“Women Are Terrified of You”: Having Lost Boyfriend to Haunting Tragedy, Grammy Winner ‘Interrogates’ Shaquille O’Neal With a Million-Dollar Question

Shaquille O’Neal‘s ace balling skills did the work for him on the court. Off-court, though, his charisma and wit have made him a fan favorite. With these qualities, O’Neal has had flirtatious stints and courtships with many women including some of the biggest Hollywood stars and media icons. Nonetheless, a Grammy winner recently gave Shaq a reality check, explaining how many women feel about him.

Shaquille O’Neal has obviously been enjoying the fruits of his larger-than-life persona and phenomenal fame. But has it always been a boon for DJ Diesel? Recently, the 42-year-old Grammy winner examined this question and shot another million-dollar question at the Diesel.

Grammy Winner gives Shaquille O’Neal a reality check and interrogates him

Grammy-winning hip-hop sensation Monica’s debut radio talk show, MoTalk, aired live on Saturday with Superman Shaq himself being her first-ever guest. The conversation was very open as the two have known each other for years. Minutes into the episode, Shaquille O’Neal let out his charm and made a confession. “When they wanted me to do your show, I was like ‘I’ll do Monica, but Melinda has to be there,” said Shaq, referring to Monica’s first cousin.

The Big Man also said, “Melinda, wherever you are,” and showed the phone call gesture requesting her to give him a call. Monica quickly responded to Shaq’s antic. “You like our DNA. My mom said the first time she was around. She was like, ‘He’s so special.’,” said Monica. “It’s something that a lot of people don’t get. But I think women are terrified of you. I think women are terrified because you’re charismatic and there is nowhere you can go where somebody won’t know you. And you have limitless access.”

Thereafter, Monica asked Shaquille O’Neal, who according to him is a “perfect woman.” 

“I had two perfect women and I messed it up. My first one was my baby’s mother, Arnetta, and then I met Shaunie. Shaunie was also a perfect woman and I messed it up,” confessed Shaq. “I had two perfect women and I messed it up by being dumb.” 

Although for different reasons, Monica is also familiar with the pain of losing a loved one.

Monica lost her boyfriend to a tragedy

Decades ago, Monica used to date Jarvis Weems. The relationship had its ups and downs, even taking a toll on Monica’s music career. Unfortunately, she encountered the biggest shock from this relationship in 2000. Monica and her boyfriend went to Weems’ brother’s gravesite. Weems had lost his brother in an automobile accident. At the gravesite, in Monica’s presence, Jarvis Weems put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger, abruptly ending his own life.

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Eventually recovering from the trauma, Monica would later date and marry former NBA star, Shannon Brown. The marriage, however, later ended in a divorce. Having gone through such losses and ups and downs in her relationships, who else other than Monica could better empathize with O’Neal’s painful admission about losing his perfect women?

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