking. [sighs] 408 00:20:38,583 --> 00:20:40,333 You know? 409 00:20:40,458 --> 00:20:44,083 So, now you're saying September is when you're gonna be, 410 00:20:44,250 --> 00:20:46,000 like, going back, going back? 411 00:20:46,208 --> 00:20:49,250 -According to-- -Yeah, to my apartment. 412 00:20:49,375 --> 00:20:53,500 No, you're saying that-- you said the show. 413 00:20:53,667 --> 00:20:55,500 The show works. 414 00:20:55,667 --> 00:20:58,000 -Okay, I-- -What do--what do you mean? 415 00:20:58,125 --> 00:21:00,625 Because you just said September. You're going back in September. 416 00:21:00,708 --> 00:21:01,917 Mort and Ira. 417 00:21:02,042 --> 00:21:03,958 -Yep. -Okay. 418 00:21:04,083 --> 00:21:06,833 Mm-hmm. And when I get back on TV... 419 00:21:06,917 --> 00:21:09,250 boom. 420 00:21:09,375 --> 00:21:12,250 [singsongy] The winner! Mort and Ira know. 421 00:21:12,375 --> 00:21:15,833 And... do you remember what Mort and Ira said to you 422 00:21:15,875 --> 00:21:19,125 about you have to pass certain checkpoints 423 00:21:19,250 --> 00:21:21,167 -with your bill of health? -Yes. 424 00:21:21,250 --> 00:21:23,625 But health is a continuous journey. 425 00:21:23,708 --> 00:21:25,250 It's not like you-- you pick it up like a dumbbell. 426 00:21:25,375 --> 00:21:27,000 -I know. -Health is not just something 427 00:21:27,125 --> 00:21:28,583 -that you just... -[clears throat] 428 00:21:28,708 --> 00:21:30,625 ...skate in, and you skate out, and "I'll get to it later." 429 00:21:30,750 --> 00:21:32,500 -I know. -No one wants to see you win 430 00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:34,083 more than the people that love you. 431 00:21:34,208 --> 00:21:35,667 You can do whatever it is you wanna do. 432 00:21:35,792 --> 00:21:37,292 Mm-hmm. 433 00:21:37,375 --> 00:21:40,125 So long as you're healthy enough to do it. 434 00:21:40,208 --> 00:21:45,375 I'm healthy. You keep saying the same thing. 435 00:21:45,500 --> 00:21:47,708 I don't know what type of niece I would be 436 00:21:47,875 --> 00:21:50,500 if I didn't tap in and really be honest with you. 437 00:21:50,708 --> 00:21:51,917 Mm-hmm. 438 00:21:52,042 --> 00:21:53,542 You can be fake with the rest of the world, 439 00:21:53,667 --> 00:21:56,167 but don't be fake with the people you love. 440 00:21:56,292 --> 00:21:57,833 And nobody knows that more than you. 441 00:21:57,958 --> 00:21:59,542 Mm-hmm. 442 00:21:59,667 --> 00:22:00,750 You've built a career off of being real. 443 00:22:00,875 --> 00:22:02,542 Mm-hmm. 444 00:22:02,667 --> 00:22:04,708 So, I'm-a be real with you. 445 00:22:04,792 --> 00:22:06,208 Of course you are. 446 00:22:06,375 --> 00:22:09,500 Can I turn the TV up, please? 447 00:22:09,625 --> 00:22:14,583 There are people in her life that are gonna be real with her, 448 00:22:14,708 --> 00:22:17,667 and I just don't know if at this point, 449 00:22:17,750 --> 00:22:19,958 if my aunt is really ready to receive that. 450 00:22:20,083 --> 00:22:24,292 She's going, "I'm great, I'm good, I'm good, I'm good," 451 00:22:24,375 --> 00:22:27,167 but I see certain things that just are not adding up. 452 00:22:27,250 --> 00:22:30,542 Well, can you move so I can watch TV? 453 00:22:30,667 --> 00:22:32,458 Can you guys go so I can watch TV? 454 00:22:34,667 --> 00:22:37,208 And you can go over there and watch TV. How about that? 455 00:22:37,375 --> 00:22:39,125 ♪ 456 00:22:39,250 --> 00:22:41,000 It does bring me to tears sometimes 457 00:22:41,125 --> 00:22:44,375 when she does check out and not wanna take 458 00:22:44,500 --> 00:22:46,625 the love and the care and concern that's coming her way. 459 00:22:46,708 --> 00:22:49,875 Yeah, it does. It does make me upset. 460 00:22:50,042 --> 00:22:52,917 Okay. 461 00:22:53,042 --> 00:22:54,417 Okay. We could turn TV on. 462 00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:59,000 Okay. 463 00:22:59,167 --> 00:23:01,958 [Wendy] TV, please. Where is it? 464 00:23:04,708 --> 00:23:07,542 ♪ 465 00:23:10,042 --> 00:23:11,958 [knock on door] 466 00:23:14,833 --> 00:23:16,917 -[Mr. Williams] Ah! -[Wendy] Daddy! 467 00:23:17,042 --> 00:23:20,792 Baby! Hey! Oh! My gosh. 468 00:23:20,875 --> 00:23:22,125 -[chuckles] -So good to see you again, Dad. 469 00:23:22,250 --> 00:23:25,375 It's good to see you, baby. 470 00:23:25,542 --> 00:23:26,792 [crew] "A" and "B" cameras rolling 471 00:23:26,875 --> 00:23:29,333 on Mr. Williams interview, take one. 472 00:23:29,458 --> 00:23:31,625 [producer] When was the last time you saw Wendy? 473 00:23:31,750 --> 00:23:36,375 Uh...it was last...early fall. 474 00:23:36,542 --> 00:23:38,458 -Can't believe that you're here. -You look great, Dad. 475 00:23:38,542 --> 00:23:40,458 Fill me in on everything. 476 00:23:40,542 --> 00:23:43,792 I just love my daughter. 477 00:23:43,875 --> 00:23:48,375 Uh, the feelings are... [chuckles] familial. 478 00:23:48,500 --> 00:23:51,333 I come in with more trips down memory lane. 479 00:23:51,458 --> 00:23:53,083 Take a look at this. 480 00:23:53,208 --> 00:23:55,042 Oh, boy. 481 00:23:55,167 --> 00:23:56,333 [Wendy] Wow. 482 00:23:56,458 --> 00:23:58,417 I remember those early days, Wendy, 483 00:23:58,583 --> 00:24:01,000 when you started off on that microphone. 484 00:24:01,083 --> 00:24:04,250 You were known as the golden girl on the radio there. 485 00:24:04,375 --> 00:24:07,042 My grandparents collected everything. 486 00:24:07,208 --> 00:24:09,667 Legitimately, you and Nana have photos everywhere. 487 00:24:09,750 --> 00:24:12,583 And my aunt obviously loves her dad, my grandfather, dearly, 488 00:24:12,667 --> 00:24:14,083 and I think going through those memories 489 00:24:14,208 --> 00:24:15,750 was really good for her. 490 00:24:15,875 --> 00:24:17,625 Do you remember, Daddy, when I was six years old, I said... 491 00:24:17,750 --> 00:24:21,333 -♪ I want radio, radio, radio ♪ -Yes. 492 00:24:21,417 --> 00:24:23,000 -Remember? -Yes. Yes. 493 00:24:23,083 --> 00:24:26,625 These three words you said long ago. I'll show them. 494 00:24:26,708 --> 00:24:28,042 Mm-hmm. 495 00:24:28,167 --> 00:24:30,250 [laughs] 496 00:24:30,333 --> 00:24:33,292 -I certainly have. -Yes. Yes, you have. 497 00:24:33,417 --> 00:24:35,875 This is something that I wish 498 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:40,667 we could have more of-- her being around family. 499 00:24:40,833 --> 00:24:43,875 I could spend all day going through these albums. 500 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,250 Is it true that Nana's favorite place 501 00:24:46,417 --> 00:24:48,458 that she visited was Hong Kong? 502 00:24:48,583 --> 00:24:50,000 -Italy. -Italy was her favorite? 503 00:24:50,083 --> 00:24:51,583 -Italy. -Okay. 504 00:24:51,708 --> 00:24:53,542 We were there three different times. 505 00:24:53,708 --> 00:24:55,708 [cries] I miss Shirley. 506 00:24:55,875 --> 00:24:57,000 Oh. 507 00:24:57,208 --> 00:24:59,417 Yes. Well, so do I. 508 00:24:59,500 --> 00:25:02,167 But we talk. 509 00:25:02,292 --> 00:25:07,250 It's a one-way conversation, but the feeling is there, Wendy. 510 00:25:07,333 --> 00:25:09,208 The feeling is there. 511 00:25:19,042 --> 00:25:20,750 [sobs] 512 00:25:24,042 --> 00:25:26,625 [crying] 513 00:25:28,375 --> 00:25:29,875 Yes. 514 00:25:31,417 --> 00:25:34,125 She's in a better place. 515 00:25:34,250 --> 00:25:37,292 There's a whole lot of craziness going on down here. 516 00:25:37,417 --> 00:25:40,167 [chuckles] 517 00:25:40,333 --> 00:25:42,667 Yeah, that's for sure. 518 00:25:42,833 --> 00:25:45,917 [Alex] When it's come to my aunt's dementia, 519 00:25:46,042 --> 00:25:48,583 there's three things that didn't help--her divorce, 520 00:25:48,708 --> 00:25:52,667 the pandemic, and then losing my grandmother. 521 00:25:52,833 --> 00:25:54,375 -Daddy, you know... -Yes. 522 00:25:54,542 --> 00:25:56,167 -...Wednesday. -Yeah? 523 00:25:56,250 --> 00:25:58,875 I'll be back on TV. 524 00:25:59,042 --> 00:26:00,750 Oh, wait, today is Wednesday. You're talking about next-- 525 00:26:00,875 --> 00:26:03,583 No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no. 526 00:26:03,708 --> 00:26:07,875 The girl is still ha-- I mean... it's not working. 527 00:26:07,958 --> 00:26:09,500 Uh-huh. 528 00:26:09,625 --> 00:26:14,167 So, I have to wait until that for it to happen. 