Wendy Williams’ lawyer Joe Tacopina says she wants to expose ‘abusive’ guardianship industry

Sources tell Page Six that Wendy Williams has no interest in returning to television as a talk show host –and is now focusing on advocacy for people under guardianships, and could go on a speaking tour.

In a new interview with “Extra,” Williams’ power attorney, Joe Tacopina, said Williams has spoken to him about wanting to expose what she sees as an “abusive” system.

“It’s just so unjust, and quite despicable,” Tacopina said. “What she said to me… more than once, is, ‘Joe, I wish I weren’t in this situation… but if someone is going to be in this situation, better me with a platform, so I can expose the system,’” the lawyer said.

Tacopina added that his famous client told him better her, “‘than some individual, who is caught in the vortex of a horrific guardian situation, where you can’t get out.’ She said that if it was going to be somebody, she’s happy it’s her, because hopefully it will put an end to what she calls abuse.”

Pals of Williams echoed her attorney, telling Page Six that the National Radio Hall of Famer has expressed interest in going on a speaking tour about her experience.

“It’s just an idea, but she thinks it’s important. She wants to maybe do panels, and help facilitate it and [talk about how] to protect families from guardianships. She wants to talk about how to get out of it, and all of the red flags,” one source told us.

“If there’s one thing Wendy knows how to do, it’s talk. She wants to bring this issue to the stage,” they added.

Williams, of course, has to first get out of her own guardianship: She seemingly suffered a setback earlier this month amid a report that recent medical results indicated she has frontotemporal dementia and aphasia.

Williams has denied having mental health issues, and Tacopina told “Extra” he believes it’s a fake report that Williams’ guardian had something to do with leaking.

“Clearly [Williams’ guardian was involved]. People can tippy-toe around it. They won’t say it. No one has seen this report yet. Not even Wendy. Not us. Not her guardianship attorneys,” he claimed.

Williams hired Tacopina, who has defended clients like A$AP Rocky and President Donald Trump, to fight for her in case she has to go to trial to get out of her guardianship. He says the next steps will be for her to complete a medical exam “by a neutral physician,” he stressed.

“Then, hopefully the guardianship attorneys will push this judge to make a ruling, and if it’s the right ruling, then game, set match. And if it’s the wrong ruling, I’ll get involved in a big way because we are going to need a jury to resolve this,” he said.

“Do I sound like I have dementia to you?” she recently asked Page Six during one of her New York outings.

Williams seems to have faith in her legal team.

We caught up with her before she entered dinner at Tucci a couple of weeks and she told Page Six, “I will get out of guardianship.”

Williams’ guardian hung up the phone when we reached out for comment.