Some athletes have to get restraining orders against overzealous fans. For Shaquille O'Neal, it's the other way around.
Alexis Miller successfully had a restraining order granted against O'Neal by a judge in Atlanta, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Fulton County judge granted the order after reviewing the woman's allegations that O'Neal stalked her, threatened her with bodily harm and harassed her with phone calls in which he breathed heavily into the phone before hanging up.
Miller, a 23-year-old hip-hop artist known as MaryJane, also claimed that O'Neal said he would pay artists $50,000 each not to perform with her.
"It's been very difficult for her," L. David Wolfe, Miller's attorney, told the Journal-Constitution. "Her fears are not only for herself but also the people around her." He also described her as being traumatized by the recent events.
Miller said she ended her relationship with O'Neal last month. They had known each other about a year and a half and had become intimate over the past six to eight months, Wolfe said.
According to the paper, the court affidavit quotes an e-mail from O'Neal as saying, "I dnt no who the [expletive] u think u dealin wit u will neva be heard from one phone call is I gotta make now try me. Sho me."
Under terms of the temporary restraining order, O'Neal is prohibited from having any contact or even coming within 200 yards of her. Both parties are scheduled to appear before another judge on Sept. 4 to determine whether the restrictions should remain.
O'Neal filed for divorce from his wife Shaunie in 2007 but recently indicated he wanted to reconcile with her.
When I first saw this story, it had come from MediaFAKEout.com, but now that I see it on FoxSports.com, I know there has to be some truth to it. Shaq knows he oughta be ashamed of himself. I can see him being the intimidating type that would threaten someone just because he can. Now, he has to go to court where all of his business with this woman will be aired. Lawd have mercy.