Wendy Williams seems to be learning about her finances by reading her own press coverage.<\/p>\n
The former talk show host is so out of the loop about her finances, she didn\u2019t even know how much she was paying for her living arrangement at the Coterie until she read about it in New York magazine this week, a source told Page Six.<\/p>\n
Wendy Williams discovered how much her rent costs from a magazine article. William Farrington<\/p>\n
Williams is the subject of the mag\u2019s most recent cover story. <\/p>\n
The article takes a deep dive into the her current guardianship and campaign to rid herself <\/a>from a court-appointed guardian<\/a>, Sabrina Morrissey. <\/p>\n The piece also sheds light on some of her finances \u2014 including the alleged $25,000 per month rent she pays for her studio at the \u201cluxury dump,\u201d (as Williams has called it), Coterie. <\/p>\n Williams calls the Coterie a \u201cluxury dump.\u201d Atria Senior Living<\/p>\n A source close to Williams told us she believed she was paying $18,000 a month for the pad. <\/p>\n \u201cShe believes Sabrina is draining her money. She doesn\u2019t even know how much she\u2019s worth,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n We\u2019re told the living facility\u2019s hefty rent has left Williams increasingly anxious about her finances as she\u2019s not allowed to earn an income. <\/p>\n The former talk show host feels \u201ctrapped\u201d living in a senior living facility. PCNY \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n Lawsuits and lawyer fees, including Morrissey\u2019s, have further complicated money matters. <\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s very concerned about it. She was told \u201918\u2019 [thousand], and now she\u2019s reading it\u2019s \u201925\u2019 They\u2019re draining her money, like why \u2018$25k\/mo\u2019 for a studio at the Coterie? She\u2019s furious!\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n They added Williams doesn\u2019t even know how much her Uber and taxi fees are when she is able to go out for dinner in New York City. <\/p>\n Williams allegedly receives a few hundred dollars per week. Instar \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n Williams is a regular at Max Tucci\u2019s restaurants. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post<\/p>\n She allegedly receives an allowance of \u201c$200-$300\u2033 a week that she uses to buy things like Twizzlers and magazines,\u201d according to our source.<\/p>\n Williams is expected to testify next month in a lawsuit Morrissey filed against A&E and Lifetime<\/a>, alleging the network aired the damaging documentary, \u201cWhere Is Wendy Williams?\u201d without her consent. <\/p>\n