Her biggest fans! Dwyane Wade‘s daughter Zaya Wade opened up about her “giant support system” and proud family while making her magazine cover debut.
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Zaya Wade has been granted a legal name and gender change.
As per legal documents obtained by E! News, the 15-year-old daughter of Dwyane Wade and his ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches-Wade, was granted the personal changes by a Los Angeles Court.
Following Zaya’s coming out as transgender in 2020, the retired NBA star supported his daughter by petitioning the court last August to legally change her name and gender.
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Months later, in November 2022, Zaya’s mother asked the judge to reject Dwayne’s request upon filing her own papers.
“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 wrote in the legal docs, “and will receive based upon [Dwyane’s] statements to me, on the basis of our child’s name and/or gender change.”
Siohvaughn also requested for Zaya to wait until “the age of majority” to decide on legally changing her name and gender.
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In a separate court filing, Dwayne, 41, noted that “granting the Petition is in Zaya’s best interest.”
“While it certainly would have been preferable for Zaya’s mother to be supportive of this important part of Zaya’s journey, Zaya should not be forced to put her life on hold while she waits for Siohvaughn to acknowledge and accept her truth,” he added.
Despite Dwayne having sole custody of Zaya, therefore giving him authority to make final decisions about her, he still sought Siohvaughn’s thoughts on the
Her biggest fans! Dwyane Wade‘s daughter Zaya Wade opened up about her “giant support system” and proud family while making her magazine cover debut.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s daughter, Lilibet Diana, was christened in an intimate ceremony in Montecito, California, where the family resides. The celebration for the 21-month-old, which was confirmed on Wednesday.
Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 41, have christened their 21-month-old daughter, Lilibet, in a private ceremony at their family home in California. It has been confirmed that the couple held a small and intimate christening for their daughter, 1, at their £11m mansion in Montecito, where the couple permanently relocated to in 2020.
Stepping back into the spotlight. Priscilla Presley made her first red carpet appearance following the death of her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently marked a special occasion for their baby girl! A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirms to ET that the couple's 21-month-old daughter, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, was christened during a home ceremony in Montecito, California, last week.«I can confirm that Princess Lilibet Diana was christened on Friday, March 3, by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Rev John Taylor,» the spokesperson shares.According to, the ceremony had between 20 and 30 guests, which included Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, Lilibet's godfather, Tyler Perry, and an unnamed godmother. Following the ceremony, the outlet reports that guests were treated to food and dancing. A source also noted to that Harry and Meghan extended an invite to Harry's family, including King Charles III, Camila, Queen Consort, Prince William and Kate Middleton. Last year, Perry opened up about the moment he was asked by the duke and duchess to be Lilibet's godfather. The Award-winning director also shared his apprehensions about attending a christening ceremony with the royal family in the United Kingdom.«I called them back and go, 'Uh, hold on a second, does this mean we gotta go over [to the U.K.] and do all of that in church with [the royal family] and figure all that out? 'Cause I don't wanna do that,'» Perry said in Netflix's docuseries,.
A little one’s big milestone! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle held a christening for their daughter, Lilibet, in California.
It appears Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could still be in hot water with the royal family.Meghan and Harry christened their daughter, Lilibet Diana, on March 3 and the royal family failed to attend.The Invictus Games founder, 38, and the former actress, 41, had invited King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton to the joyous occasion, a source recently told People. Another insider revealed details about the event, sharing there were between 20-30 guests at the intimate bash at Meghan and Harry’s Montecito, California abode.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter Lilibet was called Princess for the first time at her christening, which was recently held at the couple's home in Montecito, California. Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, who are also parents to Archie, three, held an intimate ceremony at their mansion on 3 March for their one year old daughter with around 20-30 close friends in attendance.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter, Princess Lilibet Diana, has been christened at the Sussexes' home in California, a spokesperson for the couple has announced.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have officially christened their 21-month-old daughter Lilibet!
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter Lilibet has been christened at their home in America, it has been revealed.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 1-year-old daughter Lilibet has been christened, but the royals reportedly weren’t in attendance.
Priscilla Presley made her first public appearance in nearly two months on Tuesday, when she came out to show her support for the animated Netflix series, “Agent Elvis”.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have christened their daughter Lilbet in an intimate ceremony in California, the couple have confirmed.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are parents to Archie, three, and Lilibet, who is 21 months, attended an intimate ceremony for their daughter at their home in Montecito, California. According to People, an invite to the ceremony "was extended" to Prince Harry's brother, Prince William, as well as his wife Kate Middleton, King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla, however none were in attendance.
Priscilla Presley made her first public appearance in nearly two months on Tuesday, when she came out to show her support for the animated Netflix series, .Priscilla walked the red carpet at the show's premiere, held at the Netflix Tudum Theater in Los Angeles, and posed for photos in front of posters for the series — which she co-created and lent her voice to.The appearance marked her first since the death of her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, on January 12 — which came just two days after Priscilla and Lisa Marie both attended the 80th Golden Globe Awards.The show,, stars the vocal talent of Matthew McConaughey as the King of Rock and Roll, after he is recruited by a secret government agency to battle the forces of darkness converging on America.The comedy series also stars Kaitlin Olson, Don Cheadle, Johnny Knoxville, Tom Kenny, Jason Mantzoukas and Niecy Nash-Betts. Meanwhile, Priscilla voices a fictionalized version of herself.After the premiere, Priscilla joined fellow co-creator John Eddie and showrunner Mike Arnold for a Q&A, and explained that she wanted to do the show as a way of «introducing Elvis to the youth today, wondering why he was so famous and to see him as a hero,» per Priscilla's latest venture comes amid the battle over her late daughter, Lisa Marie Presley's, estate. Following Lisa Marie's death on Jan.
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union are showing their support! On Tuesday, the couple attended Miu Miu's Womenswear show as part of Paris Fashion Week to support Wade's daughter, Zaya, as she made her runway debut.Wade and Union coordinated in sleek black looks as they sat front row to watch 15-year-old Zaya's runway walk.In a video posted to Instagram, the duo beamed as Zaya made her way down the runway. The clip also shows Wade and Union greeting Zaya with hugs and congratulations after the show, before posing for pics with the teen.«She's arrived,» the couple captioned their post.A post shared by dwyanewade (@dwyanewade)Zaya's runway debut came the month after a Los Angeles judge granted her official name and gender change request, which Zaya's mother, Siohvaughn Funches', previously filed an objection to.When ET spoke to Wade and Union following the judge's ruling, they shared how the teen celebrated the court win.«Last night, she was so happy and we were just like *sings* 'Say my name, say my name, 'cause to some people it just feels like paperwork but to her it's her truth and it's her reality and we support that,» Union said.