Shaquille O’Neal Once Rejected Marriage Proposal From a Middle Eastern Princess: “She Was Way Too Aggressive for Me”

Shaquille O’Neal had a successful NBA career in which he won four NBA championships. Shaq retired as one of the greatest players in NBA history. Moreover, he has an equally successful life off the court as a businessman and investor. The 49-year-old has an interesting history of relationships and family. He once revealed that a middle-eastern princess proposed to him for marriage and he rejected her.

Shaq married Shaunie O’Neal in 2002, after five years of their relationship. However, the couple filed for divorce, which was finalized in 2011. Shaq and Shaunie have four children: Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir, and Me’arah. However, this was not the only relationship he has had in his life.

Shaq was in a relationship with Nicole Alexander, Laticia Rolle, Arnetta Yardbourgh, Annie Ilonezh. However, there’s this interesting story of a middle-eastern princess proposing to him for marriage. But Shaq rejected the proposal, citing she was ‘way too aggressive’ for him.

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Shaquille O’Neal opens up on rejecting a marriage proposal from a middle-eastern princess

Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal appeared last year on the Jimmy Kimmel Show. During the show, Jimmy Kimmel asked Shaq if the story of a middle-eastern princess proposing to him for marriage is true or not.

“She just came and we went on a date. But she was too way too aggressive for me,” Shaq replied when Jimmy Kimmel asked him about a middle-eastern princess proposing to him for marriage.

“No, I didn’t (think about it). Because she wanted to pay for everything and I’m not used to that right. Like we went out to dinner and she’s like ‘oh no your money’s no good here’ and she pulled all that credit card.”

Shaquille O’Neal is one of the biggest celebrities in the world. The Big Shamrock was recently in a relationship with Annie Ilonzeh. The two were spotted on a beach in Spain.

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However, despite being divorced for more than a decade, Shaq and Shaunie are close and have been good co-parents for their children. The two are now examples of many divorced couples in the world when it comes to parenting.