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Gabrielle Union attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025.
MENO AT THE MET

Gabrielle Union Shares Humiliating Hot Flash Horror Story

Her sweat, ‘coming down like sheets,’ prompted concern from fellow celebrities.

Roosa Rahkonen

Sabrina Carpenter joins Quinta Brunson for her 'SNL' opening monologue.
SHORTIES UNITE

Sabrina Carpenter Crashes Quinta Brunson’s ‘SNL’ Opening

Superstar Sabrina Carpenter popped up to join Quinta Brunson during her “Saturday Night Live” appearance.

Jack Revell

Dwyane Wade sits on a chair alone with his hands clasped together in a green sweater.
REBOUNDING

Dwyane Wade Reveals Shocking Cancer Diagnosis

Wade revealed that he discovered the tumor after putting off making a doctor’s appointment for years.

Grace Harrington

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‘WHO’S THAT GUY?’

Dwyane Wade Statue Mocked for Looking Nothing Like Him

The Heat’s all-time leading scorer didn’t seem to mind.

Janna Brancolini

Dwyane Wade arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party during the 95th Academy Awards, known as the Oscars,  in Beverly Hills, California.
BRINGING HEAT

Dwyane Wade Moved Family Out of Florida Over Anti-LGBT Laws

“My family would not be accepted or feel comfortable there.”

Erik Uebelacker

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‘NONE OF US ARE SURPRISED’

Dwyane Wade Fumes at Ex-Wife Over Daughter’s Gender Change

The NBA All-Star called his ex-wife an “absent parent” who is attempting to make their daughter’s transition all about herself.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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TRANSPHOBIA

Dwyane Wade’s Acceptance of Trans Kid Triggers Hip-Hop Hate

The former NBA star and partner Gabrielle Union’s public support of their trans daughter has been warmly received by many—but also criticized by rappers like Boosie and Young Thug.

Cassie da Costa

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‘YOU ARE A LEADER’

Dwyane Wade Recalls Moment His Child Came Out as Transgender

The NBA star said he and his wife Gabrielle Union “are proud parents of a child in the LGBTQ+ community and we’re proud allies as well.”

Emma Tucker

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NO MATTER WHAT

Dwyane Wade Vows to Defend LGBTQ Community

“I watched my son from day one become into who she now eventually has come into,” he said.

Julia Arciga

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NEWEST MEMBER OF WADE COUNTY

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union Announce Birth of Daughter

This is the celebrity couple’s first child.

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BROKEN SYSTEM

Paroled Before He Killed Wade’s Cousin

Derren Sorrells was let out of prison three years early—right before he allegedly shot NBA star Dwyane Wade’s cousin Nykea Aldridge in Chicago.

Katie Zavadski

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