Wendy Williams, the former talk show host known for her catch phrase “How you doin’?” and being a staple on New York radio, has been under a court-ordered guardianship since 2022. Since then, details of her personal life have become internet fodder and raised discussions about her health and family.

This week, Ms. Williams’s court-appointed legal guardian suggested she should undergo a new medical evaluation because Ms. Williams had publicly questioned a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and aphasia. Ms. Williams, who is living in a New York care facility, said in a recent telephone interview on “The Breakfast Club” that she was “not cognitively impaired.”

Ms. Williams’s inner circle participated in a four-part documentary about her life last year and have mounted a campaign to get her out of the state’s care.

While some details around the guardianship, which oversees Ms. Williams’s personal and financial affairs, are sealed by court order, others have been shared with the public.

Here is what we know.

When did Wendy Williams enter a guardianship?

In 2022, a year after Ms. Williams last filmed her talk show, a court appointed a legal guardian to oversee her personal and financial affairs. The appointment came after Wells Fargo, which was involved in her finances, had “documented a pattern of unusual and disturbing events” related to her welfare and finances, according to court documents.

Who is Ms. Williams’s guardian?

Sabrina E. Morrissey is Ms. Williams’s court-appointed legal guardian, although her specific powers are not clear because a court sealed many of the related filings.

Alex Finnie, Ms. Williams’s niece, said in an interview on “The View” in February 2024 that the family was initially involved in conversations about the guardianship and was later shut out.

Ms. Morrissey’s lawyers said in a legal complaint that Ms. Williams’s dementia had caused her to “become cognitively impaired, permanently disabled, and legally incapacitated.”

Ms. Williams has also openly discussed her issues with Graves’s disease, an immune system disorder, and lymphedema.

What did the documentary show?

The documentary that aired on Lifetime, “Where Is Wendy Williams?,” gave a glimpse into Ms. Williams’s life and struggles, showing her confused and often disoriented. One of the more serious revelations that emerged was her use of alcohol.

Ms. Williams’s family and friends said she began drinking heavily after tabloids reported that her husband at the time, Kevin Hunter, had been cheating on her. She entered rehab in 2019 and later that year filed for divorce.

At the start of the documentary, it was clear that Ms. Williams’s drinking had driven a wedge between her and her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., who said that doctors diagnosed her with alcohol-induced dementia in 2021.

What was the guardian’s response to the documentary?

Ms. Morrissey, who tried to block the documentary from airing but failed, has been engaged in a legal dispute with A&E Television Networks, which owns Lifetime. She claims in court documents that the network was “eager to sensationalize and profit from” Ms. Williams’s cognitive and physical decline and took advantage of her “in the cruelest, most obscene way possible for their own financial gain, in a manner that truly shocks the conscience.”

The documentary was filmed without a valid contract, Ms. Morrissey says. It was released without her consent and Ms. Williams was paid the “paltry sum” of $82,000.

What has Ms. Williams said about her case?

In her emotional interview on “The Breakfast Club,” Ms. Williams likened her living conditions to those of a prison, describing a simple daily routine that includes three meals in her bed. “I watch TV, I listen to radio, I look at the window, I talk on the phone,” Ms. Williams said. She said she did not have access to a laptop or an iPad, and suggested that her phone capabilities were limited.

Ms. Williams, who said she had spent a lot of time in isolation at the facility, also lamented that her personal belongings were in storage.

Will there be a new medical evaluation?

Through her lawyer from the case against A&E, Ms. Morrissey issued a letter to the court on Wednesday suggesting that Ms. Williams undergo a new medical evaluation after she made public statements disagreeing with her diagnosis and indicated she did not want to continue legal action against the network.

The evaluation would involve a “comprehensive neurological and psychological testing by a specialist in the field,” the letter said. “The issue of whether W.W.H. has the capacity to assess what is in her own best interests deserves renewed careful consideration by qualified experts, and should not be left to careless speculation in tabloids, radio or on the internet.”