KEY POINTS

  • Wendy Williams can still pay for food and the things she needs amid her legal battle with Wells Fargo
  • The TV personality cannot access her online accounts to see what's going on with her assets 
  • Williams' lawyer believes the bank is trying to keep the talk show host away from her accounts

Wendy Williams is still fighting for her right to access her financial assets and statements amid her ongoing legal battle with Wells Fargo.

Williams claimed that Wells Fargo denied her access to her assets and finances due to claims that she's "of unsound mind," which she refused. The TV host was concerned because she has "several million dollars," and Wells Fargo was "causing imminent and irreparable financial harm to myself, my family, and my business." Her lawyer, LaShawn Thomas, doubled down on her claim, saying she still has no access to this day.

The "Ask Wendy" author is "able to pay for food and things like that" in her day-to-day life, Thomas told E! News. However, she still cannot "log into her online accounts and see what's going on with her assets," including "what items have been deducted from her accounts."

"She's concerned that this issue has been dragging out for a significant amount of time," Thomas explained. "We certainly did not think that considering the length of the relationship that she's had with Wells Fargo, that they would draw this out to the extent that they have."

Thomas said the celebrity is currently "in good spirits," but her assets "are now currently locked up in this proceeding."

Wells Fargo placed a temporary hold on Williams' assets, suspecting that she was a "victim of undue influence and financial exploitation," according to a letter it filed to the court in February and obtained by NBC News. It also filed a guardianship petition to oversee her asset, which Thomas said was "a ploy to keep whatever has been going on with these accounts away from Wendy."

Thomas added that the bank wanted the issue out from the media, but she believed Williams wanted her fans to keep up the pressure and ask the hard questions.

E! News reached out to Wells Fargo for comment, but the bank did not respond.

In February, Williams filed a temporary restraining order against Wells Fargo for allegedly denying her access to her financial assets for weeks without "adequate explanation." She also "strenuously denied all allegations about her mental health and well-being."

The TV personality requested the judge in her filing to order Wells Fargo to "reopen any frozen accounts or assets" and grant her "access to any and all accompanying statements." She also wanted the bank to be barred from "freezing any and all assets which contain funds that were removed and/or withheld" from her personal and business accounts.

Meanwhile, Wells Fargo's rep maintained that their priority was Williams' financial well-being, and they would work with her legal team to release funds to her creditors. The bank denied William's allegations of "improper actions" concerning her account and said it was "fully participating in a court process to reach a resolution that is in her best interest."

Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams has been suffering from some health issues. The talk show host is pictured attending the 50th anniversary celebration of Wilhelmina on Nov. 14, 2017 in New York City. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images