Shaq Debunks Viral Rumors, Shows Fake DMs

0:00It's March 26, I'm Corey with The Story, and this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, your AI-powered entertainment report. Shaquille O'Neill is the bunking a viral rumor that he sent crew direct messages to singers of Brianna Carpenter. The NBA star-addressed head-on during a recent episode of his podcast, The Big Podcast with Shaq, where he showed guests the fake screenshots that spread online. The messages claimed to be from Shaq included over-the-top flirty lines, like wanting to bottle someone's scent, or calling out for some fun. He read them aloud and asked his guests to judge if they sounded like him. His guests burst out laughing and spotted the Photoshopped photo making it look real. Shaq shut it down quick, saying he has way smoother game than those cheesy lines. He even joked in the comments of a related video that he skips the young crowd in aims for moms instead. Fans got a kick out of his clap-back. Shaq has faced these mix-ups before, like when a friendly photo got twisted into dating rumors.

1:00He stresses that clickbait twist reality, but he keeps posing with fans no matter what.