According to the amended complaint viewed by USA TODAY, Williams received $82,000 for the "stomach-turning" documentary, which in February showed her cognitive decline across four episodes. She is credited as an executive producer on the documentary,

Wendy Williams' guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, has taken legal action against A&E Television Networks, claiming that the network exploited Williams.

Lifetime’s controversial documentary looking at the former talk show host's struggles with health and addiction ignited a legal feud over whether she had the capacity to consent to being in the project.

The guardian says Williams, who has frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, was taken advantage of by the network and producers.

The former talk-show host's guardian claims she was "viciously and shamelessly exploited" in the film, which showed her physical and mental decline from dementia.

In an amended complaint, representatives for Wendy Williams argue the creators of the Lifetime special exploited the TV host.

The Huffington Post is reporting that Wendy Williams has filed suit in New York County Supreme Court. She is demanding the proceeds from a recent Lifetime special be used to pay for her medical costs.