Dwyane Wade Fires Back at Ex-Wife Siohvaughn Funches’ Attempts to ‘Fight Zaya’s Identity’ and ‘Drag’ His ‘Name Through the Mud’
usmagazine.comDon’t mess with Dwyane Wade — or his children. The former NBA star did not hold back while addressing his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches’ petition about their transgender daughter, Zaya.“Since this must be the new way of parenting, I guess I have to address these allegations here, which is a damn shame,” the 40-year-old athlete began on Thursday, November 3, via a lengthy Instagram statement. “While I’m on a life-changing trip in our motherland, Africa, I’ve received a social media post about me forcing our 15 year old child to be someone she’s not and to do something against her will.
These are serious and harmful allegations that have hurt our children. While none of us are surprised by Siohvaughn’s attempt to fight Zaya’s identity and her unwavering attempt to drag my name through the mud, I’m very disappointed that she continuously find ways of centering herself and HER needs, without regard to her children.
This report came out while Zaya was in class. This is a kid who has maintained a 4.0 GPA in honors classes while navigating all this unsolicited and harmful attention and debates about her gender and sexuality from those who are committed to not listening to her, much less even knowing her.”Wade and Funches, who split in 2007, also share son Zaire, 20.
He has been their kids’ primary guardian for the majority of their lives. (The basketball player also shares son Xavier, 8, with ex Aja Metoyer and daughter Kaavia, 3, with wife Gabrielle Union.)“Siohvaughn tried a similar attempt over a decade ago (with equally damaging lies and confusing irreparable harm to her children) and 13 lawyers later, I was awarded sole custody of our two kids as an active NBA player!” he continued on Wednesday. “All I ever wanted was to have
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