Tell me if you’ve heard this story before. A previously anonymous “model” has come forward making damaging claims in an attempt to get money from one of sports’ biggest stars. This time Shaquille O’Neal is in the crosshairs.
I almost wish that the old days of simply getting pregnant by an athlete was the best way to shakedown an athlete. The jersey chasers of 2010 have much more advanced tools: Gloria Allred, tabloids, and gossip blogs. Now a girl can make a buck for simply learning the intimate details of an athlete’s sex life. Nice work if you can get it.
Shaquille O’Neal finds himself in the unenviable position of fending off claims from alleged former mistress Vanessa Lopez and her lawyer. Lopez says that Shaq harassed her and told an associate to “shut dat bitch up.” That quote is money. The Orlando-based model says that she feels somebody is “after her.” Lopez’ lawyer Gloria Allred claims Shaq coaxed her into a relationship then freaked out when he found out she could be pregnant.
I don’t blame Shaq for trying to shut dat bitch up. Of course, O’Neal was in the wrong for cheating on his wife and potentially harassing Lopez. But Shaq probably didn’t people knowing that he was slam-dunking a girl that has been with Delonte West, J.J. Redick, and Kenyon Martin. This girl even went so far as to steal Martin’s credit card and order $6500 worth of clothes.
Tags: basketball, cleveland cavaliers, gloria allred, harassment, NBA, shaq, shaquille o'neal, shut dat bitch up, vanessa lopez