529 00:26:14,250 --> 00:26:16,417 -All right. Okay. -Mm-hmm. 530 00:26:16,542 --> 00:26:19,458 Patience is a virtue. You can wait. 531 00:26:19,542 --> 00:26:20,667 Wait. 532 00:26:20,792 --> 00:26:24,042 Have the patience of a cobra. 533 00:26:24,208 --> 00:26:26,750 [producer] Did you tell the rest of your family, 534 00:26:26,875 --> 00:26:28,000 -like your grandfather and... -Yeah. 535 00:26:28,125 --> 00:26:30,375 -...about the dementia? -Absolutely. 536 00:26:30,458 --> 00:26:31,792 -Just wait. -The thing is-- 537 00:26:31,917 --> 00:26:34,583 The thing is, is that, right. 538 00:26:34,708 --> 00:26:37,000 She doesn't have a mask on, but everybody has masks. 539 00:26:37,125 --> 00:26:38,292 Yeah. 540 00:26:38,417 --> 00:26:42,125 And then some people don't have masks. 541 00:26:42,208 --> 00:26:44,917 -Yeah, yeah. -But four people keep masks. 542 00:26:45,042 --> 00:26:46,833 -Yeah. -Yeah. 543 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,500 Yeah. Okay. 544 00:26:49,667 --> 00:26:51,500 All right. 545 00:26:51,667 --> 00:26:52,833 I'm sure you'll do well. 546 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,667 -Mm-hmm. -I don't doubt it. 547 00:26:55,792 --> 00:26:58,250 Daddy, the first thing I'm gonna do is take off my wig. 548 00:26:58,375 --> 00:27:00,583 [laughs] Good. 549 00:27:00,708 --> 00:27:02,667 And I want all the girls, 550 00:27:02,833 --> 00:27:06,833 and if they're gay, the guys, take off their wig. 551 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,250 -[Mr. Williams laughing] -Yep. 552 00:27:09,375 --> 00:27:11,167 And put it back on. 553 00:27:11,250 --> 00:27:14,417 And I have a long one. I don't want it anymore. 554 00:27:14,542 --> 00:27:16,833 -So... [hums] -Oh. 555 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:18,667 [singsongy] Who wants this? It'll cost you money. 556 00:27:18,833 --> 00:27:20,417 -Yeah. Yeah. -Mm-hmm. 557 00:27:20,542 --> 00:27:23,333 Yeah. All right. 558 00:27:23,417 --> 00:27:24,375 Yeah. 559 00:27:24,542 --> 00:27:26,458 ♪ 560 00:27:26,583 --> 00:27:29,708 [Alex] It affects me a lot. Um... 561 00:27:29,875 --> 00:27:31,833 [voice breaking] I think that's always gonna be, like, a... 562 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:36,250 like, a thing that I will always 563 00:27:36,375 --> 00:27:38,542 have in the back of my head with my aunt, you know? 564 00:27:38,708 --> 00:27:40,500 [sniffles] 565 00:27:40,625 --> 00:27:43,250 How is she truly doing, you know? 566 00:27:43,375 --> 00:27:44,833 I just want her to be happy, and I want her to be healthy, 567 00:27:44,958 --> 00:27:46,583 and I want her to be here. 568 00:27:46,708 --> 00:27:49,833 You, Tommy, and Wanda. 569 00:27:49,958 --> 00:27:52,042 -Mm-hmm. -Tommy's the baby. 570 00:27:52,167 --> 00:27:54,292 -There you are. -And I hate what I'm wearing. 571 00:27:54,417 --> 00:27:57,500 And there's Wanda. Wanda Woo-Woo. 572 00:27:57,583 --> 00:27:59,708 Those were the days. 573 00:27:59,875 --> 00:28:02,000 Mm. 574 00:28:02,083 --> 00:28:04,000 Those were the days, my friend. 575 00:28:04,083 --> 00:28:06,125 Yeah. 576 00:28:17,708 --> 00:28:18,958 And here we are. 577 00:28:19,083 --> 00:28:21,667 Wendy's gonna sit on the end? 578 00:28:21,792 --> 00:28:23,333 She's gonna sit there. 579 00:28:23,458 --> 00:28:25,333 And so I guess I'm gonna be sitting right next-- 580 00:28:25,417 --> 00:28:27,167 right next to her. 581 00:28:27,292 --> 00:28:29,917 [producer] How was it growing up with Wendy? 582 00:28:30,042 --> 00:28:32,667 -Great. Best of friends. -Yeah? 583 00:28:32,792 --> 00:28:35,292 Best of friends all the time. 584 00:28:35,417 --> 00:28:37,500 [producer] Are you nervous about seeing Wendy right now? 585 00:28:37,625 --> 00:28:40,125 No, not at all. I'm excited. 586 00:28:40,208 --> 00:28:41,875 Where's my Manhattan that I had? Does anybody know? 587 00:28:42,042 --> 00:28:44,542 You don't need another one, man. 588 00:28:44,708 --> 00:28:46,333 You sipped it enough. 589 00:28:46,500 --> 00:28:49,083 -Now, please, don't stay on-- -I don't need the trauma, man. 590 00:28:49,208 --> 00:28:51,292 -Look, the-- -Some other time. Not tonight. 591 00:28:51,375 --> 00:28:54,000 You're right. 592 00:28:54,083 --> 00:28:55,875 Dad! 593 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:56,875 -Hi, baby. -But wait. 594 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:58,792 I wanna sit next to Dad. 595 00:28:58,917 --> 00:29:00,875 Get in that way, and then that way you can sit 596 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:01,958 -right in the pocket. -No, you have to get out. 597 00:29:03,083 --> 00:29:03,708 -Let her slide over. -No, just get out. 598 00:29:05,083 --> 00:29:05,183 And you're gonna slide down, all the way down? All right. 599 00:29:06,208 --> 00:29:06,292 -You have to get out. -Have a good ride. 600 00:29:07,583 --> 00:29:08,250 -Okay. No problem. -Because of my feet. 601 00:29:09,208 --> 00:29:09,333 I am moving. I got you, I got you. 602 00:29:10,292 --> 00:29:10,458 -Hey, look, look. -Hold on to this. 603 00:29:11,625 --> 00:29:12,083 -Look, look, look. -Hold on to this. 604 00:29:12,917 --> 00:29:15,792 Hold on to this. Okay, perfect. 605 00:29:19,333 --> 00:29:20,375 Yeah. Yeah. 606 00:29:22,208 --> 00:29:24,167 I didn't believe she did. I wasn't aware of that. 607 00:29:24,208 --> 00:29:25,917 -Hi, Dad. -I'm not gonna speak on anything 608 00:29:26,042 --> 00:29:27,917 that I don't see or that I don't know factually. 609 00:29:28,042 --> 00:29:30,375 -You guys enjoy dinner. -Enjoy your dinner. 610 00:29:30,500 --> 00:29:32,833 Come close. 611 00:29:32,917 --> 00:29:35,500 So, Kevin, I'm so glad you're here. 612 00:29:39,292 --> 00:29:42,542 Really. Really. 613 00:29:42,708 --> 00:29:44,583 Yes. 614 00:29:44,708 --> 00:29:46,625 I know you are. I know you are. 615 00:29:46,708 --> 00:29:48,875 I couldn't wait to see you, Wendy. 616 00:29:49,042 --> 00:29:52,083 I know Wendy. I know my Wendy. You know, she needs to heal. 617 00:29:52,208 --> 00:29:54,750 That's what needs to happen 'cause she's-- 618 00:29:54,875 --> 00:29:56,917 she's not good right now. 619 00:29:57,042 --> 00:29:59,583 [Mr. Williams] Where's the waiter? Garçon? 620 00:29:59,708 --> 00:30:01,667 Hi. 621 00:30:01,833 --> 00:30:03,583 -Oh! They're here. -Hey! 622 00:30:03,708 --> 00:30:05,333 What's going on there, brother man? 623 00:30:05,417 --> 00:30:06,833 -Hey! -Hey, hey. 624 00:30:06,917 --> 00:30:08,417 -All right. -[laughs] 625 00:30:08,542 --> 00:30:09,917 -Good to see you. -How you doing? 626 00:30:10,042 --> 00:30:12,083 When she was staying here with me, 627 00:30:12,208 --> 00:30:13,708 I always tried to give her an environment 628 00:30:13,875 --> 00:30:16,167 where she could still always be improving 629 00:30:16,250 --> 00:30:19,917 and not have to relapse or, um, 630 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,583 not surrounding her with things that might make it worse. 631 00:30:22,708 --> 00:30:25,792 -By the way, Kevin... -Oh. 632 00:30:25,875 --> 00:30:28,833 -I got this for you. -Oh, what is this? 633 00:30:28,917 --> 00:30:30,333 Expensive. 634 00:30:30,458 --> 00:30:33,500 -A Dior shirt? -Yes, Kev. 635 00:30:33,583 --> 00:30:34,833 -Okay. -Thank you. Appreciate it. 636 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:36,833 -Yep! -That's nice. 637 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,500 -Thank you. -[Mr. Williams] What is it? 638 00:30:39,625 --> 00:30:41,083 -Dior, darling. -Oh. 639 00:30:41,208 --> 00:30:44,000 And I have Dior on my feet. And that one there. 640 00:30:44,083 --> 00:30:46,000 Everyone saw me in this, though, already. This is old. 641 00:30:49,208 --> 00:30:51,833 -You don't wanna wear that? -No, no, I'm-a take it, but... 642 00:30:51,958 --> 00:30:53,750 -[laughs] -All right, then--then give it-- 643 00:30:53,875 --> 00:30:56,333 Thank you. Appreciate it. 644 00:31:00,500 --> 00:31:01,833 I love you, too. 645 00:31:01,958 --> 00:31:03,208 [server] All right. 646 00:31:03,375 --> 00:31:07,000 ♪ 647 00:31:07,167 --> 00:31:08,292 Here's your food, ma'am. You got two General D's. 648 00:31:08,417 --> 00:31:12,875 and the two caviar-- they're coming. 649 00:31:13,042 --> 00:31:14,833 Who ordered that? Wait, hold on, hold on. 650 00:31:14,958 --> 00:31:17,667 Who ordered that? 651 00:31:17,750 --> 00:31:20,083 Yes. I'm keeping the same... 652 00:31:20,208 --> 00:31:22,542 -Who--who's this one for? -No more black. 