Dwyane Wade Says His Family Was Being ‘Followed’ And ‘Watched’ Following Gabrielle Union’s AGT Complaints
Dwyane Wade has had enough! The former NBA star is speaking out to defend his wife following her brave move to talk about her experience working on “America’s Got Talent.”
In response to the news that Gabrielle Union, 47, had filed a discrimination complaint against NBC Universal, AGT creator Simon Cowell, Fremantle, and Syco, Wade, 38, revealed why; explaining that the family has been ”followed” and ”watched” ever since she spoke out.
”When these negotiations started my house started being watched and my family started being followed,” he said on Twitter. Wade added, “My daughter couldn’t even go to swim class without us being trailed by people looking for answers. Well, y’all have the answers and y’all still don’t wanna listen to them.” Wade said in another tweet, “Y’all have deemed her a liar after months of trying to inform y’all of the issues in the workplace and also make sure other employees of color that comes after her won’t have the same experiences.”
That wasn’t all! In Wade’s Twitter thread, he also said, “Instead of looking thru the lens of someone who has been an advocate for the black and brown community, for women and for rape victims. So instead of making sure your work environment is a better place for everyone. Y’all have decided that she what? Made it all up because she lost a job? She’s a black women in Hollywood she has lost out on many jobs.”
In a statement to PEOPLE, Union’s attorney Bryan Freedman said of the Thursday filing:
“Gabrielle Union informed NBC of racially offensive conduct during the taping of America’s Got Talent, NBC did not ‘stand’ with her in ‘outrage at acts of racism.’ Instead, NBC did not care enough to either promptly investigate Ms. Union’s complaints or even ask HR to get involved.”
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