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Shaq Had To Go On His Podcast And Deny Sending Sabrina Carpenter Insanely Creepy DMs: 'Got Way More Game Than That'

Shaquille O'Neal called the screenshots of explicit messages to Sabrina Carpenter fabricated and manipulated during his podcast, highlighting viral misinformation challenges faced by celebrities.

  • NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal addressed viral claims on 'The Big Podcast' that he sent explicit direct messages to pop star Sabrina Carpenter, firmly denying the authenticity of the circulating screenshots.
  • Screenshots titled 'Shaq exposed for shooting his shot at Sabrina Carpenter' circulated online earlier this month, featuring explicit exchanges that O'Neal dismissed as fabricated attempts to chase algorithms and viral fame.
  • During a recent episode, O'Neal read the messages aloud alongside co-host Bailey Jackson and rapper Jim Jones, with Jackson confirming she believed the content was fake.
  • The 54-year-old Hall of Famer, known as 'Big Diesel,' insisted his 'talk game' is far more sophisticated than the fabricated messages suggested. Carpenter has not issued a public response to the unfounded rumors.
  • This incident illustrates the broader challenges celebrities face in the digital era, where edited images and fabricated exchanges circulate rapidly before verification, driven by the pursuit of viral engagement.
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Shaquille O'Neal (54) recently made a fuss with alleged chat messages to pop stars Sabrina Carpenter (26) – but now the basketball star himself comes to the floor. In his show "Big Podcast with Shaq" the former NBA professional reads out loudly the DMs, which are supposedly from his pen, from which screenshots circulate on the net, and thus reacts directly to the speculations. The lines in which, among other things, Fürze as a perfume and a so-c…

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107.5 WBLS broke the news in on Friday, March 27, 2026.
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