Don Lemon has a strong take on Wendy Williams‘ guardianship — based on his recent convo with her — and it’s totally in line with a judge’s latest decision regarding her immediate future.

We spoke to Don Friday at LAX, where he told us he believes the guardianship is “too strict,” and “she should be able to see her family.”

Just a few hours after we spoke to him, TMZ broke the story — the judge in the guardianship gave Wendy permission to go visit her father in South Florida to celebrate his 94th birthday.

Don, who interviewed Wendy a couple weeks ago, says he hasn’t been able to speak to her since … but he’s been in touch with her family, and just wants what’s best for her — whether that’s total freedom or some form of medical care.

Wendy’s been diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia, and will be accompanied by court-authorized private security for her trip to visit her dad — she’ll only be there for 2 days before she has to fly back to NYC.

As we reported, the judge is also prohibiting Wendy from having any further contact with the media. In recent weeks, she’s done interviews with Don, Charlamagne Tha God and, of course, TMZ.

All six people aboard a medical ambulance plane that crashed shortly after takeoff Friday in Philadelphia were killed … a grim confirmation from Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, who says aboard were all nationals.

In a statement posted to X …  translated to English, Pardo said, “I regret the death of six Mexicans in the plane crash in Philadelphia, United States. The consular authorities are in permanent contact with the families; I have asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support them in whatever way is required. My solidarity with their loved ones and friends.”

Federal Aviation Administration confirmed there were six people on the Learjet 55, including a pediatric patient. The agency said the plane was heading to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri before jetting back to Tijuana, Mexico.

The child was being transported home, according to Jet Rescue spokesperson Shai Gold, per the Associated Press, after receiving treatment at a Philly hospital.

President Donald Trump might wanna sit down for this news, but “Y.M.C.A.” is not America’s unofficial anthem — not according to Bill Maher, who says Bob Dylan‘s got the perfect tune for our times.

Like a lot of people, Bill’s feeling pretty salty about nearly everything these days, and he unloaded on Friday night’s episode of ‘Real Time’ … using Dylan’s 1989 track, “Everything Is Broken” as a great American metaphor.

Government, health care, education, immigration, media, race relations — take your pick, ’cause Bill says none of it’s working!

He skewered all of D.C., regardless of party, and lamented the fact a country as rich as America is as unhealthy as it is … and really nailed it with this (punch)line: “It’s enough to make you sick, but you can’t afford it.”

The cost of living just about everywhere, but in particular, NYC, really makes no dollars and sense to Bill — and he points out … even IF you’re one of the “haves,” who can afford luxuries like Taylor Swift tickets and Whole Foods groceries, you’re still screwed. Ya just don’t know it yet.

As for immigration — he says, yes, our southern border’s flooded, but there’s good news about who’s staying in Central and South America!

Of course, Maher managed to put some positive spin on all this, reminding his audience there’s almost always a “reasonable centrist position” to deal with America’s issues.