According to the lawsuit, Wendy Williams was paid only $82,000 for the documentary

Representatives for Wendy Williams allege that the makers of a devastating television documentary about the talk show host “cruelly and shamelessly exploited” her with the project, which chronicles Williams’ physical and mental decline after she was diagnosed with dementia and aphasia.

On Tuesday, Williams’ legal team filed an amended complaint in New York County Supreme Court, demanding that all proceeds from the Lifetime special “Where Is Wendy Williams?” be used to pay for her extensive medical expenses.

Court documents obtained by HuffPost show Williams was paid just $82,000 for the documentary special, which the lawsuit alleges intentionally portrayed the retired TV personality “in a highly demeaning and embarrassing manner.”

“This is a paltry sum for the use of highly invasive, degrading images that showed her in the confusing throes of dementia, when Defendants, who profited from streaming the program, have likely already made millions,” the complaint states.

While the documentary’s exact grosses have not been disclosed, Lifetime reported that the 4½-hour film, which premiered in February, was the series’ biggest nonfiction debut in two years.

The 75-page lawsuit further alleges that the documentary portrayed Williams as a “laughable drunk, implicitly responsible for her own continued suffering,” after the creators promised Williams the project would be “positive and beneficial” to her career and image.

The amended complaint also alleges that Williams lacked the mental and legal capacity to agree to the contract to make the documentary, rendering any written agreement void.

Since May 2022, Williams has been under court-ordered guardianship.

Attorneys for Williams’ legal guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, called the defendants’ actions inexcusable in a statement to HuffPost on Tuesday.

“As our complaint demonstrates in painful and excruciating detail, A&E, Lifetime and Mark Ford cruelly and shamelessly exploited Wendy Williams for their own gain, even though she was clearly disabled and suffering from dementia,” the statement from Kaplan Martin LLP and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP said.

“Their behavior truly shocks the conscience, and they should not profit from her suffering. We are proud to represent her guardian in holding them accountable.”

Morrissey initially attempted to block the release of “Where is Wendy Williams?” following the release of the trailer.

In a February request for a temporary restraining order, Morrissey wrote that she was concerned about the “embarrassing, damaging, demeaning and untruthful nature of the documentary and its use of footage” in which Williams was “clearly disabled and incompetent.”

Although the temporary restriction was granted, the ruling was later reversed on appeal on First Amendment grounds.