653 00:31:22,667 --> 00:31:24,167 Put it--you can put it right there. 654 00:31:24,208 --> 00:31:25,625 -I'll... I'll take it. -Okay. 655 00:31:25,792 --> 00:31:27,708 I want one. 656 00:31:27,875 --> 00:31:29,083 -Yes. -Make it a Coca-Cola. 657 00:31:29,167 --> 00:31:30,083 -Sorry? -Coca-Cola. 658 00:31:30,208 --> 00:31:31,958 Coke? Okay. 659 00:31:32,083 --> 00:31:33,375 [Kevin] Over these past four years, my mom has been 660 00:31:35,125 --> 00:31:36,583 in and out of the hospital a lot for alcohol-related reasons. 661 00:31:36,708 --> 00:31:38,500 You know, I've been in this situation with her, 662 00:31:38,625 --> 00:31:42,417 like, numerous times, where she gets access to alcohol again 663 00:31:42,542 --> 00:31:45,667 or, you know, being able to do what she wants again. 664 00:31:45,792 --> 00:31:48,083 I just feel like my mom needs help. 665 00:32:06,417 --> 00:32:09,958 Promise you. It won't. 666 00:32:10,042 --> 00:32:12,833 Wendy's strong in her stance. I'm strong in my stance, 667 00:32:12,958 --> 00:32:14,875 but my stance is also a protector. 668 00:32:15,042 --> 00:32:16,458 I'm also trying to make sure she's all right, 669 00:32:16,583 --> 00:32:19,000 because my father and my parents have definitely 670 00:32:19,042 --> 00:32:21,000 instilled, you know, "Take care of your sisters." 671 00:32:21,125 --> 00:32:22,792 So, I try to handle them with kid gloves, 672 00:32:22,917 --> 00:32:25,000 but Wendy's not a kid, and she's tough. 673 00:32:25,083 --> 00:32:26,917 So, you know, um, 674 00:32:27,042 --> 00:32:29,375 it's... it's a little difficult. 675 00:32:33,583 --> 00:32:34,750 Exactly. 676 00:32:34,875 --> 00:32:36,333 So, guys, we're gonna wrap up, 677 00:32:36,500 --> 00:32:37,583 and you guys can stay here without the cameras. 678 00:32:39,042 --> 00:32:41,250 -We're just gonna pack it up. -Okay. Thank you. 679 00:32:41,375 --> 00:32:46,333 By the way, tomorrow we're all going on a boat, okay? 680 00:32:46,500 --> 00:32:47,833 [Tommy] Okay. 681 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,917 -With podcast the whole way. -Nice. 682 00:32:50,042 --> 00:32:51,750 -Yes, perfect. -Nice. 683 00:32:51,875 --> 00:32:53,208 [Travis] Thank you. 684 00:32:56,958 --> 00:33:00,042 ♪ 685 00:33:02,042 --> 00:33:04,458 [birds chirping] 686 00:33:10,708 --> 00:33:13,000 [horns honking] 687 00:33:13,167 --> 00:33:14,583 [Kevin] I feel like every time my mom comes down here, 688 00:33:16,375 --> 00:33:17,542 it's always a concern of how long she's gonna stay down here 689 00:33:17,708 --> 00:33:21,125 and how soon she's gonna go back to New York 690 00:33:21,250 --> 00:33:23,458 and her regular habits. 691 00:33:23,542 --> 00:33:25,042 And away we go. 692 00:33:25,167 --> 00:33:28,000 Unhealthy eating, drinking. 693 00:33:28,083 --> 00:33:30,583 As long as she has people around who are "yes" people, 694 00:33:30,708 --> 00:33:32,375 I know that she's not getting the help that she needs 695 00:33:32,500 --> 00:33:33,500 or getting better. 696 00:33:33,667 --> 00:33:35,333 Oh, my God. 697 00:33:35,458 --> 00:33:36,833 Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. 698 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,125 I don't do that. I can't do that. 699 00:33:40,250 --> 00:33:42,875 Make it closer. Pull! Pull! Pull! 700 00:33:43,042 --> 00:33:45,833 Pull! Pull! Pull! No! Pull more! 701 00:33:45,917 --> 00:33:47,000 But this... this is in the way. 702 00:33:47,125 --> 00:33:48,833 [man] The floatie's there. 703 00:33:48,958 --> 00:33:50,083 -Wendy, I'm-a hold you. -One... 704 00:33:50,208 --> 00:33:51,000 [both] ...two, three. 705 00:33:51,125 --> 00:33:52,500 -Yes! -Good. 706 00:33:52,625 --> 00:33:54,208 Oh, my God. 707 00:33:54,375 --> 00:33:55,833 -[panting] Oh, God. -You got it. 708 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,167 -That was a lot, right? -Yes. 709 00:33:58,292 --> 00:34:00,458 -We did it. [laughs] -Oh, God. 710 00:34:00,542 --> 00:34:03,417 ♪♪ 711 00:34:21,250 --> 00:34:26,125 Now, what is it that you would like to have, 712 00:34:26,208 --> 00:34:27,292 -that you intend to get one day? -I've already told you. 713 00:34:27,417 --> 00:34:30,583 -I've already told you. -Tell me again. 714 00:34:30,708 --> 00:34:32,917 I wanna be back on TV. 715 00:34:33,042 --> 00:34:36,417 Yeah, I know that. Any objects? I'm talking about objects today. 716 00:34:36,542 --> 00:34:39,583 -No. -Uh-huh. 717 00:34:39,708 --> 00:34:41,375 Hmm. 718 00:34:41,500 --> 00:34:44,083 -I found the new apartment. -You found the new-- 719 00:34:44,208 --> 00:34:45,542 -I found the new apartment. -Yes. 720 00:34:45,708 --> 00:34:48,708 -It's a flat floor for my feet. -First floor, yeah. 721 00:34:48,875 --> 00:34:51,167 You're gonna have space enough 722 00:34:51,250 --> 00:34:53,458 to do some artwork that you might-- 723 00:34:53,583 --> 00:34:56,167 No, I'm not doing artwork, Dad. I've done it a thousand times. 724 00:34:56,333 --> 00:34:57,500 -I'm not doing it again. -Okay. 725 00:34:57,625 --> 00:34:59,167 Nope. 726 00:34:59,292 --> 00:35:02,458 I've done hobbies. I don't wanna do them anymore. 727 00:35:04,375 --> 00:35:06,917 [Kevin] I still see glimpses of my mom very often. 728 00:35:07,042 --> 00:35:10,958 Like, she still has a chance to live a good and healthy life, 729 00:35:11,083 --> 00:35:12,750 but she needs to want to live that. 730 00:35:12,875 --> 00:35:14,958 But I feel like if you don't slow her down, 731 00:35:15,042 --> 00:35:17,208 she's not gonna slow down for anybody. 732 00:35:21,625 --> 00:35:23,542 Live in Miami? 733 00:35:23,667 --> 00:35:26,125 Well, I mean, you know, I think that she's just... 734 00:35:26,250 --> 00:35:27,833 right now she's weak and vulnerable, 735 00:35:27,917 --> 00:35:29,375 and she needs to be around people 736 00:35:29,458 --> 00:35:30,917 who aren't gonna take advantage of that. 737 00:35:31,042 --> 00:35:32,500 [Kevin] I think that my mother 738 00:35:32,667 --> 00:35:34,583 should have family surrounding her. 739 00:35:34,708 --> 00:35:37,708 I've talked to her a lot about her staying in Florida 740 00:35:37,875 --> 00:35:40,042 and how much it would benefit her 741 00:35:40,167 --> 00:35:41,833 where she can't harm herself. 742 00:35:41,958 --> 00:35:44,208 When she's in New York, I think in the back of her mind, 743 00:35:44,375 --> 00:35:47,167 she knows she would be able to still drink up there 744 00:35:47,292 --> 00:35:48,875 and do things that she shouldn't. 745 00:35:48,958 --> 00:35:52,708 I feel like my mom should never be by herself or alone. 746 00:35:52,833 --> 00:35:55,625 ♪♪ 747 00:36:04,958 --> 00:36:06,292 [producer] It was good seeing Kevin. 748 00:36:06,417 --> 00:36:08,167 -Yes. -He did voice some concerns. 749 00:36:08,292 --> 00:36:09,833 -Yes. -He wanted to be with-- 750 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:11,458 be with you more, you know? 751 00:36:11,583 --> 00:36:14,167 -Go next, please. -Okay. Go next. 752 00:36:14,333 --> 00:36:15,708 How has it been having us in your home 753 00:36:15,833 --> 00:36:17,208 for the past few months? 754 00:36:17,333 --> 00:36:19,417 -Fine. -Just fine? 755 00:36:19,542 --> 00:36:22,167 Yes. Because no one's here. 756 00:36:22,292 --> 00:36:24,167 [producer] Right. 757 00:36:24,292 --> 00:36:27,583 So, I like people here. I'm very... 758 00:36:27,708 --> 00:36:30,542 ♪ 759 00:36:35,708 --> 00:36:37,167 Yes. 760 00:36:38,958 --> 00:36:39,792 Yes. 761 00:36:44,542 --> 00:36:47,792 ♪ 762 00:36:47,875 --> 00:36:49,500 Sound speed. 763 00:36:49,583 --> 00:36:50,583 Ready. 764 00:36:58,208 --> 00:36:59,750 [producer] Wendy? 765 00:36:59,875 --> 00:37:02,000 -[Wendy] Yes? -Can I come in? 766 00:37:02,167 --> 00:37:03,458 [Wendy] Yeah. 767 00:37:03,583 --> 00:37:04,833 Looks different. 768 00:37:04,958 --> 00:37:06,875 -I'm moving. -I know. 769 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:09,500 -Obviously. -When are you moving? 770 00:37:09,625 --> 00:37:11,667 -Today. -Today? 771 00:37:11,833 --> 00:37:12,958 Not today. 772 00:37:13,083 --> 00:37:15,167 -Oh, okay. -Okay. 773 00:37:15,292 --> 00:37:18,042 What'd you have for breakfast? Did you eat today? 774 00:37:18,208 --> 00:37:20,708 [Wendy] Yes. Look at that. 775 00:37:20,833 --> 00:37:23,708 -[producer] A coffee? -There's more than coffee. 