Dwyane Wade slams ex-wife’s attempt to block daughter Zaya’s name change  

• In it, she requested a California court to reject Dwyane’s plea to formally change their 15-year-old daughter Zaya Wade’s name and gender. “
• “Dwyane called it a “damn shame” that he had to respond to these comments on social media.
• “The 40-year-old continued by saying that while “none of us” are surprised by Siohvaughn’s legal move, he is “extremely saddened” by her choice.

In response to his ex-“serious” wife’s allegations concerning their family, Dwyane Wade is speaking up. The former NBA player responded to Siohvaughn Funches-recent Wade’s legal file, which E! News has access to, on his Instagram on November 3. In it, she requested a California court to reject Dwyane’s plea to formally change their 15-year-old daughter Zaya Wade’s name and gender.

“Given [Dwyane’s] high-profile status as a professional athlete, our children’s lives have been highly publicized,” Siohvaughn—who also shares Zaire Wade, 20, with Dwyane—stated in the docs. “[Dwyane] has appeared on national television shows and in media reports regarding our child’s name and gender change. I am concerned that our child is being commercialized at a young age and also of the uncontrollable consequences of media exposure i.e. cyber bullying, statements and/or pictures taken out of context of our child, and unwanted spotlight focused on our child.”

“I have concerns that [Dwyane] may be pressuring our child to move forward with the name and gender change in order to capitalize on the financial opportunities that he has received from companies,” Siohvaughn continued, “and will receive based upon [Dwyane’s] statements to me, on the basis of our child’s name and/or gender change.”

According to the documents, Siohvaughn is requesting that Zaya make her decision on a legal name and gender change “at the age of majority.”

Dwyane called it a “damn shame” that he had to respond to these comments on social media.

“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,” Dwyane began. “These are serious and harmful allegations that have hurt our children.”

The 40-year-old continued by saying that while “none of us” are surprised by Siohvaughn’s legal move, he is “extremely saddened” by her choice. He and wife Gabrielle Union also have a 3-year-old daughter named Kaavia and an 8-year-old son named Xavier.

“This report came out while Zaya was in class,” Dwyane noted. “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.”

The athlete then clarified, “Zaya or any of our kids would never be forced to do anything against their choice in our home, much less be forced to assume a particular persona. Neither my family nor Zaya should play this game. She lives like this!”

Dwyane ended his conversation by promising that his attorney would contact him regarding the court filing. Siohvaughn’s team was contacted by News for comment, but no response was received.

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