Shaquille O'Neal files for divorce from wife Shaunie

Shaq has filed for divorce from his wife of five years Shaunie on Tuesday.

Shaquille O'Neal files for divorce from wife Shaunie NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal has filed for divorce from is wife Shaunie on Tuesday in Miami court. The couple have been married since 2002 and have four children together. Shaq also has a daughter from a previous relationship and Shaunie O'Neal has a son.

The grounds for the divorce - the marriage is "irretrievably broken", as noted in the court documents. Shaquille and Shaunie O'Neal have a prenuptial agreement, but Shaq has asked the court to order Shaunie to give a correct accounting of all her money that she came with into the marriage, accusing his wife of secrecy about her finances. The divorce papers filed by Shaq recommend that Shaunie O'Neal is made the primary custodian of their children, while liberal rights of visitation are given to Shaquille.

A website called MediaTakeOut claims that the reason for the divorce is cheating. According to the site quoting unnamed insider close to Shaq, Shaunie O'Neal has been cheating on the basketball star with her personal trainer. As the divorce proceedings heat up, more rumors are expected to surface about the reason Shaquille and Shaunie O'Neal are calling it quits.

Published on 09/05/2007