He Wants To Divorce Her?

With 4 kids, I always figured Shaq and Shaunie would stick it out after seeing Michael Jordan shell out kabillions to Juanita and the kids. It's not so much that it's about money (though we all know that it pays a part) but, with all of his side women and affairs and Shaunie seeming to know that was part of the deal, I'm surprised that he is the one filing for divorce.

Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal wants to divorce Shaunie, his wife of nearly five years. ''The marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken,'' says his petition, filed Tuesday by attorney Ira Elegant.

The O'Neals have four children together -- Shareef, 7, Amirah, 5, Shaqir, 4, and Me'Arah, 1. Shaq has a daughter, Taahirah, and Shaunie has a son, Myles, from previous relationships.

The family lives on Miami Beach's exclusive Star Island. They bought an $18.8 million estate in the summer of '04, at the time of his trade to the Heat. It is for sale -- No. 32 is asking $32 million.

Shaq, 35, and Shaunie, 32, wed Dec. 26, 2002, in a lavish ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Shaq, then with the Lakers, gave Shaunie a ring with 17 carats of diamonds.

The two have a ''Cohabitation/Prenuptial Agreement and Acknowledgment of Property Disclosure and Waiver of Further Disclosure,'' the petition says. A copy of their agreement ''will be filed . . . under seal'' -- if the court allows -- and ``contains extensive provisions providing for confidentiality and non-disclosure.''

This woman birthed him four children and took care of one of his from another relationship. She turned a blind eye to his unfaithfulness before and during the marriage. So he finds that she's stashing some stuff away for a rainy day (if that is even the case) and wants to talk about betrayal? The rumor is that she was having a fling with her personal trainer but, again, he's been "pimping all over the world" and he's going to get upset about her finding some "comfort" while he is on the road and God knows where else? Shaq, not only is it cheaper to keep her, I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone who is going to put up with your cheating.

Shaq is actually one of my favorite ball players. Despite all of his dirty laundry, he seems to be quite a likable fellow. I don't know the real deal on why he wants to dissolve his marriage but I think he needs to slow his roll. There are too many kids in the marriage to toss it aside.

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