Joe Tacopina Vows to Sue People Responsible for Wendy Williams Guardianship

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Wendy Williams' hyper-aggressive lawyer, Joe Tacopina, did not mince words ... his client's guardianship "sickens" him, and he says he's gonna sue the people responsible for it.

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00:00We missed you going in. You look so different outside your work clothes.

00:06Yeah, this is my ASAP Rocky suit, huh?

00:08I love that. So, you know, we have to ask you, Joe, what's next?

00:12I mean, you know, what's next in trying to get her out of a guardianship?

00:16I know it's a very big question.

00:19What's next is hopefully justice. I mean, it's been so long,

00:23and I'm not a guardianship attorney, I'm Wendy's personal attorney,

00:26but this process is really despicably slow because she's in a facility.

00:33And Wendy's Wendy. We've had conversations over the course of six months.

00:38She's the same Wendy Williams that you know from TV, right?

00:41And so she belongs in a facility like, you know, I belong in a facility.

00:48Well, actually, I'll give you an example. Some might argue I belong in a facility.

00:52But she's just a person who is controlling her faculties and is a great human being.

00:57And it sickens me, honestly. This is not even about a case for me. It's about a cause.

01:01And I'm going to do everything.

01:03I just had a birthday and I'm still in guardianship. If that doesn't say enough, I don't know what does.

01:08Now, I have a question. How many other people have reached out to you asking for your help?

01:12Because when she had her protest outside of, you know, her building, a lot of people were coming up to me saying,

01:18you know, I support Wendy because I'm going through this too with someone I love.

01:23Have you gotten phone calls from people?

01:25Yes. Oh, so many. Right now my focus is on Wendy and I have to get her through this.

01:29Right. Right.

01:30I'll deal with that later, but I will tell you this. It is scary, this guardianship process.

01:34It's very scary.

01:35Once you get in the vortex of a guardianship proceeding, it's hard to get out.

01:38Correct.

01:39Even if you're like Wendy.

01:40Yeah.

01:41Famous.

01:42She was misdiagnosed.

01:43Believe me.

01:44I had fresco isados because I am allowed.

01:47It's not because I should be.

01:49You know, I look beautiful because I work out because that's all I do in the building.

01:54And I know that for a fact.

01:55Right.

01:56You know, I've been working out for years.

01:57However, that's all I do when I'm locked in this building.

02:00Right.

02:01And I have a question.

02:02I know it's kind of a tricky question, but can we see a potential lawsuit down the line?

02:06Oh God, yeah.

02:07Listen, those who are responsible for her status, her basic incarceration, will be held

02:14accountable.

02:15There's no question about that.

02:16My goal right now, and the priority is to get her back home.

02:20Wherever her home is, not there.

02:22Where she can come go as she can.

02:23Right here in New York where I'm working and you know what kind of stuff I want to do.

02:26As a matter of fact, we just met somebody very familiar with.

02:31Well.

02:32She wants to get back to work and she should get back to work.

02:34Right.

02:35People love her.

02:36And we miss you.

02:37I'm homo.

02:38Which is the most important thing I've put on record I've ever had for any client ever.

02:43No, this is weird.

02:44It's possible that I've made�� Emery coverage of, or I'm just last prior to the first bungler,

02:46but it's impossible.

02:47Uh, well, left is one of us just değil.

02:48You know, you left is one or two from the left that have пağ's an enemy and finally

02:49for a half.

02:50So, for a matter of time, you can do it on the right field.

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