Shaquille O'Neal apologizes to Drake for edited photo prank

Shaquille O'Neal issued a public apology to Drake for sharing a photoshopped image that went viral.


Pop Culture & Art July 02, 2024
(Left) Shaquille O'Neal by Megan Briggs via Getty Images, (Right) Drake courtesy WireImage

Shaquille O’Neal has some regrets.

52-year-old basketball legend apologized to Drake during an episode of The Big Podcast

The apology shared on June 28, was for sharing an edited photo of himself on a boat with a girl in a bikini, whose face was replaced with that of the "Hotline Bling" rapper, while the Metro Boomin diss track "BBL Drizzy" played in the background.

"Let me apologize right quick. I sent out a picture the other day. The mistake I made was that I should've said, 'Who did this?' Because I want Drake to know...," O'Neal said, referring to the edited image, which he wasn't responsible for creating.

"Listen, Drake has a great sense of humor,” He continued, “So I thought it was funny that they did it. I don't want him to think — like, I saw 'Shaq's trolling.' No, I'm not trolling."

O'Neal then clarified he "wasn't the one who Photoshopped" the image.

"Somebody Photoshopped it and I actually saw it and I took the picture," Shaq said. "So, Drake, I apologize. I should have put 'Who was this?' on there, because I don't want you to think I did that. Somebody sent it to me, I thought it was funny, and hopefully you thought it was funny, too. But once it went viral, I definitely took it down. But, so, my bad, big Drake."

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She expressed her frustration to the Sunday Times about seeing people speak negatively about someone she knows, without naming the hip-hop stars. “You’re like, ‘Dang, if only you guys could just have dinner or something,’” she remarked.

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