Dwyane Wade is firing again at his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches-Wade after her petition to forestall their daughter from legally transitioning.
If you didn’t hear Wednesday, Siohvaughn, the mom of Dwyane’s two eldest kids, 20-year-old Zaire and 15-year-old Zaya, filed a authorized petition towards the popularity of their daughter’s authorized change of gender and issuance of a brand new beginning certificates to mirror it, in line with authorized paperwork. She requested the courtroom to disclaim the authorized recognition till the kid is eighteen years previous to offer her “the opportunity at the age of majority, which is two and one-half years away, to make this monumental decision for themselves.”
She then claimed she had considerations Dwyane, who has been very overtly supportive of the transition, was trying to take advantage of Zaya for monetary acquire, writing within the filings:
“[Dwyane] may be pressuring or incentivizing the minor child with lucrative financial opportunities in order to proceed with this instant Petition.”
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She continued:
“He informed me that a lot of money had been already made and that additional money will be made in relation to our child’s name and gender issue. (Dwyane) told me that he intended to make our child very famous due to the name and gender issue and also informed me that there would be endorsements/contracts associated therewith.”
She then cited potential offers with Disney, including:
“I am concerned that our child is being commercialized at a young age and also of the uncontrollable consequences of media exposure i.e. cyberbullying, statements and/or pictures taken out of context of our child, and the unwanted spotlight focused on our child.”
Now, within the mild of all these accusations, Dwyane has one thing to say.
The Miami Heat alum took to Instagram early Thursday morning to deal with the scenario, which appears to have taken him off guard. He started by shading the general public and on-line nature of Siohvaughn’s petition, writing:
“Since this must be a new way of parenting, I guess I have to address these allegations here, which is a damn shame.”
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He continued:
“When 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.”
We reported yesterday that the 41-year-old mom’s use of Zaya’s useless title within the authorized filings, with out a lot as a point out of the kid’s chosen title, might have been a clue that she doesn’t acknowledge the transition, and Dwyane appears to have echoed that:
“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 finds 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!”
The protecting poppa bear then made a surprising declare, revealing:
“Siohvaughn tried a similar attempt over a decade ago (with equally damaging lies and causing 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:
“‘I’ve given her the opportunity to reach out to Zaya’s teachers, doctors, and therapist over the years and even meet her friends, so she could get her own understanding of our child’s need for her LIFE! She won’t do it!”
He then added:
“Zaya is not that same 3-year child anymore and she’s screaming that to the world but most importantly to her Mother! No one in our house would ever force Zaya or any of our children to do anything against their will, much less force an identity on them. This isn’t a game for my family and definitely not for Zaya. This is her life!”
Damn! See his full submit (beneath):
We really feel so dangerous that Zaya needs to be on the middle of all this, and whereas the studies are positively troubling to say the least, we hope each dad and mom really just do need what’s finest for his or her little one. Like we stated, Dwyane has been supportive from the very starting, so we’re so glad Zaya has somebody in her nook. But what are your ideas, Perezcious readers? Let us know within the feedback down (beneath)!
[Images via Siohvaughn Funches-Wade/Instagram & MEGA/WENN]
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