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Dwyane Wade‘s ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches-Wade41 years old clapped back to 40 years old former basketball pro’s Instagram comment that she is “continuously seeking to focus on herself and the needs of her HER, without regard for her children.” Their most recent feud stemmed from disagreements over their 15-year-old daughter Zaya‘S road like one transgender teen and whether she should be legally allowed to change her gender. In a lengthy statement, she sent to HollywoodLife on Friday, November 4, Siohvaughn asserted that despite Dwyane’s comments, she fully supports her children and is only concerned with “protecting” their health.
“First, these claims are completely untrue, and second, they are heartbreaking. Not just for myself, but more importantly for my children, children who are human beings, who suffer and suffer, like all children, regardless of the lifestyle they can afford. ability,” Siohvaughn declared. “They, like so many other children, have gone through the excruciating pain and unique challenges they face when their parents divorce. I will not add to that pain by now publicly replying with malicious or hateful comments towards Dwyane, despite his decision to say these harmful untruths about me. , and despite the fact that I have never been on the radio or publicly about these sensitive things. private family matters affecting our minor children. “
“Dwyane is still the father of my children and for the sake of my children I choose to refrain from speaking negatively about him,” she confirmed. “If I have anything public to say to him, it’s only one thing, ‘I forgive him again.’ Only this one thing, because this matter is not about him or me, but about a child who cannot protect and shield himself from the negative consequences that pervade your life within your reach. view of the world. Yes, the world will watch your victories, but they will also have a front seat for your defeats.”
Siohvaughn continued, “There are countless famous adults who have gone through this, and suffered the devastating consequences of anxiety, depression, and others who are no longer with us because they have committed suicide. end his life under the pressure and scrutiny of public opinion. I have both the duty and privilege of protecting my children from these tragic events, as well as the myriad other negatives that tend to affect those who live in the limelight, but time will tell. cannot be mentioned at all. “
“So,” she added, “I will do what I believe GOD has called me to do, which is love and protect my children and do what I believe in. is best for them. I am by no means a perfect parent but I love my children with perfect unconditional love. I will also continue to do what the laws of this land allow me to do as a parent with parental rights and constitutional powers in the courts of law, not the courts of the common good. commentary”.
She concluded, “I ask all of you as mothers to respect our privacy as a family with the serious and sensitive matters involving our minor child. we.”
Siohvaughn’s words, as noted above, came after Dwyane, who was married to Gabrielle Union, publicly hit back at her after she filed a lawsuit against him on November 2 to prevent Zaya’s gender and official name change. Zaya transgender in 2020 and Dwyane submit paperwork for her to change her gender and named in August. In the official application, Siohvaughn stated father of four “It may be putting pressure on our child to keep changing his name and gender to take advantage of the financial opportunities he’s already received.”
In response, Dwyane shared the message below with Instagram on November 3, “While I was on a life changing trip to our motherland, Africa, I received a social media post about me forcing their 15-year-old kid. I became someone she wasn’t and did something against her will. ,” he wrote. “These are serious and harmful allegations that have hurt our children.”
He continued. He then talks about how well Zaya performed in school (she has a 4.0 GPA!), despite this “navigation of unsolicited and harmful attention and debate about gender” and her sexuality.”
He then exploited Siohvaughn by saying that she “tried a similar attempt over a decade ago” and lost, which gave him full custody of their two children. Even so, he claims Siohvaughn continued to pursue a lawyer rather than stick with Zaya and see her point of view. “I gave her the opportunity to reach out to Zaya’s teachers, doctors, and therapists over the years and even meet her friends, so she could understand our child’s needs. for our child’s LIFE!” he alleges. “She won’t do it!” The former Miami Heat star claimed before calling her ex an “absent parent” who didn’t attend a “performance, graduation, school dance, play day, practice, teacher conference , etc.”
Zaya was transgender at the age of 12 and has been a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community ever since. In a February 2020 video, Gabrielle shared on Twitter, Zaya encourages people to live their truest lives Proud. “If [you] be afraid rated, I would say, don’t even think about it. Be true to yourself,” she preached. “Are you really even… like, what good is it for you to live on this earth if you try to be someone you are not? It’s like, you don’t even live to be yourself. It’s like, be real and don’t worry about your ‘stereotype’ way of life. “
Meet Zaya. She is kind, loving, spanking smart and we are so proud of her. Listen to, love and respect your children as they are. Love and light up good people. pic.twitter.com/G2lLVdD2VT
– Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) February 11, 2020
In June of this year, Dwyane admitted that he worried about his daughter despite her confidence. “Luckily for my daughter to have supportive parents, I still get scared every time she leaves the house. And not just because of gun violence, but because of the way people see her in this world,” he said CNN at the TIME100 summit.
Dwyane and Siohvaughn were married from 2002 to 2010, although they split in 2007. The former couple share Zaya and a 20-year-old son, Zaire Blessing Dwyane Wade. Dwyane also has a son, Xavier Zechariah Wadewith Aja Metoyerwhen he and Gabrielle broke up in 2013. He welcomed a daughter, Kaavia4 years old, with Gabrielle in 2018. Finally, he raised his sister’s son Dahveon Morris and was given custody of him in 2011.
