Dwayne WadeThe ex-wife’s ex-wife claims the former NBA star exploited and “pressured” their transgender daughter Zaya for his own financial gain, according to court documents obtained by explosion.
Siohvaughn Funches-Wade opposes “multiple factors” outlined in her ex-husband’s petition to legally change the 15-year-old’s name.
Wade’s ex-wife Zaya’s mother insists he is personally profiting from her transgender
She alleges Wade, 40, “was directed to profit from changing the name and gender of a minor with various companies through contacts and marketing opportunities, including but not limited to dealings with Disney.”
“I am concerned that [Wade] may be pressuring our child to change his name and gender to take advantage of the financial opportunities he receives from companies,” his ex-wife added.
During an April 2022 meeting with Wade in Atlanta, Funches-Wade claimed Wade told her “a lot of money has been made” regarding Zaya’s “name and gender issues”.
“[Wade] told me he was planning to make our kid famous because of the name and gender issue and also informed me that there would be a confirmation/contract to go with that,” the public speaker reported. forced further, according to the report.
The ex-wife even accused her transgender daughter of being dead in court records
Wade’s ex-wife went on to say that the former professional rugby player even used their transgender daughter’s dead name in court filings, to “Zion, who was present at the time, answering,” that many companies are interested and Disney is a potential company.”
In its objection, Funches-Wade also alleges that because of the fact that Zaya’s transition has been so publicized, “there is likely to be media pressure on the minor child.” .
She is acting that Zaya made this decision for herself, but only for two and a half years “in adulthood.”
Her profile is not yet listed on the leaderboard, and likewise Wade has yet to submit a response.
Page six The former couple’s representatives and attorneys have been contacted for comment.
In Wade’s original lawsuit filed in August, he argued that he had “full authority” to request a change in her legal name without her mother’s consent.
Wade claims “full authority” to change his daughter’s name, but says he informed his ex-wife “as a courtesy”
Despite that, Wade asserted in a court filing that his ex-wife “received notice” of his lawsuit “as a courtesy.”
Back in February 2020. Wade first shared Zaya’s upcoming story on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, telling the host that the then 12-year-old told him and his wife, Gabrielle Union, that she is “willing to live (she) is true” while asking them to refer to her using feminine pronouns.
Meanwhile, on social media, the teen has turned into a beautiful young lady, and includes the pronoun “she/she” in her bio.
That same year, Wade told Good Morning America host Robin Roberts that Zaya had known her true gender identity “since she was three years old.”
Wade and the ex-wife mentioned also share a 20-year-old son Zaire. He also has two young children, son Xavier, 8, with Aja Meter, and daughter Kaavia, 3, with Gabrielle Union.
