*Shaquille O’Neal claims he is not the man in a viral photo getting cozy with a young woman named Maria.
We reported earlier that Maria posted a selfie with a man who bears an uncanny physical appearance to the NBA star. Although his face is not visible, fans concluded that the large man in the photo is Shaq. The retired athlete has a history of dating younger women, and Maria looks childlike standing next to him in the photo.
“Unapologetically us,” the woman wrote in the caption of her photo, The Shade Room reports. “…Can you guess who feet?…”
On Tuesday, September 17, Worldstar reposted the photo along with the caption: “Folks on social media seem to think #Shaq has a new girlfriend.”
Shaq stepped into the outlet’s comment section and wrote: “Nope not the kid”
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Marie seemingly responded to his comment, sharing now-deleted photos and videos on IG showing the moment she shared with Shaq. One video was allegedly filmed inside Shaq’s hotel room, while another apparently showed him sleeping on a couch.
After her initial photo went viral, Maria told her followers not to “believe everything you see.”
In the post’s comments, one fan wrote, “Why you playing victim on your ig story tho? Just because Shaq was hanging out with you doesn’t mean he wanted to be posted/outed. You had no respect for his privacy. You fumbled him! He’s a Pisces.. so he’s done forever after what you did! Learn from this..
Another person added, “Why you playing victim on your ig story tho? Just because Shaq was hanging out with you doesn’t mean he wanted to be posted/outed. You had no respect for his privacy. You fumbled him! He’s a Pisces.. so he’s done forever after what you did! Learn from this..”
SandraRose.com reports that Maria recently moved from Philadelphia to Atlanta, where Shaq resides but his fans are criticizing her on social media for “outing” him on her IG account.
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