776 00:37:23,792 --> 00:37:26,458 [producer] Oh. So, you had a mimosa this morning? 777 00:37:26,542 --> 00:37:28,000 That's a big mimosa, Wendy. 778 00:37:28,083 --> 00:37:29,667 [Wendy] Relax. 779 00:37:29,750 --> 00:37:31,583 [producer] So, were you excited to see Kevin? 780 00:37:31,708 --> 00:37:34,375 [sighs] Hmm. 781 00:37:34,500 --> 00:37:36,167 Yes. 782 00:37:36,292 --> 00:37:37,208 [producer] You were down there in Florida before, 783 00:37:37,375 --> 00:37:39,000 a couple years ago, 784 00:37:39,125 --> 00:37:40,500 and you stayed with him for a while. 785 00:37:40,625 --> 00:37:41,750 Mm-hmm. 786 00:37:41,875 --> 00:37:44,125 -[producer] Did you like that? -Correct. 787 00:37:44,208 --> 00:37:45,292 [producer] You were, like, healing, you know? 788 00:37:45,417 --> 00:37:46,667 It was good to be away from things. 789 00:37:46,750 --> 00:37:48,333 -No healing. -Not healing like physical. 790 00:37:48,458 --> 00:37:49,958 Like, healing from the heart? 791 00:37:50,083 --> 00:37:53,625 -Yes. -Yeah. 792 00:37:53,750 --> 00:37:56,000 Do you think that that-- if you were with him again, 793 00:37:56,083 --> 00:37:57,667 that would help you heal or... 794 00:37:57,792 --> 00:37:59,625 Mm-hmm. 795 00:37:59,708 --> 00:38:02,500 [crying] 796 00:38:11,958 --> 00:38:13,250 [continues crying] 797 00:38:15,167 --> 00:38:17,667 -No! -Okay. I'll stay here. 798 00:38:19,167 --> 00:38:22,542 [Wendy, crying] I miss my family. 799 00:38:24,708 --> 00:38:27,542 [sobbing] 800 00:38:34,958 --> 00:38:36,667 [Will] What's going on? 801 00:38:36,792 --> 00:38:39,000 -[Wendy continues crying] -[Will] What happened? 802 00:38:39,125 --> 00:38:42,292 [Wendy continues crying] 803 00:38:44,875 --> 00:38:47,542 [exhales deeply, sniffles] 804 00:38:47,667 --> 00:38:49,500 [Will] We can't keep going on like this. 805 00:38:49,625 --> 00:38:51,542 This is just not working out. 806 00:38:51,667 --> 00:38:53,833 [sobbing] 807 00:38:53,958 --> 00:38:55,917 She can't do it by herself. 808 00:38:56,083 --> 00:38:58,000 [crying] 809 00:38:58,083 --> 00:39:00,167 All right, you gonna get you something to eat, 810 00:39:00,292 --> 00:39:02,125 take a moment, and then, um, 811 00:39:02,208 --> 00:39:03,833 we'll talk in about an hour or so. 812 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:07,125 All right. Go to sleep. Relax. 813 00:39:07,208 --> 00:39:16,333 ♪♪ 814 00:39:16,542 --> 00:39:18,125 [producer] She's drunk? 815 00:39:18,250 --> 00:39:20,458 Unfortunately. 816 00:39:20,625 --> 00:39:23,708 I think that they just need to have somebody here 24/7. 817 00:39:23,792 --> 00:39:25,875 That's really the only option. 818 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:27,708 [female producer] This is the third time for sure 819 00:39:27,833 --> 00:39:29,167 that we've come to do the interview, 820 00:39:29,375 --> 00:39:31,083 and she's... can't do it 'cause she's-- 821 00:39:31,250 --> 00:39:33,625 I've already told Michael we're gonna take a different approach. 822 00:39:33,708 --> 00:39:35,083 [female producer] I feel like you, Will, 823 00:39:35,250 --> 00:39:38,625 now are, like, accepting, really seeing 824 00:39:38,708 --> 00:39:41,917 that this is a serious-- it's not even about planning-- 825 00:39:42,042 --> 00:39:44,208 I never said it wasn't serious. I always felt it was serious. 826 00:39:44,333 --> 00:39:45,458 [male producer] That's true. He didn't-- 827 00:39:46,667 --> 00:39:48,333 It just wasn't... It just wasn't so consistent. 828 00:39:48,458 --> 00:39:50,000 That's the difference. 829 00:39:50,125 --> 00:39:51,500 [male producer] And it got worse when she got back from L.A. 830 00:39:51,625 --> 00:39:53,208 -Yeah. -[female producer] Definitely. 831 00:39:53,292 --> 00:39:55,208 That whole L.A. trip, she stumbled, 832 00:39:55,292 --> 00:39:57,000 and she can't figure it out, you know? 833 00:39:57,125 --> 00:40:00,208 And it's--it's hard for someone who's addicted to something 834 00:40:00,333 --> 00:40:02,167 to figure it out on their own. 835 00:40:02,292 --> 00:40:03,750 -[female producer] Yeah. -So, just... 836 00:40:03,875 --> 00:40:05,917 We're just gonna have to rectify it and fix it. That's it. 837 00:40:06,042 --> 00:40:08,792 [female producer] How are you gonna do that? 838 00:40:08,875 --> 00:40:10,833 Can you do it? I mean, can you really do it on your own? 839 00:40:10,958 --> 00:40:14,625 I think we can do it. Me, the guardianship, 840 00:40:14,708 --> 00:40:16,833 whoever else is gonna be involved, her family. 841 00:40:16,958 --> 00:40:18,833 We're gonna have to all come together and figure it out. 842 00:40:18,917 --> 00:40:21,792 ♪♪ 843 00:40:25,958 --> 00:40:27,958 [Will] Yesterday, I went to the apartment around 6:00. 844 00:40:28,042 --> 00:40:31,458 I knocked on the door. Wendy did respond to me. 845 00:40:31,542 --> 00:40:33,667 She did tell me that, you know, give her a second. 846 00:40:33,792 --> 00:40:35,667 I gave her a couple minutes. 847 00:40:35,750 --> 00:40:37,167 She still didn't come to the door, 848 00:40:37,333 --> 00:40:40,250 so I eventually just pushed the door in, and I went in, 849 00:40:40,375 --> 00:40:43,000 and she was hiding in the bathroom. 850 00:40:43,083 --> 00:40:47,000 I found a big bottle of... like a party bottle, 851 00:40:47,125 --> 00:40:49,750 in her bed that was empty. 852 00:40:49,875 --> 00:40:54,708 Whether she's here or not, I just don't think she cares. 853 00:40:54,833 --> 00:40:57,250 She's locked herself in her apartment, 854 00:40:57,375 --> 00:40:59,667 surrounded herself with alcohol, 855 00:40:59,792 --> 00:41:02,917 and decided, "This is going to be my fate." 856 00:41:03,083 --> 00:41:04,500 ♪ 857 00:41:04,583 --> 00:41:08,167 [horns honking] 858 00:41:08,250 --> 00:41:11,083 ♪♪ 859 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:27,333 Um, this morning was kind of basically the same thing 860 00:41:27,542 --> 00:41:28,833 that I've been dealing with this week. 861 00:41:28,958 --> 00:41:30,958 I've been coordinating with the guardianship, 862 00:41:31,042 --> 00:41:32,583 just trying to press the button on this 863 00:41:32,708 --> 00:41:35,417 and kind of get some type of result, 864 00:41:35,542 --> 00:41:38,000 whereas I wanted Wendy to get out of her apartment, 865 00:41:38,208 --> 00:41:40,583 I wanted Wendy to go to some type of facility 866 00:41:40,708 --> 00:41:44,625 where she can get some help, and today was the day. 867 00:41:44,750 --> 00:41:47,583 ♪ 868 00:41:51,750 --> 00:41:53,333 The guardianship stepped in today. 869 00:41:53,500 --> 00:41:55,833 They really did their part. 870 00:41:55,958 --> 00:41:57,667 Um, they went down there, checked on her for me, 871 00:41:57,792 --> 00:42:01,333 and they got her some help. 872 00:42:01,417 --> 00:42:05,750 And I'm just hoping that we're gonna have 873 00:42:05,875 --> 00:42:08,333 some different results this time around. 874 00:42:08,417 --> 00:42:12,667 ♪♪ 875 00:42:12,750 --> 00:42:14,250 [Alex] So, Will did inform me 876 00:42:14,417 --> 00:42:18,917 that she was in a facility being treated. 877 00:42:19,042 --> 00:42:21,958 As he explained to me, 878 00:42:22,125 --> 00:42:25,167 she's being treated for some of her mental deficiencies, 879 00:42:25,292 --> 00:42:27,833 some of the cognitive issues. 880 00:42:28,042 --> 00:42:30,500 They're getting to the root of the problem 881 00:42:30,625 --> 00:42:32,667 in terms of what causes 882 00:42:32,792 --> 00:42:36,625 maybe some of the drinking and other irrational decisions. 883 00:42:38,792 --> 00:42:40,750 I haven't seen her in the treatment center, no. 884 00:42:41,583 --> 00:42:44,000 Um, not... not that I know of, no. 885 00:42:44,167 --> 00:42:48,333 In terms of getting to be able to know information, 886 00:42:48,458 --> 00:42:50,000 there's been a block. 887 00:42:50,125 --> 00:42:51,625 We've been blocked. 888 00:42:56,375 --> 00:43:00,208 ♪ 889 00:43:00,375 --> 00:43:03,542 [doorbell rings] 890 00:43:03,708 --> 00:43:05,833 It's almost time to change the wreath. 891 00:43:05,958 --> 00:43:08,500 No, just took the spring wreath off. 892 00:43:08,667 --> 00:43:10,417 -Hello. -Hi, Pops! 893 00:43:10,542 --> 00:43:11,750 [Mr. Williams] Hi! How are you doing, baby? 894 00:43:11,875 --> 00:43:14,667 ♪♪ 895 00:43:18,958 --> 00:43:20,167 -Hey. -Hi. 896 00:43:20,250 --> 00:43:21,833 -All right. -Here we are. 897 00:43:21,958 --> 00:43:24,500 [sighs, strained voice] Oh, my goodness. 