update: I searched YouTube again for ANYONE removing the front fender and a couple I love to learn from at @1Five1Garage removed the front fender without taking the door off!Ugh, didn't realize that you needed to remove the door to remove the fender.
I would bend in the door skin so it doesn't interfere with the fender, since you are going to need to fix it replace it anyway. I had to do that with my wife's Subaru Ascent once when she was in a similar situation.