Gabrielle Union Opens Up About Drama With Dwyane Wade’s Ex-Wife, Siohvaughn

Gabrielle Union is covering of the upcoming issue of Jet, amidst having a movie released (‘Think Like a Man’), and a BET show called “Single Black Female”. In her Jet interview, she discusses love, marriage, and the difficulties that her and her basketball player boyfriend, Dwyane Wade, had in the beginning of their relationship. Peep the excerpts:

On why she didn’t publicly defend her reputation against rumors that she cheated with Dwyane while he was married:

“The kids. For the people that hire me, it’s a non-issue. But at the end of the day, Dwyane’s kids are going to be the ones who really suffer. They’re 10 and 4 and a half. They’re old enough to understand the mean things that strangers can say.”

On feeling bullied by her fans that believed she was “the other woman”:

“I think people mistook me taking the high road as an admission of guilt. Dwyane and I made a decision very early to not react to the negativity. And I kept feeling like the truth would come out. The problem is, when it did, nobody cared. What I discovered on social media is that people don’t read the entire story.”

On handling Siohvaughn’s [Wade’s ex] lawsuits alleging Gabby as a home-wrecker and detrimental to her kids:

“I fought it. My life is just too easy to track. So, we were submitting plenty of proof for the times she said I was in Miami. So, it was like, obviously you’re not telling the truth. And then the courts dismissed the case.”

On her current relationship with Siovaughn:

“I’ve never had one. I wasn’t involved then-because I wasn’t involved with their marriage–and I don’t have one now.”

On contemplating breaking up with Dwyane because of the divorce turmoil

“I did a lot of talking with girlfriends and sorting through my feelings about the madness. This kind of love is a gift. It’s so consistent. There’s no way that I would trade it for people who refuse to simply acknowledge the truth.”

The issue hits stands, Monday, February 9th.

Sources: [OhNoTheyDidnt, InnTheBasement]

– @Stunn_ing