898 00:43:24,667 --> 00:43:26,917 Put it in the usual spot around the corner. 899 00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:29,875 -How are you doing, Pops? -Okay, babe. 900 00:43:30,042 --> 00:43:33,833 -So, he's good on meals. -What's this? 901 00:43:33,958 --> 00:43:35,833 [Wanda] Change it up a little bit so-- 902 00:43:35,917 --> 00:43:36,917 -Every day he has something new? -Put the lunch ones, yeah. 903 00:43:37,042 --> 00:43:38,083 -Okay. -Put the lunch ones, like, 904 00:43:38,208 --> 00:43:40,542 under here, and, uh, I'll just take him 905 00:43:40,667 --> 00:43:42,500 to the grocery store on Monday. 906 00:43:42,625 --> 00:43:43,833 -We're good. -[Alex] Okay. 907 00:43:43,958 --> 00:43:46,250 Where's the, uh, walker or the cane? 908 00:43:46,375 --> 00:43:47,917 [Alex] Nine minutes and-- 909 00:43:48,042 --> 00:43:49,333 [Mr. Williams] Back there where it's supposed to be. 910 00:43:49,500 --> 00:43:52,542 Did you take something out for dinner? 911 00:43:52,667 --> 00:43:53,833 -No, I didn't. -Okay. 912 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:55,167 -All right. Well... -I didn't. 913 00:43:55,250 --> 00:43:56,750 He has the plates. He has, like, five plates. 914 00:43:56,875 --> 00:43:57,708 -Five--five of your plates. -You know what I made? 915 00:43:58,792 --> 00:43:58,958 You know what I made this weekend? 916 00:43:59,958 --> 00:44:00,958 -What? -Lasagna. I'll bring you some. 917 00:44:02,042 --> 00:44:04,208 -Oh, okay. -I made a pan of lasagna. Mmm. 918 00:44:04,333 --> 00:44:05,667 [crew] Marker. 919 00:44:05,833 --> 00:44:08,958 Oh, Lord, have mercy. 920 00:44:09,042 --> 00:44:11,875 ♪♪ 921 00:44:15,875 --> 00:44:20,333 It has been a long journey in terms of experience 922 00:44:20,458 --> 00:44:24,333 for our family, um, for Wendy. 923 00:44:24,458 --> 00:44:27,750 And I hope to come out of this 924 00:44:27,875 --> 00:44:31,375 letting people see the love that we have as a family, 925 00:44:31,542 --> 00:44:33,000 together for each other, 926 00:44:33,125 --> 00:44:36,708 as well as the love we have for Wendy 927 00:44:36,833 --> 00:44:38,125 and to understand the journey we've been through 928 00:44:38,250 --> 00:44:41,125 that has not always been perfect. 929 00:44:41,208 --> 00:44:45,958 Everyone wanted the same thing. We want Wendy healthy and happy. 930 00:44:46,042 --> 00:44:50,167 ♪♪ 931 00:44:50,292 --> 00:44:52,167 [producer] When was the last time you spoke with your sister? 932 00:44:52,292 --> 00:44:55,167 Um, the last time I spoke with her before this week 933 00:44:55,292 --> 00:44:57,917 was probably... around her birthday... 934 00:44:58,042 --> 00:45:00,875 -Okay. -...in July. Yeah. 935 00:45:00,958 --> 00:45:02,667 I know it was July because I wanted to talk to her 936 00:45:02,833 --> 00:45:04,917 -on her birthday. -[Alex] Birthday, right. 937 00:45:05,042 --> 00:45:07,000 And I wasn't able to. Remember the cards? 938 00:45:07,125 --> 00:45:09,292 We all did the cards, and we put it in a package 939 00:45:09,417 --> 00:45:11,833 and took it to the post office, and then I let them know 940 00:45:11,958 --> 00:45:15,500 up there that the package would be at her house. 941 00:45:15,625 --> 00:45:17,042 -Yeah. -And, you know, to try to get 942 00:45:17,167 --> 00:45:18,833 -them to her for her birthday. -Mm-hmm. 943 00:45:19,042 --> 00:45:20,333 [Alex] And by her birthday, no one was able 944 00:45:20,417 --> 00:45:22,000 -to talk to her. -[Wanda] Right. 945 00:45:22,083 --> 00:45:23,500 So, we're in October now, so three months. Yeah. 946 00:45:23,583 --> 00:45:26,000 [producer] So, you can't call her, then? 947 00:45:26,125 --> 00:45:28,083 -You know, Wendy calls us. -[producer] Uh-huh. 948 00:45:28,167 --> 00:45:29,833 -So, we're not calling her. -Right. 949 00:45:31,708 --> 00:45:33,125 [Wanda] Mm-hmm. 950 00:45:33,208 --> 00:45:35,292 I did have a conversation with her 951 00:45:35,417 --> 00:45:37,083 about being involved in this. 952 00:45:37,208 --> 00:45:38,875 -[Alex] Mm-hmm. -And she was thrilled. 953 00:45:38,958 --> 00:45:40,000 I said, "Wendy..." I said, "I just wanna let you know 954 00:45:40,167 --> 00:45:41,625 that I'm gonna do the documentary." 955 00:45:41,750 --> 00:45:43,458 She said, "Oh, my gosh, Wanda, I'm so happy." 956 00:45:43,542 --> 00:45:45,708 -That was her reaction. -[chuckles] 957 00:45:45,833 --> 00:45:47,458 And I said, "There are some things now 958 00:45:47,583 --> 00:45:49,375 that only I can talk about." 959 00:45:49,542 --> 00:45:50,708 We have to button up some things. 960 00:45:50,875 --> 00:45:52,333 -Yeah. -Yes. 961 00:45:52,458 --> 00:45:53,542 -[Mr. Williams] Mm-hmm. -[Wanda] But she sounded good. 962 00:45:53,667 --> 00:45:55,417 She asked a lot about family. 963 00:45:55,542 --> 00:45:57,083 She wanted to know about everybody. 964 00:45:57,208 --> 00:45:59,208 She talked about little Kevin. And the one thing I told her, 965 00:45:59,375 --> 00:46:01,625 I said, look, I said, "I'm-a tell you right now." 966 00:46:01,708 --> 00:46:04,292 -I said, "You are you." -[Mr. Williams] Mm-hmm. 967 00:46:04,375 --> 00:46:06,625 [Wanda] "But your resilience factor is in your son." 968 00:46:06,792 --> 00:46:08,000 [Mr. Williams] Mm-hmm. 969 00:46:08,125 --> 00:46:09,750 To go through what he has gone through 970 00:46:09,875 --> 00:46:11,708 takes a special person and strength. 971 00:46:11,875 --> 00:46:13,708 -[Mr. Williams] Mm-hmm. -You look back, 972 00:46:13,833 --> 00:46:15,708 and everything played out in the media. 973 00:46:15,833 --> 00:46:17,083 -[Alex] Yeah. -[Wanda] Yeah. 974 00:46:17,208 --> 00:46:19,833 You know, if I was sitting on the outside, 975 00:46:19,917 --> 00:46:21,667 I would be saying, well, wait a minute now. 976 00:46:21,833 --> 00:46:23,917 She has a whole family, 977 00:46:24,042 --> 00:46:27,542 and she has all this money and all this fame, 978 00:46:27,667 --> 00:46:29,667 and this is where we are? 979 00:46:29,833 --> 00:46:31,583 Well, what the heck happened? 980 00:46:31,708 --> 00:46:33,833 How did she get to this point? 981 00:46:33,958 --> 00:46:35,708 -Is that real ice cream, though? -Yes, it's real ice cream. 982 00:46:35,875 --> 00:46:37,833 -Oh. -No, you can't have any. 983 00:46:37,917 --> 00:46:40,375 It's actually fake ice cream, but it tastes real. 984 00:46:40,542 --> 00:46:42,667 [Wanda] When Kevin brought Wendy down to Miami, 985 00:46:42,750 --> 00:46:43,833 she was going to the doctors. 986 00:46:43,958 --> 00:46:46,333 She was eating. Kevin is a vegan. 987 00:46:46,417 --> 00:46:48,125 Maybe you need a little bit of sugar in there. 988 00:46:48,208 --> 00:46:50,542 Yeah, Kevin is her heart. That's her honey bun. 989 00:46:50,708 --> 00:46:52,000 And he would make sure that he-- 990 00:46:52,083 --> 00:46:53,500 she got to her doctor's appointments. 991 00:46:53,667 --> 00:46:57,083 You know, at the--at the end of the day, this was her son, 992 00:46:57,208 --> 00:47:00,125 and he was looking for a way to save his mother. 993 00:47:00,208 --> 00:47:03,042 ♪♪ 994 00:47:10,708 --> 00:47:13,458 My power of attorney was taken away from me 995 00:47:13,583 --> 00:47:15,583 once the court proceedings started. 996 00:47:15,708 --> 00:47:19,000 And they tried to say that, like, while the court case 997 00:47:19,208 --> 00:47:20,625 was going on and everything that no one could bring her Florida 998 00:47:20,708 --> 00:47:22,333 because that'd be considered kidnapping. 999 00:47:32,042 --> 00:47:33,792 I've never--I've never taken it without her consent. 1000 00:47:33,875 --> 00:47:35,000 I've always, like, spoken to her, 1001 00:47:35,167 --> 00:47:38,833 and she's always wanted me to, like, you know, 1002 00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:41,292 spend her-- let's spend her money. 1003 00:47:41,375 --> 00:47:42,833 She's always, like, told me, like, "Kevin, if you ever, 1004 00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:45,667 like, need something or whatever, just ask me, 1005 00:47:45,792 --> 00:47:47,333 and, like, you know, it could happen." 