Shaquille O\u2019Neal is weighing in on the strange rumor claiming he’d sent \u2018horny\u2019 messages to Sabrina Carpenter.<\/strong><\/p>\n The strange claims emerged online and quickly went <\/strong>viral<\/a>, claiming that the NBA legend slid into Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>\u2019s DMs earlier this month.<\/p>\n According to US Weekly<\/a>, the screenshots originated from an account that was alleged to have belonged to O’Neal. But did Shaq really shoot his shot, or was it all a hoax?<\/p>\n Speaking on the March 20 episode of his podcast<\/a>, The Big Podcast<\/em>, the Hall of Famer set the record straight.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst of all, ladies, the Diesel got way more game than that,\u201d he said, referring to himself using his DJ name.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just saying.\u201d<\/p>\n Not only did the rumor spread, but the alleged DMs also surfaced online, and Shaq, 54, read them aloud to rapper Jim Jones, who was appearing as a guest.<\/p>\n A viral internet rumor claimed Shaq ‘messaged’ Sabrina Carptenter (Brianna Bryson\/WireImage)<\/cite><\/div>\n Putting it to his guests whether this is ‘me or not me’, he then read out the first fake text: “Damn, baby, I would keep your farts in a cologne bottle and spray it on me every day. Just jokes, I\u2019m Shaq. What\u2019s your name, baby?\u2019” <\/p>\n The ‘Manchild’ singer then allegedly responds: “\u2018I know who you are. You\u2019re way too famous to be sending messages like that\u2019.”<\/p>\n Following on from that, the texts then go down a more explicit route, as Shaq continued to read: \u201cI can\u2019t be horny and want some of that snow bunny kitty for no reason. <\/p>\n “You can\u2019t handle Big Diesel anyway. My meat would have you in the hospital. Can we find out?\u201d<\/p>\n Jones went on to brand the fake DMs as ‘wild’, describing the line about keeping her ‘farts in a cologne bottle’ as ‘crazy’, adding: “That’s the illest line I’ve ever heard in my life.”<\/p>\n Shaq was able to joke about the cringe-inducing text messages, theorising it was probably planned by \u2018youngsters\u2019 who are focused on \u2018the algorithm and going viral\u2019.<\/p>\n Jones added: “It\u2019s so crazy what people are spending their energy and time on. I would think they would have better things to do.”<\/p>\n Carpenter has not yet publicly addressed the fake texts.<\/p>\n The basketball star shares his eldest daughter, Taahirah, 29, with ex-girlfriend Arnetta Yardbourgh. He is also father to Myles, 28, Shareef, 26, Amirah, 24, Shaqir, 22, and Me’arah, 19, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Shaunie Henderson.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the ‘Espresso’ singer is reportedly single following her split from Saltburn<\/em> star, Barry Keoghan<\/a>, in 2024. <\/p>\n This isn’t the first time O’Neal has had to set the record straight about social media<\/a> rumours; last year, he shut down claims that he was dating OnlyFans<\/a> model Sophie Rain.<\/p>\n O’Neal even read them aloud (YouTube\/The Big Podcast with Shaq)<\/cite><\/div>\n After being spotted together in a nightclub, people began to speculate about a possible relationship<\/a>, with one commenter mentioning the 33-year age gap between them. <\/p>\n O’Neal then responded via an Instagram<\/a> comment, which read: “I don\u2019t [date] that young but I will date your mom and give u a brother.”<\/p>\n![\"O'Neal](\"https:\/\/resizer.ladbiblegroup.com\/unsafe\/rs:fit:3840:0:0:0\/g:sm\/q:70\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS1pbWFnZXMuY29udGVudHN0YWNrLmNvbS92My9hc3NldHMvYmx0OTQ5ZWE4ZTE2ZTQ2MzA0OS9ibHQ3OGQwMWEwODk0YWFjMzdiLzY5YzUxNDBiZDAwNjZiMzgwZTZlYWNmMC9zaGFxLXNhYnJpbmEtY2FycGVudGVyLXRleHRzLnBuZw.webp\"\/)
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