Overview
- A joint motion filed this week by guardian Sabrina Morrissey and defendants that include Lifetime and A&E says the lawsuit has been resolved and will be dropped.
- Morrissey had sought to block the February 2024 docuseries and later expanded the case to allege the film was made without a valid contract while Williams was incapacitated.
- Court filings and prior reporting say Williams’ care team disclosed diagnoses of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia just before the series aired.
- The amended complaint accused A&E of profiting heavily from the series while Williams was paid about $82,000 and asked that any profits be redirected to her care; the joint filing now details how any settlement payment and attorneys’ fees would be handled but does not disclose totals.
- The settlement closes the public phase of the dispute over consent and documentary ethics even though the series already aired, and the case could shape future questions about filming vulnerable people under guardianship.