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“I Was a Serial Cheater”: Talking About Adam Levine, Shaquille O’Neal Brings Up His Own Issues with Ex-Wife Shaunie

Published 09/25/2022, 4:30 PM EDT

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NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has always been open about his life so far. He doesn’t shy away from sharing some very personal details of his life. Furthermore, he has also talked about some of the most embarrassing situations he has been in. Shaq has also admitted some of the mistakes he has made in the past. Especially with his relationships. In the newest episode of the ‘Big Podcast with Shaq’, O’Neal and the crew talked about the recent cheating scandal involving singer Adam Levine.

Levine and Victoria’s Secret model Behati Prinsloo tied the knot in 2014. The couple has two daughters together: Dusty Rose, 5, and Gio Grace, 4. And the couple is expecting a third child now. Recently, Instagram model Sumner Stroh took to TikTok and claimed that she has an affair with Levine. She even leaked some screenshots of Levine allegedly flirting with her.

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Interestingly, a couple of other women also claimed they received similar messages from the Maroon 5 singer. In an interview, Stroh claimed that she had a physical relationship with Levine. She stated that the alleged affair took place when she “graduated college in 2021.”

Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t want to comment on Adam Levine

As per reports, Adam Levine then took to social media to clear the air and claimed that he did not have an affair. In the latest episode of his podcast, co-host Nischelle Turner asked Shaquille O’Neal about the whole situation surrounding Levine and the Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka. He revealed he should not speak about it. “I am going to step down from this conversation. Let me tell you why. I was a serious cheater,” Shaq admitted.

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He continued, “It would be crazy and blasphemous for me to get up here and say, ‘Boom, Boom, Bam!’ I can’t do that. I know these guys personally, I know they are going through a lot. Because I went through a lot.”

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The former MVP stated he is not going to use his platform and “fake it.” He admitted that is not proud of what he did and said that he lost his family doing it. O’Neal also rued about missing some important years with his kids because of his actions.

The four-time champion married Shaunie Nelson in 2002. The couple has four children together Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir, and Me’arah. Shaunie initially filed for a divorce in 2007 but they got back together. She then again filed for a divorce in 2009.

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Bagavathi Eswaran is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He has been playing the game of basketball for more than 20 years now and has also been following the NBA for more than 10 years. After not being able to go pro, this former college player decided to join the IT industry.
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