Posted Nov 30th 2009 6:42PM by TMZ Staff
Shaquille O'Neal wants to teach his estranged wife Shaunie Nelson a thing or two about getting thrown out. We've learned Shaq is trying to boot Shaunie from the entire court system in California.
Shaunie filed legal papers in California earlier this month for legal separation, having moved to L.A. just days earlier.
We've learned Shaq's lawyers filed legal docs, alleging Shaunie has no right to use the California divorce courts because they are residents of Florida.
As we first reported, Shaunie stands to get more spousal support in California.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Shaq Attack, Dirty Divorces, Exclusives
Tags: alimony, child support, ChildSupport, divorce, legal separation, LegalSeparation, quash, shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal, shaunie, shaunie nelson, ShaunieNelson
Posted Nov 26th 2009 12:10AM by TMZ Staff
Shaquille O'Neal gets the 2009 Thanksgiving award for quietly paying for the funeral of a little girl he never met.
Five-year-old Shaniya Davis was raped and murdered earlier this month. The alleged killer is behind bars, as is Shaniya's mother, who is charged with human trafficking and child abuse involving prostitution.
Shaq was so touched by the story he's footing the funeral bill -- estimated at $4,500.
The Cleveland Cavalier star told the Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Being a law enforcement guy that investigates crime against children, I wanted to be able to help in some way."
More than 2,000 people attended Shaniya's funeral last Sunday in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Filed under: Shaq Attack
Tags: cleveland cavaliers, ClevelandCavaliers, funeral, shaniya davis, ShaniyaDavis, shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal
Posted Nov 12th 2009 2:40PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Shaquille O'Neal and now-estranged wife Shaunie made a pilot for a reality TV show -- and while their marriage is falling apart, at least one network is still considering putting the reality show on the air.
Earlier this year, the O'Neals had been pitching out a show called "Love Shaq," based on several family-style reality shows like "Meet the Barkers," "Newlyweds" and "Til Death Do Us Part" -- but unlike those couples, the O'Neal's marriage fell apart before the show ever aired.
TMZ got in contact with A&E, who confirmed they had seen the pilot -- and told us they are still "considering" whether or not to purchase the show. FYI -- the show is obviously not in production at the moment.
But the show could be dead before A&E gets to make a decision -- as we previously reported, Shaunie's already moved out -- pulling their kids out of their Florida school and relocating to L.A.
Filed under: TV, Shaq Attack, Dirty Divorces, Exclusives
Tags: AE, divorce, Love Shaq, LoveShaq, reality show, reality tv, RealityShow, RealityTv, Shaquille ONeal, ShaquilleOneal, Shaunie ONeal, ShaunieOneal
Posted Nov 10th 2009 12:40PM by TMZ Staff
Shaquille O'Neal's wife Shaunie has abruptly flown to Los Angeles and filed a petition for legal separation in Los Angeles County Superior Court ... and Shaq's people think it's all about money.
TMZ has learned Shaunie filed legal papers yesterday in L.A., even though the couple lives in Florida. The petition says although Shaunie is filing for legal separation, she intends to file for divorce. She lists "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for separation.
We're told Shaunie pulled her kids out of school in Florida several days ago and they are with her now in L.A.
Why, you ask, would Shaunie cross the country to file in L.A.? Well, a spouse generally does a lot better in the spousal support department here in California. Shaunie is asking for both spousal and child support -- though she did not specify an amount for either.
Shaunie claims in her papers to be a resident of L.A. since November 8, 2009 -- 2 days ago.
The date of separation is listed as 11-9-09. The couple has 4 minor children. Shaunie wants legal and physical custody of all the kids.
They have been married for 6 years, 11 months.
Stay tuned ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Shaq Attack, Dirty Divorces, Exclusives
Tags: basketball, divorce, legal separation, LegalSeparation, nba, sepation, shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal, shauni
Posted Sep 3rd 2009 1:00AM by TMZ Staff
We've seen some real "hands-on" interviews before -- but this one takes the cake.
FOX Sports Radio's "Money" from the "Petros & Money Show" got one of the most memorable birthday surprises we've ever seen last week -- when Shaquille O'Neal literally bent Money over his knees and delivered a b-day behind beating!
And that's no ordinary spank ... Shaq's hand is big enough to hit both cheeks at once.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Shaq Attack
Tags: birthday, fox sports radio, FoxSportsRadio, money, petros money, PetrosMoney, shaq, shaq vs., shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal, ShaqVs., spank, spanking
Posted Aug 27th 2009 8:24AM by TMZ Staff
Shaquille O'Neal thinks he can take on peeps like Michael Phelps and Oscar De La Hoya for his reality show, but we found one thing he definitely can't beat -- a ticket.
TMZ has learned Shaq was ticketed early this morning in Hollywood after officers saw him intentionally stopping his car in the middle of the road in front of a few clubs. O'Neal was cited for impeding traffic and let go.
FYI -- Shaq is a reserve cop ... you'd think he'd know better.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports, Shaq Attack, Exclusives
Tags: cops, Shaq, shaq vs., Shaquille ONeal, ShaquilleOneal, ShaqVs., ticket
Posted Aug 22nd 2009 12:50AM by TMZ Staff
You know Shaquille O'Neal is frighteningly huge when he makes a human in a giant Snoopy suit look like one those stuffed prizes you win at a carnival.
