Wendy Williams’ ex-husband Kevin Hunter filed the $250 million lawsuit to end her guardianship in federal court because his son felt “threatened” by a New York state judge in his mother’s conservatorship case, a source told Page Six.
Williams’ ex-husband Hunter, 52, stepped in to file the lawsuit Tuesday in New York in place of his son, who would be next of kin, because “there’s nobody else” that can do it for the TV and radio icon.
“We know he’s not a great husband — he cheated, had a baby — but there’s nobody else.
“It’s not a money grab. He’s not suing for money for him. He’s suing so Wendy can get compensation,” the source close to the situation told Page Six.
The source also said Wendy is aware of the lawsuit, denying a report by TMZ yesterday which said she knew nothing of it.
The suit is against Williams’ legal guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, who was appointed by a New York judge, Wells Fargo bank — who first flagged that Williams may be in trouble in 2022 — her one-time financial advisor Lori Schiller and her ex-manager Bernie Young, as well as a list of other defendants.
“[Hunter’s] suing in Federal Court. If he tried to sue in State Court they’d dismiss it. When you’re going to Federal, the judge and the guardian can’t seal it. This was the only move to get some attention otherwise there’s nothing anybody can do,” the source said.
Indeed, the source told Page Six Williams and Hunter’s 24-year-old son, Kevin Hunter Jr., has been “threatened” by the state court.
“When he was in college Wendy had a savings plan paying for his rent and tuition. They were threatening that they would take it away,” the source said.
Page Six has reached out to Williams’ attorney, Joe Tacopina and Morrisey for comment.
On Tuesday, in the suit filed by Hunter — which uses Williams’ married name — charges: “Ms. Hunter, [is] being abused, neglected, and defrauded under the care of court-appointed guardians.
“Currently, Ms. Hunter is being confined against her will at one of Coterie’s assisted living facilities with restricted access to her own phone and meaningful contact with her friends and family.”
But Hunter, 52, claims in the court papers Williams – who has been diagnosed with Graves disease, frontal temporal dementia and progressive aphasia – is competent to make her own decisions, but her guardians are ignoring medical advice and keeping her in “fraudulent bondage.”
The lawsuit, which was obtained by The Post, claims Williams has been subjected to “overmedication and undue restrictions of her person,” and remains in care “despite Ms. Hunter passing a competency evaluation in or around March 2025.”