The NBA legend addressed the viral DM claims to Sabrina Carpenter on his podcast, confirming they were completely fabricated.
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Shaquille O’Neal had to step in and address the wild DMs making the rounds about Sabrina Carpenter.
Reading the ridiculous, over-the-top “messages” on his podcast, he made it clear: not his words, not his vibe. Apparently, some youngsters just really love chasing clicks and the ever-elusive algorithm.
On an episode of "The Big Podcast", O’Neal made it very clear: he’s got more game than any fake texts could ever suggest. “First of all, ladies, the Diesel got way more game than that,” he said. Translation: leave him out of your gossip feeds.
But he couldn’t help but laugh while reading the supposed DMs. And wow, they were… something else.
The so-called DMs were… something else.
Online, lines of explicit, offensive, and sexually aggressive dialogue circulated, such as: “Damn, baby, I would keep your farts in a cologne bottle and spray it on me every day."
And, "I can’t be horny and want some of that snow bunny kitty for no reason. You can’t handle Big Diesel anyway. My meat would have you in the hospital.”
If that were real, the internet might have actually exploded. Like, this level of chaos belongs in a bad comedy, not someone’s DMs.
As his trademark grin broke through, O’Neal couldn’t help but chuckle while recounting the supposed exchanges.
Carpenter’s alleged response to these messages, “I know who you are. You're way too famous to be sending messages like that,” only adds layers to the narrative.
However, the former basketball star was quick to set the record straight, vehemently denying that he had ever sent such messages. He attributed the bizarre antics to "youngsters" attempting to gain their moment of virality, declaring that they would do anything to get on "the algorithm."
In O’Neal’s view, the urge to create sensationalised, viral content often overshadows the truth, a modern-day quandary that many public figures face.