The human monster visited Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in Buena Park, CA on Thursday -- then Twittered about how being 7'1" sucks sometimes by saying, "i'm at knots berry farms n my butts 2 big 2 fit in da seats on ride. ahhhhhh (dats me yellin)."
In Shaq's world, the sign reads "You have to be this short to ride this ride."
Filed under: Shaq Attack
Tags: shaq, shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal
Posted Aug 19th 2009 10:20AM by TMZ Staff
It was hardly a fair fight -- Shaq is 7'1", 325 lbs, Oscar De La Hoya is 5'10", 154lbs -- but the two strapped on the gloves and threw down in Vegas last night ... and the footage is AWESOME.
During the fight at the Planet Hollywood Hotel, the diminutive boxing champion is clearly holding his own against the behemoth of basketball -- even landing a few shots on the big man's grill.
As the for winner -- we're guessing we're gonna have to tune into that "Shaq Vs." show to find out.
Filed under: TV, TMZ Sports, Shaq Attack
Tags: las vegas, LasVegas, oscar de la hoya, OscarDeLaHoya, planet hollywood, PlanetHollywood, shaq, shaq vs., shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal, ShaqVs.
Posted Aug 18th 2009 1:15AM by TMZ Staff
The idea for Shaquille O'Neal's new show "Shaq Vs." is already accused of being stolen -- and it hasn't even hit the airwaves yet.
Author Todd Gallagher alleges William Morris Endeavor Entertainment -- the agency repping Todd -- approached him to turn his book "Andy Roddick Beat Me with a Frying Pan" into a TV show sometime last year ... then hijacked his idea and turned it into "Shaq Vs."
Todd's book was based on him competing against professional athletes who agreed to play with handicaps -- such as Roddick using a frying pan instead of a tennis racket.
The allegations are part of a letter fired off to Endeavor, in which Todd's lawyers claim the company "intentionally cut him out ... creatively and financially" and then got another one of their clients -- Shaquille O'Neal -- to fill in for him.
Todd's lawyers want to meet up with Endeavor for a possible settlement discussion -- if this doesn't happen, they intend to file a "lawsuit prior to the Show being aired on August 18th."
Time is tickin'.
We got a "no comment" from both sides.
Filed under: TV, TMZ Sports, Shaq Attack, Exclusives
Tags: shaq, shaq vs, shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal, ShaqVs
Posted Aug 9th 2009 8:36AM by TMZ Staff
Shaquille O'Neal returned to his car -- after enjoying a fine meal at Subway -- to find a magazine with Kobe Bryant on the cover stuck to his windshield.
Feud's over people, move on.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Celebrity Feuds, Shaq Attack, Kobe Bryant
Tags: kobe bryant, KobeBryant, shaq, slam
Posted Aug 4th 2009 9:15AM by TMZ Staff
This might be the greatest piece of video we have ever shot! WATCH THIS!
"The Diesel" is looking to run right over David Beckham -- 'cause last night Shaquille O'Neal was trash talking like crazy, calling out the "scared" Galaxy star for refusing to accept his one-on-one soccer challenge.
Quick recap: Shaq threw down the gauntlet on Becks, via Twitter, saying "u will never score a goal on me, I challenge you lil man." David responded by deflecting attention, telling press "I don't see him calling Kobe out ... I think Kobe could score against him."
But last night at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, Shaq took the smack talk to another level -- saying to Beckham, "There's no way you'd score on me ... how many goals did you score for the Galaxy?"
Shaq didn't just entertain our photog, dude shook hands and posed with every single fan who approached him ... and for the record, we've never seen Beckham do that.
Filed under: Celebrity Feuds, Becks & Posh, TMZ Sports, Shaq Attack, Exclusives
Tags: basketball, challenge, David Beckham, DavidBeckham, galaxy, goal, kobe bryant, KobeBryant, Shaq, shaq vs., Shaquille ONeal, ShaquilleOneal, ShaqVs., soccer
Posted Aug 3rd 2009 5:05AM by TMZ Staff
David Beckham is finally responding to Shaquille O'Neal's soccer challenge -- and he thinks Shaq should pick on someone a little bit closer to his enormous size.
Shaq posted a challenge to Beckham on his Twitter recently that said, "Dear david beckham, I kno u heard about my shaq vs show, anyway u will never score a goal on me, I challenge you lil man."
But when asked about it last night, Beckham said, "I don't see him calling Kobe out ... I think Kobe could score against him."
Don't dredge up the past, Becks -- Shaq and Kobe are friends now.
Filed under: Becks & Posh, TMZ Sports, Shaq Attack
Tags: challenge, David Beckham, DavidBeckham, Shaq
Posted Jul 22nd 2009 2:05AM by TMZ Staff
Shaquille O'Neal's wife Shaunie was taken to the ER yesterday after a teenager slammed "full speed" into her car -- which was en route to the airport.
Police confirm to us they responded at 6:18AM Tuesday morning. Shaunie, who Twittered about it, says she's "super sore ... but I'm good."
According to police, three people were taken to Dr. P. Phillips Hospital with only minor injuries.
Shaunie's biggest pain now: Dr. Shaq, who's keeping her on strict bed rest.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Nurse!, Shaq Attack
Tags: car accident, CarAccident, hospital, shaq, shaquille oneal, ShaquilleOneal, shaunie oneal, ShaunieOneal, twitter
