Earlier this month, Jess Hilarious claimed that Shaquille O'Neal was living with "four white women." The Baltimore-bred comedian claimed to have seen several white women working in Shaq's kitchen and cleaning the basement when she visited his house.
A week later, the LA Lakers legend sat down for a conversation with Complex's Sarah Fontenot. When Fontenot asked Shaq about being selective when it came to marriage, the four-time NBA champion said he didn't need to be because he already had "four white girls at the crib."
He quipped with Chris Tucker's famous quote from "Friday" 1995.
"I don’t need to be selective—I got four white girls at the crib chilling,” Shaq said. “In the words of Chris Tucker, ‘Don’t worry about what the f**k I be doing." [46:40]
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O'Neal said complete honesty is not always necessary and, to an extent, should be avoided.
"No, you not supposed to be all the way honest," Shaq explained. "Let’s just say that we have a semi-open relationship and you call me. You want me to say, ‘I’m with this freak, I’ma try to hit it. I’ll call you back.’ That’s honest. Or, ‘Baby can I call you back, I’m with a friend."
On Angel Reese's "Unapologetically Angel" podcast, Shaq said that as long as he is not physically involved with another woman, he isn't cheating, even if he is paying compliments to others on his phone.
Shaquille O'Neal addresses his divorce from former wife Shaunie Henderson
Shaquille O'Neal was one of the most popular figures during his prime years in the NBA. But off the court, things were not all rosy for the NBA legend.
In 2022, Shaq appeared on an episode of "The Pivot Podcast" and spoke about his failed marriage with Shaunie.
"I was bad,” he said. "She was awesome. She really was. It was all me."
He said that as a person, he was living a double life.
"Sometimes when you live that double life, you get caught up. I’m not going to say it was her. It was all me. I was just being greedy. I had the perfect situation. Wife was finer than a mug, kept giving me babies, still finer than a mug.
"I had it all, and I don’t make excuses — I know I messed up."
Shaunie Henderson is currently married to Pastor Keion Henderson. The couple tied the knot in 2022.
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