Wendy Williams “left to die” by a former financial advisor, the attorney says

Former lawyer Wendy Williams says the talk show host was “abandoned to death” by her former financial manager.

LaShawn Thomas only tells Page Six in a lengthy statement that Wells Fargo financial advisor Lori Schiller, who no longer works for Williams but is embroiled in her lawsuit against the bank, is trying to “muddle the waters” allegedly contributing to a false report that Williams’ son abused his American Express card.

“The real problem is that Wells Fargo, through his advisor, has denied Wendy access to her own accounts, including the right to check her balance,” says Thomas.

“No bank should be allowed to do so. Nobody tried to access Wendy’s accounts. Advisor Wells Fargo i [former manager Bernie Young] they were the only people who had access. … They left Wendy to die ”.

Thomas explains that because Williams, 58, had no access to any of her funds, she was forced to use her AmEx for “all living expenses”, including flights to and from New York for doctor visits, grocery shopping, etc. lawyer, shock health has changed, her 22-year-old son Kevin Hunter Jr.

“He coordinated all her meetings, made sure she went to all her appointments, cooked and cleaned for his mother,” continued Thomas’ statement. “He undoubtedly loves his mother, and no one should blame him at his feet.”

The Defense of Kevin Jr. came after it was reported that he had without authorization charged $ 100,000 to his mother’s credit card and “demanded” Schiller for payment. The validity of the report is unclear as it was linked to an anonymous source, but a University of Miami student denied these claims in a statement: speaking The US Sun“I vehemently deny any allegations of unauthorized use of my mother’s American Express card. It is a false narrative perpetuated to justify freezing her accounts. “

However, Thomas said former Schiller and Williams manager Bernie Young were the only people who had access to her accounts.

“It was Lori’s responsibility to pay all Wendy and Kevin Junior’s bills. She said that Kevin always asked Lori to pay the bills. “If anyone (Wendy or Kevin) needed the money, they had to contact Lori so she could initiate the payment.”

Page Six learned that Williams’ desire to buy Kevin Jr. living in Miami led to what ultimately led to the care she now lives under, according to a New York court ruling.

A source tells us that Williams asked Schiller to work out the details of the property’s purchase because the adviser allegedly promised the writer of Wendy’s Got the Heat that he would help her avoid the commission. One month before Kevin Jr.’s lease expires. received a call from the owner saying he never received an offer to buy, and the price went up another $ 250,000.

Thomas corroborates these claims in his statement and explains that Schiller – out of nowhere – informed Kevin Jr. that he “could no longer talk to him without Wendy’s written consent” because verbal “no longer enough”. In response, Williams asked to be taken to the local Wells Fargo branch for written authorization and power of attorney; However, Thomas says the local branch manager “refused” the power of attorney.

Williams and a branch manager named Schiller who was in charge, who then agreed to speak to Williams only in the absence of anyone else, including Thomas, who was her legal representative at the time.

“The right to a lawyer is a constitutional right that a financial institution does not have the freedom to limit,” says Thomas in his statement, noting that Schiller eventually agreed to fly to Miami to meet Williams, but never came.

“Instead, [Schiller] has blocked Wendy from accessing all of her accounts, says Thomas. “[Schiller] restricted all access to each account. Wendy couldn’t even go to the bank and withdraw funds in person.

“… Wendy, a woman who worked hard for her wealth, was left penniless,” adds the statement.

A Williams representative said the former radio presenter did not respond.

“The real goal is to help Wendy regain full and exclusive control of the assets she has worked hard on for the last 30 years of her life,” said Shawn Zanotti to Page Six. “We would be grateful if you would give her time to heal.”

Schiller did not respond to Page Six’s request for comment, but a spokesman for Wells Fargo denied “any allegations of improper conduct in relation to Mrs. Williams’s account.”

Since the spring, Williams has been under legal custody – with which she “disagreed” because she “feels able to” manage her money.