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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Andrew Gamble

Shaquille O'Neal admits he "messed up" relationships with "perfect women"

Shaquille O’Neal admitted he let ‘two perfect women’ walk away as the NBA legend rued his mistakes in a brutal assessment of his personal life.

O’Neal granted the surprising insight into his life away from basketball as he appeared on the first episode of R&B star Monica’s show on Apple Music, ‘MoTalk Radio’. The 50-year-old lamented his failed relationships with Arnetta Yardbourgh and Shaunie Nelson, who O’Neal shares four children with.

“I had two perfect women and I messed it up,” the 15-time All-Star said. “My first one was my baby mother, Arnetta [Yardbourgh], and then I met Shaunie [Nelson]. Shaunie was also a perfect woman and I messed it up.

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