Jay Leno has been granted conservatorship of his wife Mavis amid her dementia battle, according to People.
The publication reports that Mavis’ lawyer “agreed” with the ruling and the judge said: “I think she’s in the least restrictive environment. I think she’s in very good care with Mr. Leno.”
The judge reportedly told the TV host, 73, that he understands it’s a “difficult period” for him.
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In January, it was reported that Leno had filed for conservatorship over his wife of 44 years.
People reports documents say she has “advanced dementia”. Other outlets are also reporting the dementia diagnosis.
According to TMZ, the former Tonight Show host reportedly filed documents in court to become the conservator of his wife’s estate.
An insider told the publication that Mavis, 77, is supposedly suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, and the filing is on the basis of her illness.
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The couple have been married for over four decades, having tied the knot in 1980 after meeting at the Comedy Store through mutual friends in the 1970s.
The 73-year-old previously said that he was “not good at dating”, but he ended up finding the perfect companion for him.
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In a recent appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, he stated that people should “marry the person you wish you could be”, and that he “married the perfect person”.
Mavis, who is now a philanthropist, said in a 1987 profile of her comedian husband, “I always had this idea that I would never get married … But with Jay, I began to realise that this was the first time I was ever with someone where I had a perfect, calm sense of having arrived at my destination.”
The pair never had children, which Mavis takes “full credit” for, recalling in a 2014 Washington Post interview telling her mother at age seven that she would never get married or have kids.
“To me, this is the way women get caught,” she said.
Despite this, she stood by her husband for over 40 years, including during his recent vehicular accidents.
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