1006 00:47:47,458 --> 00:47:49,667 And she would always, like, communicate with me. 1007 00:47:49,833 --> 00:47:51,875 The judge has the authority 1008 00:47:52,042 --> 00:47:54,833 to undo a power of attorney that you signed 1009 00:47:54,958 --> 00:47:57,167 if the judge determines based on the evidence presented 1010 00:47:57,250 --> 00:47:59,000 that you didn't have the capacity to sign that 1011 00:47:59,125 --> 00:48:00,833 when you signed it. 1012 00:48:00,958 --> 00:48:03,375 The second way is if the person you appointed 1013 00:48:03,458 --> 00:48:05,083 is not doing right by you. 1014 00:48:05,208 --> 00:48:08,083 ♪ 1015 00:48:11,583 --> 00:48:14,208 When the whole process started, 1016 00:48:14,333 --> 00:48:17,583 all members of this family were contacted 1017 00:48:17,750 --> 00:48:20,083 about Wendy and what we needed for her. 1018 00:48:20,208 --> 00:48:24,000 You know, my feeling as her sister, um, 1019 00:48:24,083 --> 00:48:26,833 was Wendy needs to have somebody with her 24 hours a day 1020 00:48:26,875 --> 00:48:30,375 for the next few months. 1021 00:48:30,542 --> 00:48:33,417 ♪ 1022 00:48:33,542 --> 00:48:35,958 I was asked, would I consider being guardian. 1023 00:48:36,083 --> 00:48:39,208 I said, I don't know what being a guardian involves. 1024 00:48:39,333 --> 00:48:42,417 Um, I was told that it involved taking some kind of class. 1025 00:48:42,500 --> 00:48:44,417 You know, I said, yeah, I'll do it. 1026 00:48:44,542 --> 00:48:46,167 I said, whatever I gotta do, and you know, 1027 00:48:46,250 --> 00:48:48,417 I'll be focused on Wendy's health. 1028 00:48:48,542 --> 00:48:50,292 And then all of a sudden, 1029 00:48:50,375 --> 00:48:54,208 the wall came down, and there was nothing. 1030 00:48:54,375 --> 00:48:56,750 Now, why that happened, I don't know. 1031 00:48:56,875 --> 00:49:01,542 ♪♪ 1032 00:49:01,708 --> 00:49:06,000 I had opened my heart, and you sucked that information, 1033 00:49:06,125 --> 00:49:08,208 and then you shut it down, and you tell me 1034 00:49:08,333 --> 00:49:11,458 that I'm not capable of taking care of my sister. 1035 00:49:11,583 --> 00:49:14,458 ♪ 1036 00:49:17,083 --> 00:49:18,500 When she went back to New York... 1037 00:49:18,583 --> 00:49:19,833 Could I have your hand? Please, could I have your hand? 1038 00:49:19,917 --> 00:49:21,500 [man] Oh. 1039 00:49:21,583 --> 00:49:22,500 [Wanda] Things took a turn for the worse. 1040 00:49:22,583 --> 00:49:23,958 ♪♪ 1041 00:49:24,042 --> 00:49:25,500 I flew up to New York. 1042 00:49:25,667 --> 00:49:29,500 When I got there, she had... she would sit in bed all day 1043 00:49:29,625 --> 00:49:31,500 with bottles of vodka 1044 00:49:31,625 --> 00:49:34,625 and send people to the store for roast beef sandwiches. 1045 00:49:34,750 --> 00:49:37,917 ♪ 1046 00:49:38,042 --> 00:49:41,000 Everybody's flown up, taking turns going up, talking, 1047 00:49:41,125 --> 00:49:42,542 trying to figure out what's going on with Wendy. 1048 00:49:42,708 --> 00:49:43,875 Talked to her, and I tried. 1049 00:49:44,042 --> 00:49:45,500 "Wendy, what's happening? I'm concerned." 1050 00:49:45,667 --> 00:49:49,000 The state of mind was different. 1051 00:49:49,167 --> 00:49:51,167 You know, it was sad, and I really felt sorry. 1052 00:49:51,292 --> 00:49:53,125 And I never felt sorry for Wendy, 1053 00:49:53,208 --> 00:49:55,208 and I never thought I would feel sorry for her. 1054 00:49:55,375 --> 00:49:56,833 ♪ 1055 00:49:57,000 --> 00:49:58,583 [Wanda] I communicated certain things, 1056 00:49:58,708 --> 00:50:02,667 certain observations I had made when I would be there, 1057 00:50:02,708 --> 00:50:05,167 whether it's the lymphedema 1058 00:50:05,292 --> 00:50:06,500 or whether it's, you know, cognitive fog 1059 00:50:06,625 --> 00:50:09,250 or whatever the case may be, 1060 00:50:09,375 --> 00:50:11,333 the things that people have observed publicly. 1061 00:50:11,417 --> 00:50:14,958 Many people don't remember Allen... 1062 00:50:15,083 --> 00:50:16,458 -Allen... -Steve Allen. 1063 00:50:16,583 --> 00:50:18,208 -Steve Allen. -[Wendy] Steve Allen. 1064 00:50:18,375 --> 00:50:20,375 We knew that there was some kind of memory issues going on. 1065 00:50:20,500 --> 00:50:22,458 There's something going on, and it's not alcohol. 1066 00:50:22,625 --> 00:50:25,083 It's not just alcohol. There's something more 1067 00:50:25,167 --> 00:50:29,167 that, in my opinion, required continued medical care. 1068 00:50:29,333 --> 00:50:34,167 Clearly, health-wise, she was spiraling, 1069 00:50:34,292 --> 00:50:38,542 and everybody knew it. Everybody saw it. 1070 00:50:38,708 --> 00:50:40,333 As her family, 1071 00:50:40,417 --> 00:50:41,875 we were all sitting on the sidelines watching, 1072 00:50:42,042 --> 00:50:43,833 and she was crying out for help. 1073 00:50:43,958 --> 00:50:47,292 I'm shopping for kitty litter 1074 00:50:47,375 --> 00:50:49,958 because I have a wax museum in Paris 1075 00:50:50,042 --> 00:50:52,833 and one in California, 1076 00:50:53,042 --> 00:50:55,833 and so I'm gonna spend a week in Paris 1077 00:50:55,958 --> 00:50:57,792 and then three weeks in California. 1078 00:50:57,917 --> 00:51:00,333 You know, who are these people that think that it's okay 1079 00:51:00,417 --> 00:51:02,167 to have her out there doing an interview 1080 00:51:02,292 --> 00:51:05,000 where she's throwing her foot up in front of the camera 1081 00:51:05,083 --> 00:51:06,167 talking about her lymphedema? 1082 00:51:06,250 --> 00:51:08,458 Do you see this right here? Look. 1083 00:51:08,542 --> 00:51:11,708 -[man] Okay. -Do you--No. Look closely. 1084 00:51:11,833 --> 00:51:16,042 I think that the guardianship system is broken. 1085 00:51:16,167 --> 00:51:18,583 If this is how it works, then it's broken. 1086 00:51:23,458 --> 00:51:25,583 Anything up here? Do I need anything up... 1087 00:51:28,042 --> 00:51:30,125 Uh, no. I don't know the exact location 1088 00:51:30,250 --> 00:51:32,833 of where she is, but I know that she is 1089 00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:36,750 in an environment that is helping her to heal emotionally, 1090 00:51:36,875 --> 00:51:38,667 psychologically, and physically. 1091 00:51:38,833 --> 00:51:41,208 That's what I hope happens when she gets home. 1092 00:51:43,000 --> 00:51:44,917 Oh, I don't know. I don't know. 1093 00:51:45,042 --> 00:51:46,958 I don't know what's going on with the apartment in New York. 1094 00:51:47,042 --> 00:51:48,000 I don't know. 1095 00:51:48,125 --> 00:51:49,917 [horns honking in distance] 1096 00:51:50,042 --> 00:51:53,833 ♪♪ 1097 00:52:05,167 --> 00:52:06,417 [producer] Wow. 1098 00:52:06,542 --> 00:52:08,458 Empty. 1099 00:52:08,542 --> 00:52:10,083 It's empty. 1100 00:52:10,208 --> 00:52:13,375 Years and years of elegance, just gone. 1101 00:52:16,667 --> 00:52:20,667 Wow. There was lines and lines of coats here 1102 00:52:20,875 --> 00:52:24,375 and bags everywhere. You see all the hooks. 1103 00:52:25,583 --> 00:52:28,625 It feels like the life was sucked out of these rooms. 1104 00:52:28,750 --> 00:52:30,125 You know what I mean? Like, it was so much life here 1105 00:52:30,208 --> 00:52:33,333 when she was here, and to see it empty like this, 1106 00:52:33,458 --> 00:52:36,083 it just feels like they just ripped Disney World apart, 1107 00:52:36,208 --> 00:52:38,667 and it's just, you know, nothing. 1108 00:52:40,542 --> 00:52:42,542 [Will] Plan is to get Wendy in a space 1109 00:52:42,708 --> 00:52:44,917 that is just more conducive for her. 1110 00:52:45,042 --> 00:52:48,625 You know, I really feel like this space 1111 00:52:48,750 --> 00:52:51,000 kind of put her in a... a triggering department 1112 00:52:51,125 --> 00:52:53,708 and the steps are not good for her, 1113 00:52:53,833 --> 00:52:55,792 and we're selling the apartment. 1114 00:53:02,875 --> 00:53:06,000 Um, no. I didn't know that all of this was gonna be happening 1115 00:53:06,083 --> 00:53:08,417 while she was in a facility. 1116 00:53:08,542 --> 00:53:10,417 But hearing you say that was like, 1117 00:53:10,542 --> 00:53:13,167 oh, okay, well, I guess we're moving. 1118 00:53:17,708 --> 00:53:22,000 I have not spoken with the guardian in over a year. 1119 00:53:22,125 --> 00:53:24,333 I communicated with Wendy in July. 1120 00:53:24,500 --> 00:53:26,375 She would call me, and then all of a sudden 1121 00:53:26,500 --> 00:53:28,000 there was no communication. 1122 00:53:28,125 --> 00:53:31,083 [crew] Mark A, B. 1123 00:53:31,250 --> 00:53:34,333 I have investigated this system 1124 00:53:34,417 --> 00:53:37,375 and written about it for eight years, 1125 00:53:37,500 --> 00:53:40,167 and I found that more and more, 1126 00:53:40,292 --> 00:53:42,708 judges are not appointing family members 1127 00:53:42,833 --> 00:53:44,250 to be the guardian. 