Wendy Williams may be being exploited — at least according to reports.

People Magazine says that Wells Fargo Bank — which reportedly has “several million dollars” of Williams’ money — has denied the talk show maven access to that money.

The bank is reportedly denying access based on the word of Wendy Williams’ former financial adviser, Lori Schiller, who told the courts that Williams “was of unsound mind.” Schiller also strongly insinuated — but didn’t outright state — that Williams might be the victim of financial abuse in the form of a conservatorship or guardianship.

“Reports of the financial adviser, who has recently witnessed telltale signs of exploitation, including [Williams]’s own expressed apprehensions” was Wells Fargo’s official reasoning behind not releasing the funds to Williams.

“We deny any allegations of improper actions with respect to Ms. Williams’ accounts and are fully participating in a court process to reach a resolution that is in her best interest. The financial well-being of our clients is at the heart of everything we do,” the bank said in a statement to People. What’s more, Wells Fargo — through its attorney, David Pikus — referred to Williams as an “incapacitated person” who is the victim of “undue influence and financial exploitation.”

But Williams has a different story. She accused Schiller of “malfeasance,” and claimed that she engaged in “improper conduct” in their professional relationship. She also claimed that Wells Fargo was wrong for denying her access to the funds based solely on Schiller’s word and that things are getting financially dire for Williams as a result. If the freezing of Wendy Williams’ assets continues, she “will be in default of several bill payments, including her mortgages, her marital settlement payment, and employee payroll” and will “continue to suffer imminent and irreparable harm,” per the outlet.

What’s more, Wendy Williams’ attorney says that Wells Fargo’s request to appoint a conservator is evidence of their malfeasance.

“Their decision to deny [Williams] access to her financial assets for weeks without providing her or her counsel with an adequate explanation or evidence to support its decision and their decision to wait until [Williams] filed an emergency petition for a preliminary injunction before pursuing, or notifying [Williams] that it had pursued, a guardianship proceeding gives pause for concern about [Wells Fargo]’s intentions,” he said in the answer, per the outlet.

Kelly Price

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