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Wendy Williams\u2019 team is finally putting the rumors to rest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two days before a Lifetime documentary detailing the whereabouts of the former talk show host is set to air, her care team has released a press release<\/a> revealing an extremely personal health update <\/strong><\/p>\n

Wendy Williams, 59, has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and\u00a0frontotemporal dementia.<\/p>\n

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Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of disorders that occur when nerve cells in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain are lost. FTD can affect behavior, personality, language, and movement, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aphasia and FTD are the same diseases actor Bruce Willis<\/a> was diagnosed with in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n

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Williams\u2019 care team said she underwent \u201ca battery of medical tests\u201d and received the diagnoses in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past few years, questions have been raised at times about Wendy\u2019s ability to process information and many have speculated about Wendy\u2019s condition, particularly when she began to lose words, act erratically at times, and have difficulty understanding financial transactions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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