1128 00:53:44,375 --> 00:53:46,625 They are appointing professional guardians, 1129 00:53:46,750 --> 00:53:50,292 total strangers, to take over someone else's life. 1130 00:53:50,417 --> 00:53:52,167 This happened to Wendy Williams, but I found it happened 1131 00:53:52,292 --> 00:53:56,083 to hundreds and thousands of other Americans 1132 00:53:56,167 --> 00:53:58,000 across the country over the years. 1133 00:53:58,167 --> 00:54:00,667 ♪ 1134 00:54:00,833 --> 00:54:02,625 [producer] So, in the press, it was made to sound like 1135 00:54:02,708 --> 00:54:03,917 you guys weren't capable of taking care of her. 1136 00:54:04,042 --> 00:54:05,500 Mm-hmm. 1137 00:54:05,625 --> 00:54:07,500 Set the record straight with me. Is that the case? 1138 00:54:07,583 --> 00:54:09,333 I don't know what "not capable" means. 1139 00:54:09,458 --> 00:54:12,208 You had people in the family from the beginning 1140 00:54:12,375 --> 00:54:14,792 saying that we would take responsibility 1141 00:54:14,917 --> 00:54:17,542 with regard to guardianship and personal needs 1142 00:54:17,667 --> 00:54:21,875 to ensure that she was healthy, um, and taken care of. 1143 00:54:22,042 --> 00:54:23,500 And I'm not talking about her money. 1144 00:54:23,625 --> 00:54:26,500 You put the money over here. I'm... there... 1145 00:54:26,625 --> 00:54:28,375 you have people in this family that care more 1146 00:54:28,500 --> 00:54:31,042 about the well-being of my sister than anyone. 1147 00:54:31,167 --> 00:54:34,667 ♪♪ 1148 00:54:34,792 --> 00:54:38,042 All I want is for my sister to be healthy. 1149 00:54:38,167 --> 00:54:39,667 [voice breaking] You know... 1150 00:54:39,750 --> 00:54:43,500 You know, I feel myself getting... overwhelmed. 1151 00:54:43,625 --> 00:54:47,167 You know, everywhere I go, people are, "How's Wendy?" 1152 00:54:47,292 --> 00:54:49,250 What would you do? What should I do? 1153 00:54:49,375 --> 00:54:52,667 [cellphone rings] 1154 00:54:52,750 --> 00:54:54,208 [Alex] Hello? 1155 00:54:54,375 --> 00:54:56,375 It... It's your niece. Hi, Aunt Wen. 1156 00:54:59,417 --> 00:55:01,125 I'm with her right now. I answered her phone 1157 00:55:01,208 --> 00:55:04,458 'cause I saw that you were calling. 1158 00:55:04,542 --> 00:55:05,833 -Okay. Here's... -[Wanda] We need to give her-- 1159 00:55:05,917 --> 00:55:07,792 -Here--Here's--Here's... -You need to tell her. 1160 00:55:07,958 --> 00:55:08,667 Here's... uh, my mom. 1161 00:55:10,208 --> 00:55:11,542 Hey, Wen. 1162 00:55:11,708 --> 00:55:13,667 Right. 1163 00:55:16,208 --> 00:55:18,667 Yes. Yes. Did you get an answer? 1164 00:55:18,750 --> 00:55:22,250 [Wendy speaks inaudibly over line] 1165 00:55:22,375 --> 00:55:25,875 No. No, no. It should... It should come from you. 1166 00:55:26,042 --> 00:55:29,667 She'll call you back. Just wait for her to call you back. 1167 00:55:29,792 --> 00:55:31,333 Then you just document it, you know, 1168 00:55:31,458 --> 00:55:33,667 and put it in your little notebook. 1169 00:55:33,792 --> 00:55:35,500 "Called on this date. No response. 1170 00:55:35,583 --> 00:55:38,375 Left a message. No response." 1171 00:55:38,542 --> 00:55:41,417 So, love you. Okay, bye. 1172 00:55:48,333 --> 00:55:49,583 -No. -Okay. 1173 00:55:49,750 --> 00:55:51,833 No. I will just say this, that, you know, 1174 00:55:51,917 --> 00:55:54,958 Wendy is at a point where she will call me 1175 00:55:55,083 --> 00:55:57,167 to ask questions or ask advice. 1176 00:55:57,250 --> 00:55:58,958 Wendy's in a more positive place, 1177 00:55:59,042 --> 00:56:01,958 in a stronger place than she was a year ago. 1178 00:56:02,083 --> 00:56:04,625 She is... 1179 00:56:04,708 --> 00:56:07,833 I mean, it's almost like I'm talking to Wendy from years ago. 1180 00:56:07,958 --> 00:56:09,417 It really is. It's... 1181 00:56:09,542 --> 00:56:11,833 It's almost like I'm talking to Wendy from the past. 1182 00:56:11,958 --> 00:56:16,458 And she said, "Family is very important, Wanda. 1183 00:56:16,542 --> 00:56:19,250 I realize that I need to be with my family. 1184 00:56:19,375 --> 00:56:20,458 I'm ready to move on." 1185 00:56:20,583 --> 00:56:23,792 Her resilience is unparalleled. 1186 00:56:23,875 --> 00:56:25,500 It's unmatched. 1187 00:56:25,583 --> 00:56:29,167 Um, I know people go through a lot of stuff every day. 1188 00:56:29,292 --> 00:56:30,875 Um... 1189 00:56:31,042 --> 00:56:32,083 Mm. 1190 00:56:32,208 --> 00:56:34,458 ♪♪ 1191 00:56:34,542 --> 00:56:36,833 [voice breaking] You know... 1192 00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:43,125 um, she has withstood attack after attack after attack. 1193 00:56:43,208 --> 00:56:45,542 She is my hero, because even now, 1194 00:56:45,708 --> 00:56:48,333 with what she's going through, um... 1195 00:56:48,500 --> 00:56:51,583 to be able to withstand it and still come back, 1196 00:56:51,708 --> 00:56:56,167 to still have conversations, um, that takes a special person. 1197 00:56:56,333 --> 00:56:57,958 And so she will always be my hero. 1198 00:56:58,042 --> 00:56:59,792 You know, she is my sister. 1199 00:56:59,917 --> 00:57:03,792 I will do whatever has to be done to help her be healthy. 1200 00:57:10,333 --> 00:57:12,500 ♪ 1201 00:57:13,375 --> 00:57:15,000 [cellphone rings] 1202 00:57:15,083 --> 00:57:17,083 Hello? 1203 00:57:17,208 --> 00:57:18,792 How you doing? 1204 00:57:21,792 --> 00:57:23,375 Let me... Let me call you right back. 1205 00:57:23,500 --> 00:57:25,667 I'm just filming something right now. Ah. 1206 00:57:27,250 --> 00:57:31,625 I saw Wendy about 10 days ago. 1207 00:57:31,708 --> 00:57:35,583 Wendy is looking natural. 1208 00:57:35,708 --> 00:57:37,833 She's gaining a little bit more weight. 1209 00:57:37,917 --> 00:57:39,958 She doesn't have the pink sunglasses. 1210 00:57:40,083 --> 00:57:42,042 ♪ 1211 00:57:42,208 --> 00:57:44,542 She's not hiding from anything. 1212 00:57:44,708 --> 00:57:47,250 She is as sober as she can be. 1213 00:57:47,375 --> 00:57:49,208 She is thinking about her future. 1214 00:57:49,375 --> 00:57:51,083 ♪ 1215 00:57:51,208 --> 00:57:54,125 I feel like she's in a space now where she is dropping the work 1216 00:57:54,208 --> 00:57:56,000 and understanding what's more important to her, 1217 00:57:56,125 --> 00:57:57,375 and that's her family. 1218 00:57:57,542 --> 00:57:58,708 ♪ 1219 00:57:58,875 --> 00:58:00,917 She loves her son to death, 1220 00:58:01,042 --> 00:58:03,333 and it bothers her that she hasn't seen him in so long. 1221 00:58:03,500 --> 00:58:06,375 So, that's her focus, you know? 1222 00:58:06,500 --> 00:58:08,208 Resting and family. 1223 00:58:08,375 --> 00:58:11,917 She even told me that eventually she wants to move to Miami. 1224 00:58:12,000 --> 00:58:14,333 [producer] That would need to be a court decision, right? 1225 00:58:14,542 --> 00:58:16,917 Everything with Wendy is a court decision. 1226 00:58:17,042 --> 00:58:20,625 Everything. She... She's not making any decisions on her own. 1227 00:58:20,708 --> 00:58:23,583 Everything has to be decided by the court and the guardianship. 1228 00:58:24,750 --> 00:58:25,875 [grunts] 1229 00:58:27,167 --> 00:58:29,875 [crew] Cue. Marker. 1230 00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:31,875 Full transparency-- 1231 00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:33,875 um, yesterday, she did say that, you know, 1232 00:58:34,000 --> 00:58:36,500 she will be talking with her guardian to figure out 1233 00:58:36,667 --> 00:58:39,542 next steps in terms of plan of action, 1234 00:58:39,708 --> 00:58:41,542 "When am I gonna be getting out of here 1235 00:58:41,708 --> 00:58:44,333 so I can start the next chapter?" 1236 00:58:44,417 --> 00:58:45,875 That seems to be her focus, 1237 00:58:46,042 --> 00:58:49,542 and it's not that conversation that she was having... 1238 00:58:49,708 --> 00:58:52,833 eight or nine months ago where it was just, 1239 00:58:52,958 --> 00:58:54,042 "I gotta break outta here, I gotta get out," 1240 00:58:54,167 --> 00:58:55,708 you know, blah, blah, blah. 1241 00:58:55,833 --> 00:59:01,833 No, it's very methodical. She also realizes that, um... 1242 00:59:01,958 --> 00:59:04,667 you know, "I know I forget things, Wan, sometimes." 