The e-mail leaks from the Shawn Darling case continue to be the gift that keeps on giving. In this set of e-mails Shaq addresses TMZ allegedly attempting to pay for information from a woman names “Christina” who has some ties to Shaq as well as his legal team’s course of action.
The subject line: “$$$ for Shaq proof of pics and story.”
I received pictures and was advised to contact Christina at this email address and the telephone number [redacted by us] I was told that Christina is the woman with Shaquille O’Neal in these pictures. TMZ is willing to pay you $3,500.00 for your written story & proof that you were involved with Shaquille O’Neal while he resided in Scottsdale, AZ. Please contact me by replying to this email and I will contact you directly via phone and give you details. EricShaq then forwarded the email to his agent, Robert Parrish, and they had the following back-and-forth:
Shaq: Tmz is offering people money, read below
What I find most interesting, Shaq makes reference to not only his post career plans (he knew in ’09 the end was near) but also that he lost his family behind Darling’s “snitching.” I’m sure there will be more e-mails released as it seems that Darling (or someone in his camp) thought it better to take this court case into the public.
To check out the back story Go HERE