The former host of The Wendy Williams Show went on to describe the assisted living facility where she's lived for almost a year and previously referred to as a “luxury prison.” She said she is not allowed to leave the floor or have visitors, so she generally just stays in her room. In Williams’ words:

Wendy Williams called in for an interview with hosts of The View on Friday, just days after police had escorted the former daytime host out of the Manhattan facility where she has been living with a diagnosis of dementia and aphasia since 2023.

Former talk show host Wendy Williams called in for an interview on The View this morning, speaking passionately about her recent travails of life in a memory care unit that made headlines when she went out to dinner with her niece and may or may not have had permission to leave the assisted living facility.