1243 00:59:04,833 --> 00:59:06,667 [producer] So this time feels different. 1244 00:59:06,750 --> 00:59:08,583 -Absolutely. -Feels really different. 1245 00:59:08,667 --> 00:59:10,917 I want the family to become the guardian. 1246 00:59:11,083 --> 00:59:12,083 [producer] And you guys are ready to take care of her? 1247 00:59:12,208 --> 00:59:13,667 100%. 1248 00:59:13,792 --> 00:59:16,458 I think that all of this is gonna end 'cause 1249 00:59:16,583 --> 00:59:17,875 we're in a different place than we were at 1250 00:59:18,000 --> 00:59:19,500 at the beginning of the guardianship. 1251 00:59:19,583 --> 00:59:21,375 We went through a time period of 1252 00:59:21,542 --> 00:59:22,833 everybody wants to solve the issue, 1253 00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:24,667 but we don't even know what the heck the issue is, 1254 00:59:24,833 --> 00:59:26,208 and everybody's in their corner 1255 00:59:26,333 --> 00:59:27,333 trying to solve it in their own way. 1256 00:59:27,458 --> 00:59:29,417 And I think as a family, 1257 00:59:29,583 --> 00:59:32,083 we're in a more wholesome, united place. 1258 00:59:32,208 --> 00:59:33,833 Are we perfect? No. Um... 1259 00:59:33,958 --> 00:59:35,208 [chuckles] 1260 00:59:35,375 --> 00:59:38,167 Are all the relationships in this family perfect? 1261 00:59:38,250 --> 00:59:39,083 No. 1262 00:59:39,208 --> 00:59:41,875 ♪ 1263 00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:45,875 But there is love for everybody, and I don't think that I can 1264 00:59:46,042 --> 00:59:48,458 really doubt that anybody is leading with love. 1265 00:59:48,542 --> 00:59:50,000 ♪ 1266 00:59:50,125 --> 00:59:52,458 I hope that when people watch this, 1267 00:59:52,542 --> 00:59:54,292 they walk away thinking, 1268 00:59:54,417 --> 00:59:58,958 how was it that the court was involved? 1269 00:59:59,042 --> 01:00:00,708 She has a guardian 1270 01:00:00,833 --> 01:00:02,750 that's supposed to be managing her day to day, 1271 01:00:02,875 --> 01:00:04,500 her finances, all of that. 1272 01:00:04,625 --> 01:00:07,000 How was all of that happening, 1273 01:00:07,125 --> 01:00:09,083 and Wendy's life just fell through the cracks? 1274 01:00:09,208 --> 01:00:11,458 ♪ 1275 01:00:11,542 --> 01:00:13,750 You know, when I talk to her now, I mean, 1276 01:00:13,875 --> 01:00:16,042 I do feel as though, you know, she's in a much better place. 1277 01:00:16,167 --> 01:00:18,667 But it shouldn't have taken two years or a year and a half. 1278 01:00:18,792 --> 01:00:21,458 It shouldn't have. 1279 01:00:21,583 --> 01:00:23,250 Yeah, there is gonna be a happy ending, 1280 01:00:23,375 --> 01:00:24,792 and maybe the happy ending is fueled by the fact 1281 01:00:24,875 --> 01:00:26,292 that this is all public, you know? 1282 01:00:26,375 --> 01:00:27,583 -It forces us... -Yeah. 1283 01:00:27,708 --> 01:00:29,167 ...to just fight a little harder. 1284 01:00:29,250 --> 01:00:31,333 [producer] Um, the guardianship is up for review 1285 01:00:31,458 --> 01:00:33,500 in 2024, I believe? 1286 01:00:33,667 --> 01:00:35,167 I think so. 1287 01:00:35,250 --> 01:00:37,167 [producer] Okay. What do you think should happen? 1288 01:00:37,250 --> 01:00:39,083 Would you like the family to have a bigger role? 1289 01:00:39,208 --> 01:00:41,000 -Yes. -Okay. 1290 01:00:41,125 --> 01:00:42,875 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, and what I... what I think should happen, 1291 01:00:43,042 --> 01:00:45,750 what I hope can happen, is Wendy can go in there 1292 01:00:45,917 --> 01:00:48,833 and speak for herself, and if she is the way she is now, 1293 01:00:48,958 --> 01:00:50,417 then she'll go in there and set 'em straight. 1294 01:00:50,542 --> 01:00:52,917 [producer] What do you think she'll say? 1295 01:00:53,042 --> 01:00:54,500 ♪ 1296 01:00:54,667 --> 01:00:56,000 [Wanda] "I'm ready to move on. 1297 01:00:57,875 --> 01:00:58,875 I'm done with you. Thank you for all you've done to help me, 1298 01:01:00,083 --> 01:01:00,250 but I'm ready to move on with my life, 1299 01:01:01,375 --> 01:01:02,208 and, um, I'm Wendy Williams." 1300 01:01:02,375 --> 01:01:04,667 ♪ 1301 01:01:04,750 --> 01:01:06,500 My sister has been a foundation for so many 1302 01:01:06,625 --> 01:01:07,958 who have come after her. 1303 01:01:08,083 --> 01:01:09,708 I just wanna thank everybody for listening, 1304 01:01:09,792 --> 01:01:11,667 because although you might think I sit up here and dis 1305 01:01:11,708 --> 01:01:13,250 and everything like that, I'm just a positive person 1306 01:01:13,375 --> 01:01:14,917 trying to do a positive thing, trying to have 1307 01:01:15,042 --> 01:01:16,833 a little bit of fun and make my mark in the world. 1308 01:01:16,917 --> 01:01:18,458 [Wanda] She was able to get out there 1309 01:01:18,583 --> 01:01:24,708 and be the catalyst for joy for many people in the audience 1310 01:01:24,875 --> 01:01:28,000 and around the world who needed that uplifting. 1311 01:01:28,167 --> 01:01:29,292 -[cheers and applause] -[audience] Wendy! Wendy! 1312 01:01:30,708 --> 01:01:31,167 [Alex] The fans being a part of her show 1313 01:01:32,792 --> 01:01:33,958 and a part of her journey was everything to her, 1314 01:01:34,083 --> 01:01:35,208 and it still is. 1315 01:01:35,375 --> 01:01:36,583 [cheering] 1316 01:01:36,708 --> 01:01:38,083 [Will] She's had an illustrious career. 1317 01:01:38,208 --> 01:01:39,792 She's done so many things that are compelling, 1318 01:01:39,875 --> 01:01:41,083 so many things that are captivating. 1319 01:01:41,208 --> 01:01:42,750 Everything that everyone's doing now, 1320 01:01:42,833 --> 01:01:43,625 she's the originator. 1321 01:01:43,708 --> 01:01:45,375 She's made her mark. 1322 01:01:45,500 --> 01:01:48,125 She's in the Hall of Fame of Radio, TV, you name it. 1323 01:01:48,250 --> 01:01:50,042 She's done it all. 1324 01:01:50,167 --> 01:01:52,125 [Wanda] I don't care who it is. Nobody can do it like Wendy. 1325 01:01:52,292 --> 01:01:53,875 No one. 1326 01:01:54,000 --> 01:01:55,833 [Will] You have to understand that she's going through a lot, 1327 01:01:56,000 --> 01:01:58,333 and she needs our support, 1328 01:01:58,458 --> 01:02:02,042 to just let her know that, "Wendy, we're here for you." 1329 01:02:02,208 --> 01:02:04,167 [Alex] The documentary has pulled the veil back 1330 01:02:04,292 --> 01:02:06,000 on my aunt's life 1331 01:02:06,167 --> 01:02:08,875 and what's really been going on over the last two years. 1332 01:02:09,042 --> 01:02:11,000 [sobbing] 1333 01:02:11,125 --> 01:02:14,750 It's now or it's never, and we have to do something. 1334 01:02:14,875 --> 01:02:16,750 [Kevin] I've always loved my mom, 1335 01:02:16,875 --> 01:02:19,750 and I want her to know that people still love her 1336 01:02:19,875 --> 01:02:21,833 regardless if she's on TV or not. 1337 01:02:21,958 --> 01:02:23,542 I feel like wherever family is, 1338 01:02:23,667 --> 01:02:25,833 um, that's where she needs to be at. 1339 01:02:25,917 --> 01:02:27,292 [voice breaking] She's my aunt. She's my godmother. 1340 01:02:27,375 --> 01:02:30,875 She's, like... She's my second mother, and, um, 1341 01:02:31,042 --> 01:02:32,375 the support that my aunt has always given me 1342 01:02:32,500 --> 01:02:34,667 through the years, 1343 01:02:34,792 --> 01:02:37,083 how could I not be here to support her? 1344 01:02:37,208 --> 01:02:39,500 [Wanda] I hope that people walk away from this, 1345 01:02:39,667 --> 01:02:42,333 seeing the challenges she's been through and realize we all 1346 01:02:42,417 --> 01:02:47,208 go through our challenges, and we all make choices in life, 1347 01:02:47,333 --> 01:02:50,750 and she's still a person. That's my sister. 1348 01:02:50,875 --> 01:02:53,750 [Wendy] Six years old, Asbury Park. 1349 01:02:53,875 --> 01:02:56,375 All I wanted was radio and to be famous. 1350 01:02:56,500 --> 01:02:58,417 [cheering] 1351 01:02:58,542 --> 01:02:59,667 -Ta-da! -Whoo! 1352 01:02:59,833 --> 01:03:01,583 [Wendy] I love being famous. 1353 01:03:01,708 --> 01:03:04,917 The more famous the better, but... 1354 01:03:05,042 --> 01:03:06,708 family is everything. 1355 01:03:06,833 --> 01:03:10,000 -Daddy! -Baby, hello! 1356 01:03:10,125 --> 01:03:12,708 So good to see you again, Dad. 1357 01:03:12,875 --> 01:03:14,417 It's good to see you. 1358 01:03:14,542 --> 01:03:15,583 Everything. 1359 01:03:15,708 --> 01:03:16,417 ♪