Shaquille O'Neal Calls Hacking Charges 'Complete And Utter Fabrication,' Says He Was Extorted
May 28 2018, Updated 10:19 a.m. ET
NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is lashing out over a new lawsuit brought against him accusing him of computer hacking, destroying evidence and trying to frame a former employee of criminal activity.
Breaking Celebrity News broke the news Wednesday that Shawn Darling had filed a multi-count lawsuit in Miami-Dade County, Florida against Shaq, including racketeering as one of his causes of action.
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Now Shaq’s attorney, Benjamine Reid, has put out a press release calling the basis for the lawsuit “complete and utter fabrication.” He also details Darling’s extensive criminal background and says the former employee has tried to obtain a $12 million payment from Shaq.
Darling accuses O’Neal of hacking into the voicemail of Vanessa Lopez, his mistress who also has an active lawsuit against O’Neal. And Shaq is accused of using law enforcement contacts to improperly obtain information about another mistress.
But O’Neal tells a different story. According to his lawyer, “Shawn Darling, a computer consultant engaged by basketball star Shaquille O’Neal to install and service a home theater and then service personal computer equipment, copied without permission thousands of emails and