basketball hall of famer Shaquille O’neal In recent years Shawnee has been open and honest about his failing marriage to Nelson, now Henderson.
In her book, “Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms,” she shares her side of the story as to why her marriage to the Los Angeles Lakers legend fell apart.
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NBA player Shaquille O’Neal and then-wife Shaunie O’Neal at Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night XIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 5, 2008. (Michael Caulfield/WireImage)
“I enjoyed those sweet early years of being a mom and raising my kids; my days were always busy with the kids and family, and occasionally I got to travel or enjoy a little of the NBA high life. But invisibly, my marriage had begun to crumble,” she wrote, via. New York Post,
“As I’ve written, it wasn’t obvious in the beginning. You know when you first get sick, and the symptoms are so mild you don’t even believe you’re sick? That’s how things were in the early years “I was busy and happy and not paying attention to what was happening, but as the disease progressed, the symptoms became harder to ignore.”
She alluded to O’Neill’s “disappearance” several times during the marriage.
He wrote, “Our chef did all the grocery shopping. His managers paid all the bills. I took care of the kids. So where was he going morning, day, and night? No one works that often. Is.” ,
Shaunie O’Neal attends the grand opening of Shaquille’s At L.A. Live on March 9, 2019 in Los Angeles. (Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
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“When we moved to Miami, I also heard a rumor that he had a condo on Miami Beach. I started to be suspicious, but he always had an answer, and I could never prove anything. After all, I was forced to admit that my family life was not as blissful or fulfilling as I wanted to believe.”
The couple officially divorced in 2011.
Last year, O’Neal spoke openly about How he “messed it up” With Henderson and Arnetta Yardberg.
O’Neill said, “I had two perfect women and I messed it up.” “My first mom was my baby Arnetta, and then I met Shaunie. Shaunie was also a perfect woman, and I messed it up.
“Yeah, you know, we were young and always did stupid things. But, the good thing about our relationship is that he forgave me, and now we have a good relationship. But when you talk to me about the ideal As for the woman – I had two perfect women and I, you know, messed it up by being a fool.”
In 2022, He called himself a “d—head” While married to Henderson.
Shaquille O’Neal attends Shaq’s Fun House Big Game Weekend at Talking Stick Resort on February 10, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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“Sometimes when you lead a double life, you get stuck,” he said. “I wouldn’t say it was her. It was all me.”
Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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