i don't have frontotemporal dementia. you know what i'm saying? it's disgusting. very rare thing for anybody to have. you understand what i'm saying? it's like one of those types of things where i'd be a blithering idiot. like, i can't take a shower, i can't dress myself, i can't speak, i can't listen, i can't, i like, i can't. >> her recent comments prompting her state appointed guardian to petition the court for a new medical reevaluation for primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, and to say they will put a pause on a lawsuit related to a recent documentary about wendy. >> this whole thing about frontotemporal dementia is ridiculous, and i don't want this lawsuit. >> most know her as the larger than life self-proclaimed queen of all media, host of her own namesake daytime gabfest the wendy williams show. >> here's wendy. >> but lately, she's been in the spotlight for a more serious reason. according to her care team, she was diagnosed with a form of dementia. her reported public decline shocking her loyal fans. >> we had heard so many rumors ab

believe it or not, frontotemporal dementia. how dare you? not saying you because i've been accused of having that. and how do you prove it? by keeping me locked here so that you can't, i can't see. look, i can't go out there. you have to have keys to open the door, to hit the elevator, to go downstairs. keys. i'm telling you, this is like. this is like being in prison. >> those who know wendy personally, they say she sounds like the old wendy. >> i was actually her legal eagle on her radio show years and years and years ago. and she sounded like the wendy that i know. >> if wendy sounded like she had no memory, she was ill. she was on some type of drugs. or if she seemed extra lethargic, i would say that because i keep it real. wendy sounds better than she ever has.endy could be one step impact that her court appointed personal attorney is set to file a petition to end the guardianship. >> wendy williams, attorney filing a petition to terminate the guardianship would tell me that her attorney believes they have the evidence to convince a jud

. >> so the question if she really does have frontotemporal dementia, how does she go from this to this? she's gotten significantly better to where she's the way she was. so was this a misdiagnosis? >> my brothers and sisters. >> levin says williams is planning to go to court to win her freedom from the guardianship. the documentary, called tmz presents saving wendy, is available on the streaming service toby, which is owned by fox. coming up after the break, a large amount of illegal weapons seized from a house in the south bay. plus gunfire erupting in a san francisco neighborhood. and tonight we have learned that a pga contractor was struck by a bullet. >> it's a12 punch. rain and wind and the impact it will have on your thursday. and most i don't ever see anyone coming out to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented drone technology. how is that safe for me? it enhances the inspection, so it allows us to see things faster. your safety is the most important, and if you're feeling unsafe, that's not okay.

i don't have frontotemporal dementia. i am not incapacitated. i am not a baby. be a blubbering idiot. >> on "the breakfast club!" the former talk show host vehemently denies the claims that dementia has left her quote: "cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated". >> did you drink this whole thing today? >> keep it there. >> okay. >> keep it there. >> who doesn't drink wine that turns into vodka, you know, at times in your life. i haven't had liquor in years now. i want to be sharp and tight, you know what i'm saying? because when i get out of this guardianship. you said you want to date >> no, no aside from that. by the way, i want to be in a lovely relationship with one person forever. >> wendy, who was last seen in public in at her son's graduation says she is currently in a new york assisted living facility where she is unable to move about freely. >> this is called the memory unit. it is for the people who live here that i guess don't remember anything at all. why am i here? it's a locked unit on the 5th floor. it's disgusting that i have a fake fron

, which she disputes. >> frontotemporal dementia, how dare you? been accused of having that. how do you prove it by keeping me locked here? look, i can't go out. >> reporter: her shocking diagnosis leading state court to deem her legally incapacitated. now in response to williams publicly questioning her diagnosis, williams court appointed guardian is asking the court for a new medical evaluation. abc news has reached out to the guardian but has not heard back. in a previous statement, an attorney for the guardian said that because the case is under seal, she couldn't defend herself from the multiple claims against her, but denied all wrongdoing adding that all of the court appointed guardian's activities are regulated and supervised by the court. >> let's get started. it's time for hot topics. >> reporter: for over a dozen seasons wendy williams reigned supreme on that purple chair, dishing out hot topics and asking the age old question? >> how you doin? how you doin? how you doin? >> reporter: but reports of substance abuse and health episodes w

. >> in 20-24 williams's care team announcing she was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasialliams vehemently disputes. >> frontal temporal dementia. how dare you! >> her shocking diagnosis leading state court to deem her legally incapacitated. and we'll have much more with wendy williams coming up at 7 a.m. and you can stream impact by nightline. what's happening with wendy williams on hulu with your gma first look, i'm eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> actress scarlett johansson is demanding action from lawmakers over regulating artificial intelligence. in a statement yesterday, johansson wants laws limiting the technology for the safety of the public. this is in response to a deepfake video of johansson and other celebrities circulating on social media this week. maybe you saw it. the video implies they are interacting with anti-semitic remarks from kanye west. johansson condemned anti-semitism, but emphasized that it was important to call out the misuse of ai regardless of the messaging. everybody. backstreet's back. all right. the iconic boy band will be taking over th