Basketball Legend Shaquille O'Neal Regrets Divorcing Wife, Says He Was Living Double Life: "It's All Me"
- Veteran basketballer Shaquille O'Neal reminisced the mistakes he made in his past marriage and shared he was living a double life
- He said his ex-wife Shaunie whom he shares four kids was a lovely woman who upheld the views she made on their wedding day
- His ex-wife is set to walk down the aisle after getting engaged to US pastor Keion Henderson
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Basketballer Shaquille O'Neal has opened up about what led to his marriage to ex-wife Shaunie O'Neal ending.
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Shaquille O'Neal praises ex-wife for upholding vows
The two got married in 2002, split in 2009 and were divorced in 2011. O'Neal said that his ex-wife did everything she was supposed to do but he never played his part in making the marriage work.
During a podcast interview with The Pivot Podcast, the renowned basketballer talked about his career, relationships and the top things he regrets in his life.
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"I've never talked about this, and I'm glad you guys asked because I don't mind talking about this, but I was bad. She was awesome. She really was. It was all me," he said.
The 50-year-old said that he was taking the blame for their marriage ending although he declined to say what he was doing that led to him and his ex-wife and the mother of his four children ending their marriage.
"Sometimes when you live that double life, you get caught up. I'm not going to say it was her; it was all me. She did exactly what she was supposed to do and gave me beautiful kids, take care of the house, and take care of the corporate stuff. It was just all me. Sometimes, when you make a lot of mistakes like that, you can't really come back from that," he further said.
He however wished his ex well now that she is preparing to walk down the aisle with American pastor Keion Henderson. The two began dating in February 2020 and got engaged in late 2021.
Lamar Odom says he misses Khloe
In similar news, another basketballer Lamar Odom recently opened up about his feelings and said that he still misses his ex-wife Khloe Kardashian.
Odom was on a reality show when he opened up to a fellow contestant and said that he sometimes dreams about his reality TV ex-wife.
The two had been married in 2009 after dating for one month and they officially divorced in 2013.
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